WDIA Memphis

CTL-E-0753 · Business · other · 1947-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Memphis AM station that became the first radio station with an all-Black programming format; now owned by iHeartMedia (Black-formatted, not Black-owned).

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-136; source research type(s): Business.

Sources

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDIA; madamenoire.com
capitol.tn.gov HJR0641; festival.si.edu
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDIA; teachrock lesson PDF
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDIA

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