| Broadcast area | Memphis metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1070 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1070 WDIA |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban oldies/classic soul |
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| History | |
First air date | June 7, 1947 |
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| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69569 |
| Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 35°16′5″N 90°01′3″W / 35.26806°N 90.01750°W |
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| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | mywdia |
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.[2] 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.