1955 in radio

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With the signing of the Austrian State Treaty (May 15 ) in Vienna's Belvedere and the resolution of the allied departments of the Western powers in the Federal Republic of Germany ends the occupation and therefore the immediate post-war period in both countries.

May 22 - The Jack Benny Program changes from CBS Radio on TV.
July 27 - The last frequencies of the U.S. occupation transmitter red -white-red are switched off. On the same day, the Russian hour - a propaganda program of the Soviet occupying power to Radio Wien - set.
November 17 - The French-language public radio stations in France, Belgium, Canada and Switzerland join forces to become Communauté des radios publiques de langue française ( CRPLF ).
December 20 - In the ORF - Radio the first edition of the news magazine is We hide We fade out on to hear.

January 2nd - The first edition of the game show What am I? with Robert Lembke premiere.
January 15 - The Benny Hill Show will premiere on the BBC, but changes in the same year to the newly formed ITV
April 1 - The U.S. TV station DuMont Television Network radiates from the last episode of the science ficton series Captain Video and His Video Rangers.
April 23 - The SDR begins with the appearance of a separate, regional television program.
August 1 - The TV station on the Brocken, is transmitting the program on GDR television also to the west, comes into operation.
August 1 - The ORF starts his public television pilot operation. The program starts with the logo of the Austrian television with the Vienna Stephansdom. First show is a discussion of the chief editors of the main Austrian daily newspapers.
September 22 - With Independent Television (ITV ), the first commercial television providers Britain starts.
September 28 - In the U.S., the World Series will be first to be broadcast in color.

Udo Huber - Austrian Hitparadenpräsenator was born in Vienna.
January 6 - Rowan Atkinson, British comedian ( Mr. Bean ) was born in County Durham in North East England.
February 24 - Steve Jobs, American entrepreneur and co-founder of the computer company Apple is born in San Francisco ( † 2011).
March 22 - Günter Brödl, Austrian music journalist ( The Music Box ) and songwriter was born in Vienna († 2000).
April 24 - Helmut Brandstätter, Austrian television journalist and media manager is born in Vienna.
April 24 - John de Mol, Dutch television producer born in Hilversum.
August 30 - Helge Schneider, German cabaret artist and jazz musician born in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
October 5 - Michał Lorenc, Polish film composer (eg music to The Escape ) was born in Warsaw

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