1947 in radio

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In television: 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950

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The year 1947 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.

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Events

10 February – Nederlandse Radio Unie is established.
17 February – Voice of America begins shortwave radio transmissions to the Soviet Union.
19 February – CBS Radio premiere performance of Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3.
16 March – Margaret Truman, daughter of US President Harry S. Truman, performs in her vocal debut on national radio.
15 April – Operations begin at Radio Netherlands World radio.
21 April – On her 21st birthday, a speech by Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth II, is broadcast from Cape Town (where the royal family is on tour), delivering a pledge of service to the British Commonwealth.^[1]
1 June – Publication of the first number of Radio Nacional de España's fortnightly programme magazine Sintonía.
2 June – The Guiding Light is revived by CBS Radio after being canceled by NBC Radio the previous November. CBS would air "TGL" until 2009 on both radio and television.
20 October – Radio rights for the World Series in North American baseball sell for $475,000 for 3 years.
24 October – Francis Poulenc's Sinfonietta receives its world premiere in a broadcast concert from London having been commissioned by the BBC for the first anniversary of their Third Programme.^[2]
18 November – The BBC links up with stations around the globe in the programme BBC Covers the World.
(date unknown) – Philco Radio Time starring Bing Crosby, on the ABC Radio network, introduces taped broadcasting to primetime network radio.^[3] The show has formerly been recorded on large wax transcription disks.^[3]

Debuts

Programs

2 January – Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, having started out as a recurring sketch in the wartime comedy-variety show Merry-go-round (from 31 March 1944), debuts on the BBC Light Programme.
11 January – The Amazing Mr. Malone debuts on ABC.
19 January – Official Detective debuts on Mutual.^[4]
26 January – The Greatest Story Ever Told debuts on ABC.^[5]
27 January – Bob and Victoria debuts on CBS.^[5]
13 February – Family Theater (1947–1957) debuts on Mutual.
28 February – Twenty Questions debuts on BBC radio.
2 April – The Big Story debuts on NBC.^[5]
9 April – How Does Your Garden Grow? debuts on BBC radio; as Gardeners' Question Time it will still be running more than 65 years later.^[6]
26 April – The Bill Goodwin Show debuts on CBS.^[5]
3 June – Call the Police debuts on NBC.^[5]
17 June – The Adventures of Philip Marlowe debuts on NBC.^[5]
23 June – Wendy Warren and the News debuts on CBS.^[5]
28 June – The Candid Microphone debuts on ABC.^[5]
29 June – Strike It Rich debuts on CBS.^[5]
7 July – Escape premieres on CBS.^[5]
26 July – The Abe Burrows Show debuts on CBS.
28 September – The Adventures of Christopher Wells debuts on CBS.^[5]
6 October – 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.
11 October – Joan Davis Time debuts on CBS.^[5]
27 October – You Bet Your Life, with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio in the U.S.
2 November – Round Britain Quiz debuts on BBC radio.

