- Station name Station name
- WDIA 1070
- Description Description
- It featured black radio personalities; its success in building an audience attracted radio advertisers suddenly aware of a "new" market among black listeners.
- Launch date Launch date
- 7 June 1947
- Owner Owner
- iHeartMedia
- Contact Contact
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WDIA 1070
United States
Format
AAC
WDIA (1070 AM) is a radio station based in Memphis, Tennessee. Active since 1947, it soon became the first radio station in the United States that was programmed entirely for African Americans.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | Unknown |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | mywdia.iheart.com |
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Broadcast profile
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Broadcast band
AM
Primary frequency
1070.0 kHz
Service type
AM
Transmitter coordinates
35.2680556, -90.0175
Coverage area
Memphis metropolitan area
Owner / network
iHeartMedia
First air date
7 June 1947
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Station details
Station details
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| Station ID | 991328 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35.2681, -90.0175 |
| Map | OpenStreetMap |
| Branding | AM 1070 WDIA |
| Owner | iHeartMedia |
| Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
| Launched | 7 June 1947 |
| Website | mywdia.iheart.com |
| Primary frequency | 1.07 MHz |
| Broadcast band | AM |
Stream health
Stream health
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| Last check | 23 hours ago |
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| Stream host | n2bb-e2.revma.ihrhls.com |
| Final host | cloud.revma.ihrhls.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Latency | 242 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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Stream checked
23 hours ago
Last successful stream
23 hours ago
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About station About WDIA 1070
WDIA (1070 AM) is a radio station based in Memphis, Tennessee. Active since 1947, it soon became the first radio station in the United States that was programmed entirely for African Americans.
It featured black radio personalities; its success in building an audience attracted radio advertisers suddenly aware of a "new" market among black listeners. The station had a strong influence on music, hiring musicians early in their careers, and playing their music to an audience that reached through the Mississippi Delta to the Gulf Coast. The station started the WDIA Goodwill Fund to help and empower black communities. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station's studios are located in Southeast Memphis, and the transmitter site is in North Memphis.
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