1947 in radio

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Events

January 2 - Much Binding In The Marsh was first broadcast by the BBC
February 10 - The Netherlands Radio Union is established
February 17 - Propaganda: The Voice of America begins to transmit shortwave radio 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 [1]
March - Margaret Truman, daughter of US President Harry S. Truman, performs in her first vocal debut on national radio.
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 in the U.S.
November 2 - BBC radio transmits the first edition of Round Britain Quiz
November 18 - The BBC linked up with stations around the globe in the programme BBC Covers the World