Stations

January 6 - KWPC, Muscatine, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 860 kHz with 250 W power (daytime only).
February – WBPZ, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1230 kHz with 250 W of power.^[7]
31 March – WNBD-FM, Daytona Beach, Florida, begins broadcast operations.^[8]
4 April – WSVS, Crewe, Virginia, begins broadcasting on a frequency of 650 kHz.^[9]
5 April – WRRZ, Clinton, North Carolina, begins broadcast operations on 880 kHz. with 1 KW of power.^[10]
10 April – KCNA begins broadcasting on 580 Kcs in Tucson, Arizona.^[11]
20 April – WMLO, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 1290 kHz with 1 kW of power.^[12]
23 April – WFNS-FM, Burlington, North Carolina, begins broadcasting.^[13]
27 April – WFAK, Charleston, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 730 kHz with 1 kW of power.^[14]
27 April – WEEK, Peoria, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1350 kHz with 1 kW of power.^[15]
30 April – WMCK, Pittsburgh, begins broadcasting on 1360 kHz.^[16]
3 May – WSIC (1400 kHz, 250 W) and WSIC-FM (96.5 MHz), Statesville, North Carolina, begin broadcasting simultaneously with WSIC a Mutual affiliate and WSIC-FM duplicating the AM station's programming.^[17]
5 May – WRON, Ronceverte, West Virginia, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1400 kHz with 250 W of power.^[18]
9 May – KPBX, Beaumont, Texas, begins broadcasting on 1380 kHz.^[19]
12 May – KATL, Houston, Texas, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW of power.^[20]
14 May – KULA, Honolulu, begins broadcasting as an ABC affiliate.^[21]
16 May – KDIX, Dickinson, North Dakota, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W of power.^[22]
18 May – WATG-FM, Ashland, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 100.7 MHz.^[23]
23 May – WNAM, Neenah-Menasha, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 1280 kHz with 1 KW power.^[24]
30 May – WMID, Atlantic City, New Jersey, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1340 kHz with 250 W power.^[25]
1 June – WJMO, Cleveland, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 1540 MHz with 1 KW of power.^[26]
2 June – WTMA-FM, Charleston, South Carolina, begins broadcasting on 95.1 MHz. with 1 KW of power.^[27]
3 June – WHPE, High Point, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1070 kHz with 1 KW of power.^[28]
7 June – WDIA, Memphis, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 730 kHz with 250 W power.^[29]
8 June – WMMW, Meriden, Connecticut, begins broadcasting on 1470 kHz with 1 KW power.^[30]
12 June – KWSD, Mount Shasta, California, begins broadcasting on 1340 kHz with 250 W of power.^[31]
14 June – KVOW, Littlefield, Texas, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W of power.^[32]
15 June – KWBW-FM, Hutchinson, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 95.7 MHz, becoming the first commercial FM station in central Kansas.^[33]
18 June – WRTA, Altoona, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting as an ABC affiliate on 1240 kHz with 250 W power.^[34]
20 June – WLCX, La Crosse, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power.^[35]
22 June – KOOL, Phoenix, Arizona, begins broadcasting as a Mutual-Don Lee affiliate on 960 kHz with 5 KW power.^[36]
23 June – WJHP-FM, Jacksonville, Florida, begins broadcasting.^[37]
27 June – WKBC, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 810 kHz with 1 KW power.^[38]
29 June – WDVA, Danville, Virginia begins broadcasting on 1250 kHz.^[32]
30 June – KRTH-FM, Houston, Texas, begins broadcasting on 101.1 MHz.^[39]
30 June – KIJV, Huron, South Dakota, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1340 kHz with 250 W power.
1 July – KRON-FM, San Francisco, California, begins broadcasting at 96.5 MHz.^[40]
1 July – WILX, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1450 kHz with 250 W power.^[41]
1 July – WIRK, West Palm Beach, Florida, begins broadcasting on 1290 kHz with 1 KW power.^[42]
21 July – KBUR-FM, Burlington, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 92.9 MHz.^[43]
30 July – KOWL, Santa Monica, California, begins broadcasting on 1580 kHz with 5 KW power.^[44]
July – KROS-FM, Clinton, Iowa, at 96.1 FM, with 13 kW power.
1 August – WEBJ, Brewton, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 1240 kHz with 250 W power.^[45]
3 August – KVER, Albuquerque, New Mexico, begins broadcasting on 1490 kHz with 250 W power.^[46]
