WDIA
WDIA is an AM radio station in Memphis, Tennessee, in the United States of America. Its radio frequency is 1070 kHz. Similar to the Orange Mound neighborhood in Memphis, it was the first American radio station programmed by African Americans. Many music legends got their start there, including B.B. King and Rufus Thomas. Elvis Presley was greatly influenced by the station.
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External links
WDIA history from the station's own website.
Memphis AM radio stations
WHBQ 560 WREC 600 WCRV 640 WJCE 680 KQPN 730 WMC 790 KWAM 990 WGSF 1030 WDIA 1070 WPLX 1170 WMPS 1210 WKBL 1250 WLOK 1340 WLRM 1380 WOWW 1430 WBBP 1480
Labels: Black History.
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Franklin, 66, came in ahead of Ray Charles at No. 2, Elvis Presley at No. 3, Sam Cooke at No. 4 and John Lennon at No. 5, according to the magazine's survey of 179 musicians, producers, Rolling Stone editors, and other music-industry insiders.
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