North Capitol in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tennessee's First Radio Station

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

1. Tennessee's First Radio Station Marker

Inscription. Tennessee's first radio station began broadcasting in Memphis in March 1922.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1922.

Location. 36° 10.3′ N, 86° 47.317′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in North Capitol. It is on 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1926 7th Ave N, Nashville TN 37219, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commercial Appeal (here, next to this marker); 16 poets and critics (here, next to this marker); Ann Lee Keys Worley

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(here, next to this marker); First state concrete highway (here, next to this marker); McKissack & McKissack (here, next to this marker); "Grand Ole Opry" and the WSM radio tower (here, next to this marker); Theatre Memphis (here, next to this marker); Tennesseans in World War I (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 5, 2023

2. Tennessee's First Radio Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 19, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 19, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.