| Capitol Theatre | |
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| Former names | Capitol Music Hall |
| General information | |
| Type | Theatre |
| Location | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States |
| Address | 1015 Main Street |
| Coordinates | 40°04′12″N 80°43′28″W / 40.07006°N 80.72442°W |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles W. Bates |
The Capitol Theatre (formerly the Capitol Music Hall) is the largest theatre in West Virginia and a landmark building in the national historic district of downtown Wheeling. For many years, it has served as the home of Jamboree USA and the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra. Jamboree USA, a Saturday night live country music show broadcast on WWVA 1170 AM from 1926 until 2007, was the second-longest running radio show in the United States, second only to the Grand Ole Opry. The live music show annually drew hundreds of thousands of country music fans to Wheeling, where both local acts and nationally known celebrities such as Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and Charley Pride would perform.[1]