KBTA's "Uncle Bill" Smith

Postcard dated 1951 featuring “Uncle Bill” Smith on KBTA-AM, the first radio station in Batesville (Independence County); the postcard was recognizing the first broadcast on June 1, 1950.

White man sitting in radio station with text on post card

Courtesy of Jan Burrow Qualls

Media

Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

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