4 August – WIKY, Evansville, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 820 kHz with 250 W power.^[47]
8 August – WIMS, Michigan City, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 1420 kHz with 1 KW power.^[48]
10 August – KRUL, Corvallis, Oregon, begins broadcasting on 1340 kHz with 250 W.^[49]
10 August – WFTW, Fort Wayne, Indiana, begins broadcasting on 1090 kHz with 1 KW power.^[50]
11 August – KOLN, Lincoln, Nebraska, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1400 kHz with 250 W power.^[51]
11 August – WLOS, Asheville, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1380 kHz with power of 5 KW (daytime) and 1 KW (night).^[52]
13 August – WJPG-FM (now WIXX-FM), Green Bay, Wisconsin, begins broadcasting on 101.1 MHz.^[53]
15 August – KSEI-FM, Pocatello, Idaho, begins broadcasting on 96.5 MHz.^[54]
15 August – KTIL, Tillamook, Oregon, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 250 W power.^[55]
17 August – WPDX, Clarksburg, West Virginia, begins broadcasting on 750 kHz with 1 KW power, daytime only.^[56]
August – WIBV, Belleville, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1060 kHz with 250 W power.^[57]
1 September – WWVA-FM, Wheeling, West Virginia, begins broadcasting on 98.7 MHz.^[58]
10 September – WHCC, Waynesville, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 1400 kHz with 250 W power.^[59]
14 September – WRFD, Worthington, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 880 kHz with 5 KW power (daytime only).^[60]
14 September – KWBR-FM, San Francisco, California, is dedicated, broadcasting on 97.3 MHz.^[61]
14 September – KDYL-FM, Salt Lake City, Utah, begins broadcasting on 98.7 MHz.^[62]
19 September – KONG-FM, Alameda, California, begins broadcasting on 104.9 MHz.^[63]
21 September – KSLO, Opelousas, Louisiana, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power.^[64]
29 September – WNMP, Evanston, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1590 kHz with 1 KW power.^[65]
September – WTNC, Thomasville, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 790 kHz with 1 KW power.^[66]
4 October – WGBA, Columbus, Georgia, begins broadcasting on 620 kHz with 1 KW power.^[67]
5 October – WSWN, Belle Glade, Florida, begins broadcasting on 900 kHz with 1 KW power.^[68]
5 October – WBYS, Canton, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1560 kHz with 250 W power (daytime only).^[69]
5 October – WLAD, Danbury, Connecticut, begins broadcasting on 800 kHz with 250 W power (daytime only).^[70]
5 October – KSBS, Kansas City, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 105.9 MHz.^[71]
8 October – KUSN, San Diego, California, begins broadcasting on 1510 kHz with 5 KW daytime and 1 KW nighttime power.^[72]
8 October – KTXL, San Angelo, Texas, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1340 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[73]
13 October – WBBC, Flint, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 1330 kHz with 1 KW power full-time.^[74]
15 October – KYNO, Fresno, California, begins broadcasting on 1300 kHz with 1 KW power full-time.^[75]
15 October – KWIL-FM, Albany, Oregon, begins broadcasting on 101.7 MHz.^[76]
15 October – WKPB, Knoxville, Tennessee, begins broadcasting on 93.3 MHz.^[77]
19 October – KGIL, San Fernando, California, begins broadcasting on 1260 kHz with 1 KW power full-time.^[78]
19 October – KURV, Edinburg, Texas, begins broadcasting on 710 kHz with 250 W power (daytime only).^[79]
19 October – WPGH, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, begins broadcasting on 1080 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only).^[80]
19 October – KOKX, Keokuk, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 1310 kHz with 250 W power (daytime only).^[81]
21 October – WHUC, Hudson, New York, begins broadcasting on 1230 kHz with 250 W power.^[80]
22 October – WJTN-FM begins broadcasting on 93.3 MHz.^[82]
22 October – KSFH-FM, San Francisco, California, begins broadcasting on 94.9 MHz.^[83]
26 October – KVFD-FM, Fort Dodge, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 102.7 MHz.^[84]
27 October – WMBM, Miami Beach, Florida, begins broadcasting on 800 kHz with 1 KW power.^[85]
28 October – WFRL, Freeport, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 1570 kHz with 1 KW power.^[86]
28 October – WHBF-FM, Rock Island, Illinois, begins broadcasting on 98.9 MHz.^[87]
29 October – KBMT-FM, San Bernardino, California, begins broadcasting on 99.9 MHz.^[88]
