7/12/1995
7/12/1995
Landmark information
- Location:
SW corner of First and San Fernando Sts, San Jose - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
7/12/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/12/1995 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 20.051, W 121 53.367
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of World's First Broadcasting Station
On this corner stood the Garden City Bank Building, where Charles D. Herrold established Station FN, the first radio broadcasting station in the world. As a pioneer in wireless telephony (radio), Herrold established the first station in 1909 to transmit radio programs of music and news to a listening audience on a regular basis.