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WDIA: The Goodwill Station
112 Union Avenue, Memphis,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 8' 35.323332",
-90° 3' 10.975428"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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WDIA, the Goodwill Station, was the first radio station in the nation to have an all-black format. This format made WDIA the top rated Memphis station in the early 1950s. In 1948 Nat D. Williams became its first black “D-J”. Among those who appeared on WDIA were B.B. King, Dwight More, Rufus Thomas, A.C. Williams, Willa Monroe, Martha Jean Steinberg and Maurice Hulbert. Early programs included Teen-Town Singers, Payday Today, Brown America Speaks and Hallelujah Jubilee.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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