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Title
WLAY-AM
Subject
Colbert County, Alabama; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; WLAY-Radio; Muscle Shoals Sound
Description
WLAY-AM (1450 -AM) was one of the first broadcast radio stations in the Shoals. Licensed in 1933 (as WNRA), the station stopped broadcasting in 2014.
The station's original broadcast was a variety format featuring gospel, country, and "race music" by African American artists.
Sam Phillips worked as a disc jockey at WLAY in the 1950s.
As the "Muscle Shoals Sound" developed in the 1960s, WLAY debuted many of the local recordings, many of which are now known worldwide.
Paul Kelly built the studio which is now housed at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
The Alabama Historical Society named the station a Historic Landmark in 2007.
The station was located on Second Street in Muscle Shoals during its heyday.
The station's original broadcast was a variety format featuring gospel, country, and "race music" by African American artists.
Sam Phillips worked as a disc jockey at WLAY in the 1950s.
As the "Muscle Shoals Sound" developed in the 1960s, WLAY debuted many of the local recordings, many of which are now known worldwide.
Paul Kelly built the studio which is now housed at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
The Alabama Historical Society named the station a Historic Landmark in 2007.
The station was located on Second Street in Muscle Shoals during its heyday.
Creator
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Contributor
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
Rights
Photographs courtesy of Kevin Self.
The photograph of the sign is from the 1950s.
The photographs of the buildings are from the 1990s.
The reproduction of the logo is circa 1970, courtesy of Kevin Self.
The photograph of the sign is from the 1950s.
The photographs of the buildings are from the 1990s.
The reproduction of the logo is circa 1970, courtesy of Kevin Self.
Type
Still Image and Text