Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche (EIAR, "Italian Body for Radio Broadcasting") was the

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and the only entity permitted to broadcast by the government.

History

The company was established in 1927, after the partial takeover of the private radio broadcaster

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(URI), which since 1924 had been the only organisation authorized to establish radio transmitters and run radio broadcasts in Italy. Between 1929 and 1939, the EIAR presented the first television broadcasting tests in Italy. An early signing to the TV station in 1939 was the Italian singer Lia Origoni and a film was made to record her performance. For most of its existence it was run by Giancarlo Vallauri, although he was replaced as president by Ezio Maria Gray during the

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period. In October 1944, towards the end of

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, the entity was replaced with Radio Audizioni Italiane ( RAI).

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(in Italian) Organizations established in 1927 Organizations disestablished in 1944 Publicly funded broadcasters Government agencies of Italy Radio stations established in 1927 1927 establishments in Italy 1944 disestablishments in Italy State media Former state media {{Europe-radio-station-stub

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