(undated) November – WKLF begins broadcasting on 980 kHz with 1 KW power.^[89]
(undated) November – WSID, Baltimore, Maryland, begins broadcasting on 1570 kHz with 1 KW power.^[90]
1 November – WSLQ-FM, Roanoke, Virginia, begins broadcasting as WSLS on 99.1 MHz with 4,700 watts of power.^{[citation needed]}
2 November – WCEC and WCEC-FM, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, begins broadcasting—the AM station on 810 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only) and the FM station at 100.7 MHz.^[91]
3 November – KGO-FM, San Francisco, California, begins broadcasting on 106.1 MHz.^[92]
8 November – WGST-FM, Atlanta, Georgia, begins broadcasting on 94.1 MHz.^[93]
8 November – KRUS, Ruston, Louisiana, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1490 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[94]
9 November – KLIF, Dallas, Texas, begins broadcasting on 1190 kHz with 1 KW power.^[95]
10 November – WLAW-FM, Lawrence, Massachusetts, begins broadcasting on 93.7 MHz.^[96]
10 November – WHMA-FM, Anniston, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 100.5 MHz.^[97]
16 November – WJPD, Ishpeming, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 1240 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[98]
16 November – KXEL-FM, Waterloo, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 105.7 MHz.^[99]
16 November – KCRK, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 96.9 MHz.^[100]
17 November – KVNJ-FM, Fargo, North Dakota, begins broadcasting on 92.3 MHz.^[101]
20 November – WJLK-FM, Asbury Park, New Jersey, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.^[102]
26 November – WVLK, Versailles, Kentucky, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1500 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[103]
27 November – WBMD, Baltimore, Maryland, begins broadcasting on 750 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only).^[104]
29 November – WTRF, Wheeling, West Virginia, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1290 kHz with 1 KW power.^[105]
29 November – WTRF-FM, Wheeling, West Virginia, begins broadcasting on Channel 236.^[105]
(undated) December – WBOW-FM begins broadcasting on 101.1 MHz.^[106]
1 December – WAFM, Birmingham, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 99.5 MHz.^[107]
1 December – WSJS-FM, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, begins broadcasting on 104.1 MHz.^[108]
2 December – KREL, Goose Creek, Texas, begins broadcasting on 1360 kHz with 1 KW power (full-time).^[109]
3 December – KSET, El Paso, Texas, begins broadcasting on 1340 kHz at 250 W (full-time).^[110]
5 December – WHOO, Orlando, Florida, begins broadcasting as an ABC affiliate on 990 kHz with 10 kW power (daytime only).^[111]
5 December – WTTH, Port Huron, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 1360 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime only).^[112]
5 December – WTTH-FM, Port Huron, Michigan, begins broadcasting on 99.1 MHz.^[112]
7 December – WSKI, Montpelier, Vermont, begins broadcasting on 1240 kHz with 250 W power.^[113]
7 December – KFRM, Concordia, Kansas, begins broadcasting on 550 kHz with 5 KW power. All of its programming originated in the studios of KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri—the first arrangement of its kind to be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.^[114]
7 December – WHVA-FM, Poughkeepsie, New York, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.^[115]
7 December – WLEC, Sandusky, Ohio, begins broadcasting on 1450 kHz with 250 W power (full-time).^[116]
12 December – KXAR, Hope, Arkansas, begins broadcasting as a Mutual affiliate on 1490 kHz with 250 W power.^[117]
14 December – WCAV, Norfolk, Virginia, begins broadcasting on 860 kHz with 1 KW power (daytime).^[118]
17 December – KVON, Napa, California, begins broadcasting on 1440 kHz with 500 W power (full-time).^[119]
20 December – KCRG, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, begins broadcasting on 1600 kHz with 5 KW power.^[120]
21 December – WSGN-FM, Birmingham, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 93.7 MHz.^[121]
21 December – WHBS-FM, Huntsville, Alabama, begins broadcasting on 95.1 MHz.^[121]
25 December – KURV-FM, Edinburg, Texas, begins broadcasting on 104.9 MHz with 1 KW effective radiated power.^[122]
29 December – WKAT-FM, Miami Beach, Florida, begins broadcasting on 93.1 MHz.^[123]
31 December – WOPT-FM, Oswego, New York, begins broadcasting on 104.7 MHz.^[124]

