United States, Georgia, Floyd County, Rome, 34.25704, -85.164671922Gordon Hight's 100-watt transmitter was used by WSB to transmit the first commercial radio broadcast in Georgia on March 15, 1922.Photograph of the 100-watt transmitter tower of amateur radio operator Gordon Hight in Rome, Georgia. The tower rises behind his house and rises above the surrounding trees. This tower was used by Atlanta, Georgia radio station WSB to transmit the first commercial radio broadcast in Georgia on March 15, 1922. To beat rival station WGST in becoming the city's first commercial operation, WSB used the 100-watt transmitter with the call letters standing for "Welcome South, Brother."image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/wsb-radioForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/wsb-radioForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaDwellings--Georgia--RomeBuildings--Georgia--RomeTowers--Georgia--RomeRadio and television towers--Georgia--RomeRadio--Transmitters and transmissionRadio--Equipment and suppliesRadio broadcasting--Georgia--RomeTrees--Georgia--RomeRadio stations--GeorgiaRome (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.)Gordon Hight HomeStillImage