1927 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1927. == Events == 1 January – The British Broadcasting Company is succeeded in monopoly control of the airwaves by the British Broadcasting Corporation, under the terms of a Royal Charter. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. 15 January – First live sports broadcast on the BBC: the rugby union international England v Wales, commented on by former player Teddy Wakelam, with BBC executive Cecil Arthur Lewis calling out the location of the ball according to a grid printed in Radio Times. 22 January – First ever running commentary on an English Football League match is transmitted by the BBC: Arsenal v. Sheffield United at Highbury, commented on by Wakelam with Lewis. 17 March – Premiere of the BBC's first music commission, Holst's The Morning of the Year: a choral ballet in an orchestral version from the Royal Albert Hall in London (Holst shares the programme with Honegger conducting two of his own works). 7 July – Christopher Stone presents a record programme on the BBC, becoming the first British disc jockey. 13 August – The Proms broadcast concert season opens in London under management of the BBC. 21 August – The BBC starts high-power medium-wave transmissions to the English Midlands from station 5GB (Daventry transmitting station) on 610 kHz. December – Joshua Powell of Clacton begins the domestic radio relay service which will become Rediffusion. Experimental transmissions of shortwave radio from G5SW Chelmsford begin. Vernon Bartlett is appointed the BBC's first foreign correspondent. Entertainers Elsie and Doris Waters make their first radio appearance on the BBC. == Births == 26 February – Gerald Priestland, news correspondent (died 1991) 25 June – Peter Clayton, jazz disc jockey (died 1991) 20 July – Heather Chasen, actress (died 2020) 9 November – Ken Dodd, comedian (died 2018) 9 December – Benny Green, jazz saxophonist and radio presenter (died 1998) 17 December – Robert Robinson, broadcast presenter (died 2011) == References ==