Radio Center at the 1949 Kentucky State Fair at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, 1400 Cecil Avenue

On stage, at the microphone, is then Governor Earle Clements (right) and Esther Neal, 3rd place winner in the 1949 National Fiddle Contest.

Along the top we see various stations that originated broadcasts from this stage during the state fair's run. WLBJ (Bowling Green), WLOU, WAVE, WGRC, WHAS, WKLO, WKYW (all out of Louisville), WHIR (Danville), and the Armed Forces Radio Service (Ft. Knox). We also see two FM stations listed (Louisville's WBOX and Bowling Green's WBON) and a brand new television station, WAVE-TV Channel 5.