TRT - RADIO
History Radio broadcasts in Turkey started at the same time as others around the world. The first test radios could be heard around the beginning of the 1920s. Turkey, which emerged victorious from the War of Independences, launched an intense effort to reach the level of contemporary civilization in the area of mass media as it did in all sectors.
First official broadcast and TTTAŞ Era
First serious work in the field commenced in 1925. A law was drafted to set up a big broadcasting station in Ankara along with a broadcast network around the country. Necessary additions were made to the broadcast stations set up in Ankara and Istanbul for purposes of communication; and they were transformed into use for radio broadcasts. These stations, with the power of five kW each, were among the most powerful in Europe. The Turkish Wireless Telephone Company, which was established to run these radios, brought to life the first radio studios in Istanbul and Ankara.
The first official radio broadcast was aired on 6 May 1927 at the top floor of the Grand Post Office in Sirkeci, Istanbul, which was transformed into a studio. The Istanbul and Ankara radios reached out to Turkish listeners, to a population of 13 million according to the first census carried out in 1927, with 2000 receivers.