Daily Black History Facts - October 3, 1949: WERD, the 1st Black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia WERD Atlanta was the 1st radio station owned and operated
City of Atlanta Government - #BlackHistoryMonth WERD Radio was established in 1947, the first African American owned radio station in America. The station was a fixture of Atlanta's African-American community, Dr. King
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