William D. Jackson early Tennessee radio research files, 1925-1990.
(Document/manuscript/pamphlet/archival material)

Organized into four series: Series I. Tennessee Radio Stations History; Series II. Research Files; Series III. Periodicals; Series IV. Audiocassettes.,Arrangement: Series I. Chronological by date of radio station's license; Series II, III and IV have no formal arrangement scheme.

Materials housed in Special Collections Division of the Main Library, Nashville Public Library.

Series I includes compiled information, often only a page or two, but sometimes more, on the following:

Chattanooga radio stations: -- WAGC (filed under WMOC in 1946) -- WAPO (filed with WGOW in 1936) -- WDEF (1941) -- WDOD (1925) -- WGOW (1936) -- WMOC (1946) -- WOGA (filed under WMOC in 1946) -- WTVC (filed with WGOW in 1936) -- WVUN-FM (1948).

Knoxville radio stations: -- WBIR (filed under WIMZ in 1941) -- WFBC (1924) -- WHEL (filed under WIMZ in 1941) -- WIMZ (1941) -- WNBJ (1927) -- WNAV (filed under WNOX in 1922) -- WNOX (1922) -- WRJZ (filed under WNBJ in 1927) -- WROL (filed under WNBJ in 1927).

Memphis radio stations: -- WCBO (1924) -- WDIA (1947) -- WGBC (1924) (see also WRUR in 1924) -- WHBQ (1925) -- WHHM (filed under WLOK in 1946) -- WKN (1922) -- WLOK (1946) -- WMBM (1927) -- WMC (1923) -- WMPS (filed under WRUR in 1924) -- WNBR (filed under WRUR in 1924) -- WPO (1922) -- WREC (1924) -- WRUR (1924).

Nashville radio stations: -- WABU (1923) -- WBAW (filed under WCBQ in 1924) -- WCBQ (1924) (see also WLAC in 1924) -- WDAA (1922) -- WDAD (filed under WLAC in 1924) -- WEBX (1924) -- WHEY-FM (filed under WLAC-FM in 1953) -- WLAC (1924) and WLAC-FM (1953) -- WSIX (1927) and WSIX-FM (1948) -- WSOK-FM (filed under WLAC-FM in 1953) -- WSM (1925) -- WTNT(filed under WCBQ and WLAC, both in 1924) -- WVOL (1951).

Other Tennessee communities: -- Bemis: WCBI (1924) -- Bristol: WOPI (1929) (see also WXBQ in 1946) -- WXBQ-FM (1946) -- Clarksville: WJZM (1941) -- Columbia: WDBW (1924) -- Cookeville: WHUB (1940) -- Johnson City: WJCW (1938) -- Kingsport: WKPT (1940) -- Lawrenceburg: WOAN (1922) -- Springfield: WSIX (1927) -- Tullahoma: WCBU (1924) -- WCFT (1926) -- Union City: WTJS (1927) -- WOBT (filed under WTJS in 1927) -- Coldwater, Miss: KFNG (filed with Memphis station WREC in 1924).

Collection contains some photocopies.

In library use only. Available by appointment.

Scope and content: This collection provides basic information about a number of pre-1950 Tennessee radio stations and general radio broadcasting history, with emphasis on the 1920s and 1930s, as compiled by William D. Jackson. Series I includes summaries of individual radio station histories, mostly provided by the Broadcast Pro-file company of Hollywood, Calif. Some individual folders may have additional materials including notes, correspondence, or other items. Individual folders in Series I are arranged in chronological order according to date of license. Researchers are advised that the date appearing on the folders in Series I does not indicate the date of materials within. Series II consists of research materials compiled by Jackson concerning early radio broadcasting, especially legislation and regulation. There are also sizable amounts of material about WSM, John H. "Jack" DeWitt, and Ewin L. Davis and a small amount of material about James D. Vaughn. There are also photocopies of materials from Radio Annual the Variety Radio Directory spanning 1937-1951 and NAB Reports, 1934-1937, put out by the National Association of Broadcasters. Additional subjects include rural and farm radio, commercial radio, early religious and church broadcasting, the Davis Amendment, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, early FM radio, and the general business of broadcasting. Series III contains issues and excerpts from Journalism History, Broadcast Pioneers Library newsletters, and other articles, periodicals, and catalogs of reproductions of old radio broadcasts. Series IV consists of six audiocassette tapes produced by Radio Yesteryear.

Cite as: William D. Jackson Early Tennessee Radio Research Files, Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library

This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). Nashville Public Library does not have intellectual property rights to these materials.

W. D. Jackson;,Gift;,1997.,Acc. RT-273.

William Dayton Jackson was an Associate Professor of Education, Director of Instructional Development at the Learning Resources Center at Middle Tennessee State University. In 1988, and probably before and after that time, he was an Associate Professor of Radio and Television in the Mass Communications Department at MTSU. He received his Bachelor of Science degree at Auburn University in 1952, a Master of Science Degree at Indiana University in 1958, and his Doctorate in Education at the same university in 1967.

In English

Unknown provenance prior to W.D. Jackson's donation to the Nashville Public Library in 1997. It is not known if the donor W.D. Jackson is the same individual as the creator of the collection, William D. Jackson.

Process,2011;,Rose Mary Reed.

No further accruals are expected.