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WDIA (Memphis radio station)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/WDIA_(Memphis_radio_station)
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:Premiere_Networks
gptkbp:brand
gptkb:1070_WDIA
gptkbp:broadcastArea
gptkb:Memphis_metropolitan_area
gptkbp:callsign
none (sequentially assigned)
gptkbp:cityOfLicense
gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:class
B
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:facilityId
34327
gptkbp:firstAired
June 7, 1947
gptkbp:format
urban oldies
gptkbp:frequency
1070 kHz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
WDIA (Memphis radio station)
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
gptkbp:notable_for
first radio station in the United States programmed entirely for African Americans
helped launch the careers of B.B. King and Rufus Thomas
gptkbp:owner
gptkb:iHeartMedia
gptkbp:powers
50,000 watts (day), 5,000 watts (night)
gptkbp:sisterStation
gptkb:KJMS
gptkb:WHAL-FM
gptkb:WHRK
gptkb:WREC
gptkbp:webcast
Listen Live
gptkbp:website
https://mywdia.iheart.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Martha_Jean_Steinberg
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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