1947 in radio

Overview of the events of 1947 in radio

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

## Events

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* 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

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### Programs

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* 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.
* 23 September - The Zane Grey Show debuts on Mutual.[5]: 744
* 28 September – The Adventures of Christopher Wells debuts on CBS.[5]
* 5 October - Ford Theater debuts on NBC.[5]: 257-258
* 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]
* 26 October - Child's World debuts on ABC.[5]: 152-153
* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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

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76. ^ "KWIL-FM Albany, Oregon Commences Broadcasting" (PDF). Broadcasting. 27 October 1947. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
77. ^ "FM Outlet of 'Knoxville Journal' Takes the Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. 27 October 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
78. ^ "KGIL, San Fernando 1-KW Outlet, Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. 20 October 1947. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
79. ^ "KURV Gets Underway in Edinburg, Texas" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 October 1947. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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81. ^ "250-w KOKX Starts; Adkisson Is Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. 27 October 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
82. ^ "WJTN-FM Makes Debut" (PDF). Broadcasting. 3 November 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
83. ^ "KSFH (FM) Started" (PDF). Broadcasting. 3 November 1947. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
84. ^ "KVFD-FM Launched" (PDF). Broadcasting. 3 November 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
85. ^ "WMBM in Miami Beach on Air With 1 kW Power" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
86. ^ "WFRL in Freeport Begins Operations on 1570 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
87. ^ "WHBF-FM Commences" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
88. ^ "KBMT(FM) Takes the Air in San Bernardino, Calif" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
89. ^ "New WKLF Clanton Is Now in Operation" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
90. ^ "WSID, New Baltimore Daytimer, Now on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
91. ^ "WCEC, WCEC-FM Start" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
92. ^ "KGO-FM San Francisco Planning to Start Today" (PDF). Broadcasting. 3 November 1947. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
93. ^ "WGST-FM Programs Start on 941 mc, Channel 231" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
94. ^ "KRUS Ruston, La., Goes on Air as MBS Affiliate" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
95. ^ "KLIF Gets the Bird" (PDF). Broadcasting. 11 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
96. ^ "WLAW-FM Takes the Air on 93.7 mc at Lawrence" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
97. ^ "WHMA-FM Launched" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
98. ^ "Ishpeming Station, WJPD, Starts on 250 w Fulltime" (PDF). Broadcasting. 17 November 1947. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
99. ^ "KXEL-FM Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. 24 November 1947. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
100. ^ "KCRK, Gazette Co. FM Station, on Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 December 1947. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
101. ^ "KVNJ (FM) in Fargo, N.D. Is on 3-9 p.m. Schedule" (PDF). Broadcasting. 8 December 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
102. ^ "WJLK (FM) Asbury Park Takes to Air With 1 kW" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 December 1947. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
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104. ^ "WBMD Baltimore Opens Nov. 27, 1 kw Daytime" (PDF). Broadcasting. 10 November 1947. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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106. ^ "WBOW-FM Is Operating 12 Noon to 9 p.m. Daily" (PDF). Broadcasting. 29 December 1947. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
107. ^ "WAFM Birmingham, Ala. Begins Operation Today" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1 December 1947. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
108. ^ "WSJS-FM Winston-Salem Is Launched on 104.1 Mc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 8 December 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
109. ^ "KREL Goose Creek, Tex, Started as 1-kw Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
110. ^ "KSET, 250 w on 1340 kc, Starts at El Paso, Tex" (PDF). Broadcasting. 8 December 1947. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
111. ^ "WHOO Orlando, Fla. Launched on 990 kc" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
112. ^ a b "Staff of WTTH WTTH-FM at Port Huron Announced" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
113. ^ "Vermont Governor Helps Debut WSKI Montpelier" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
114. ^ "Something New in Radio" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
115. ^ "WHVA (FM) Takes Air in Poughkeepsie, N.Y." (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
116. ^ "WLEC Sandusky Debuts As 250-w Mutual Outlet" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
117. ^ "KXAR, Hope, Ark., Makes Debut; Mitchell Manager" (PDF). Broadcasting. 22 December 1947. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
118. ^ "WCAV, 1-KW Daytimer, Launched at Norfolk" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
119. ^ "Mayor to Pull Switch as KVON Napa Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. 15 December 1947. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
120. ^ "KCRG, Cedar Rapids AM Outlet, Launched" (PDF). Broadcasting. 5 January 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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122. ^ "New KURV-FM Edinburg, Operates Sunrise-9 p.m." (PDF). Broadcasting. 5 January 1948. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
123. ^ "WKAT-FM Begins" (PDF). Broadcasting. 12 January 1948. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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