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GBH's First Radio Broadcast

October 6 marks the 70th anniversary of WGBH's first radio broadcast.

Ralph Lowell WGBH
WGBH Founder Ralph Lowell | Courtesy of GBH
WGBH Founder Ralph Lowell announces the station's first radio broadcast featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall on October 6, 1951.

Boston Symphony Orchestra program from October 6, 1951 WGBH Broadcast
Boston Symphony Orchestra concert program, Subscription Series, Season 71 (1951-1952), Week 1, seq. 9
Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives
American composer Aaron Copland gives opening remarks at WGBH's first radio broadcast featuring the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall on October 6, 1951.