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Nashville's First Radio Station
on the northwest corner of the Belmont University campus, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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June 1922, Boy Scout John H. DeWitt, Jr., started Nashville's first radio station (WDAA) on the Ward-Belmont Campus. Assisted by music teacher G. S. deLuca, he broadcast Enrico Caruso records to the opening of the River and Rail Terminal on the river at Broad Street. DeWitt was WSM radio station's chief engineer, 1932-1942, and president 1947-1968.
Donated by Gaylord Entertainment Company
Erected 1997 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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