Southern Radio Corporation -- Charlotte NC
N 35° 13.547 W 080° 50.692
17S E 514116 N 3898092
The Southern Radio Corporation launched WBT-AM and WBTV-3 in Charlotte NC, both first stations of their kinds on the air in NC
Waymark Code: WMX3N9
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2017
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This marker is inset into the concrete sidewalk in front of where the former Southern Radio Corporation Building stood in downtown Charlotte NC, near the WBT/WBTV historic marker.
"[Charlotte/Mecklenburg Historic site logo] [drawing of the building]
RCA Victor used the upstairs offices of the southern radio Corporation as fuel studios for country, blues, and gospel recording 1931-1936. Bill Monroe, father of the "bluegrass" musical style, began his recording career here February 17, 1936."
Marker Name: Southern Radio Corporation
Marker Type: City
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