Endings

26 February – The Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
23 March – The Eddie Bracken Show ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
28 March – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ends its run on network radio (Mutual).^[5]
28 March – Sparkle Time ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
2 April – Author Meets the Critics ends its run on network radio (Mutual).^[5]
6 April – The Court of Missing Heirs ends its run on network radio (ABC).old-time radio
13 April – Danger, Dr. Danfield ends its run on network radio (ABC).^[5]
4 June – The second version of Songs by Sinatra ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
11 June – The Ford Show ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
23 June – Joanie's Tea Room ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
27 June – Bob and Victoria ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
25 August – Alec Templeton Time ends its run on network radio (NBC).^[5]
31 August – Abbott Mysteries ends its run on Mutual.^[5]
16 October – Crime Club ends its run on network radio (Mutual).^[5]
21 November - Mystery of the Week ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
13 December – The Bill Goodwin Show ends its run on network radio (CBS).^[5]
22 October – The Affairs of Ann Scotland ends its run on network radio (ABC).^[5]

Births

1 March – Mike Read, British DJ.
2 March – Joe Castiglione, announcer for the Boston Red Sox, author and college lecturer.
17 June – Linda Chavez, Hispanic-American conservative author, commentator and talk show host.
28 June – Gerry Northam, English radio presenter.
5 August – Robert Krulwich, American topical broadcast presenter.
1 October – Jane Dornacker (died 1986), American rock musician, actress, comedian and WNBC traffic reporter; killed in helicopter crash while live on air.
20 November – Citizen Kafka (died 2009), New York City-based radio personality and folk musician.
11 December – Steve Curwood, American journalist, author, public radio personality and actor.
Natalie Wheen, English arts presenter.
Peter White, blind English radio presenter.

Deaths

24 July – Ernest Austin, English composer, arranger and songwriter associated with the Henry Wood Promenade Concerts (born 1874)^[125]

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^ "WMBM in Miami Beach on Air With 1 kW Power" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "WFRL in Freeport Begins Operations on 1570 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "WHBF-FM Commences" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "KBMT(FM) Takes the Air in San Bernardino, Calif" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ "New WKLF Clanton Is Now in Operation" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
^ "WSID, New Baltimore Daytimer, Now on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "WCEC, WCEC-FM Start" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "KGO-FM San Francisco Planning to Start Today" (PDF). Broadcasting. 3 November 1947. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
^ "WGST-FM Programs Start on 941 mc, Channel 231" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
^ "KRUS Ruston, La., Goes on Air as MBS Affiliate" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "KLIF Gets the Bird" (PDF). Broadcasting. 11 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ "WLAW-FM Takes the Air on 93.7 mc at Lawrence" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ "WHMA-FM Launched" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "Ishpeming Station, WJPD, Starts on 250 w Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ "KXEL-FM Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "KCRK, Gazette Co. FM Station, on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 December 1947. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "KVNJ (FM) in Fargo, N.D. Is on 3-9 p.m. Schedule" (PDF). Broadcasting. 8 December 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "WJLK (FM) Asbury Park Takes to Air With 1 kW" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 December 1947. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "(photo caption)" (PDF). Broadcasting. 12 January 1948. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
^ "WBMD Baltimore Opens Nov. 27, 1 kw Daytime" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "WTRF, WTRF-FM Start at Wheeling, W. Va" (PDF). Broadcasting. 8 December 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "WBOW-FM Is Operating 12 Noon to 9 p.m. Daily" (PDF). Broadcasting. 29 December 1947. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "WAFM Birmingham, Ala. Begins Operation Today" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 December 1947. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "WSJS-FM Winston-Salem Is Launched on 104.1 Mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 8 December 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "KREL Goose Creek, Tex, Started as 1-kw Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "KSET, 250 w on 1340 kc, Starts at El Paso, Tex" (PDF). Broadcasting. 8 December 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "WHOO Orlando, Fla. Launched on 990 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Staff of WTTH WTTH-FM at Port Huron Announced" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "Vermont Governor Helps Debut WSKI Montpelier" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Something New in Radio" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "WHVA (FM) Takes Air in Poughkeepsie, N.Y." (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "WLEC Sandusky Debuts As 250-w Mutual Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "KXAR, Hope, Ark., Makes Debut; Mitchell Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "WCAV, 1-KW Daytimer, Launched at Norfolk" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ "Mayor to Pull Switch as KVON Napa Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "KCRG, Cedar Rapids AM Outlet, Launched" (PDF). Broadcasting. 5 January 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Two New FM Stations Go on Air in Alabama" (PDF). Broadcasting. 5 January 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "New KURV-FM Edinburg, Operates Sunrise-9 p.m." (PDF). Broadcasting. 5 January 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ "WKAT-FM Begins" (PDF). Broadcasting. 12 January 1948. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
^ "FM Station of Oswego's 'Palladium-Times' Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. 5 January 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
^ Gerald Norris (1981). A Musical Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland. David & Charles. p. 131. ISBN 9780715378458.

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