1947 in radio

Events

• February 10 - The Netherlands Radio Union is established
• February 17 - Propaganda: The Voice of America begins to transmit radio - broadcasts into the Soviet Union.
• February 19 CBS radio premiere of Villa-Lobos' "Bachianas Brasilieras No 3"
• February 28 - BBC radio presents the first edition of Twenty Questions
• April 15 - Operations begin at Radio Netherlands World radio
• October 6 - Philip Odell, a fictional detective created by Lester Powell and played by Canadian actor Robert Beatty, is heard for the first time on BBC radio in Lady in a Fog
• October 20 - Radio rights for the World Series sell for $475,000 for 3 years
• October 27 - "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio
• November 2 - BBC radio transmits the first edition of Round Britain Quiz

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