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NO. 952 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.
Location
In the alcove of the building at: 50 West San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95113 (on the SW corner of First and San Fernando Sts, San Jose
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NO. 952 SITE OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCASTING STATION - State Plaque
NO. 952 SITE OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCASTING STATION
NO. 952 SITE OF WORLD'S FIRST BROADCASTING STATION - State Plaque
50 West San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95113