KCBS, The Oldest Radio Station

Betty says,

"I worked in downtown San Jose for over 26 years, my office located on San Fernando Street. I was very surprised to find out that the first radio broadcast occurred 100 years old this month on San Fernando Street and that this station is the one that my husband and I listen to everyday.

The two photos and the following information are taken from the KCBS website: 'KCBS started out as the hobby of scientist and inventor Charles Herrold. Giving birth to the world's first radio station, Herrold and his engineering students began broadcasting regularly-scheduled programming in 1909 on a 14-watt transmitter in San Jose. Originally, the station simply identified itself as "This is San Jose Calling." '

This station did not apply for broadcast license for a long time thus it is not the first radio station licensed by the government. It is, however, the first station that has regularly scheduled broadcasting since 1909. The headquarter of this station is now in San Francisco. "