WLAC Radio

Nashville's WLAC made its first broadcast in 1926, but it became legendary in 1946 when disc jockey Gene Nobles first played a stack of R&B and jazz records on the air. From that night forward, WLAC's 50,000-watt clear signal bounced across the stratosphere as the most powerful force in R&B broadcasting in America. The station's quartet of nighttime R&B shows were hosted by Nobles, John Richbourg, Bill Hoss Allen, and Herman Grizzard.

Nashville, Tennessee · United States