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KJLH

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30james

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Was wondering who owns this station it sounds like it's an urban format a lot of old school tracks and some new stuff thrown in.
 
I've often used Stevie as an example of what we should see more of in terms of broadcast ownership. Stevie loves the radio. So did Ray Charles. Blind people have a connection to radio that sighted people can never understand. But also as a musician, Stevie puts his money where he mouth is. Rather than complain about what radio stations play, he owns a station, and programs it however he wants. It doesn't get big ratings, and he doesn't care. He doesn't own it to make money. That's the kind of owner there needs to be more of in music radio. Because truthfully, as music targets become narrow, music radio stations become less useful to advertisers.
 
TheBigA said:
It doesn't get big ratings, and he doesn't care. He doesn't own it to make money. That's the kind of owner there needs to be more of in music radio. Because truthfully, as music targets become narrow, music radio stations become less useful to advertisers.
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I couldn't agree with you more! The single or small group owner is going the way of the dinosaur I feel. Besides Stevie, you still have Saul Levine doing a whole bunch of stuff that he likes since what, 1959? Plus, he's invested in newer technologies to do that. Multiple HDs on his FM, and one on AM (by the way, my wife and I drove through LA a couple of weeks ago en route to Oxnard, and although KMZT HD only really works for about two to five miles through the downtown area, it sounds so dramatically great!) The late Bob Kieve did the same thing for KLIV and KRTY in San Jose, and after his death the stations died too terrestrially (sold to EMF for the FM and a Vietnamese broadcaster on the AM) but the powers that be kept the FM format continuing as it always had, but online. I have a friend who works on air there, and from what I hear they are still doing well enough to continue.
 
michael hagerty said:
Giving fashion advice to Stevie Wonder? Bold choice.
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Not fashion advice, hairline advice. Hanging on to those last braids in the middle of his head is disheartening. Just go all the way bald. Its a good thing.
 
I know that KJLH originally stood for John Lamar Hill who acquired the station in the mid 1960s. What I don't know is whether or not KJLH is actually the first (or one of the first) Black-owned radio stations in the country.

Perhaps one of our gurus such as Michael, or David can help?
 
TomásEstefan said:
I know that KJLH originally stood for John Lamar Hill who acquired the station in the mid 1960s. What I don't know is whether or not KJLH is actually the first (or one of the first) Black-owned radio stations in the country.

Perhaps one of our gurus such as Michael, or David can help?
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Not sure on this... but:

Back in the late 50's and early 60's WEUP in Huntsville, AL, portrayed itself as the first Black owned station.

The We-Up call letters honored Huntsville's rocket ship history.

Wikipedia (with all the cautionary notes applied):
WHIY began broadcasting, as WEUP, on March 20, 1958, on a 1000-watt 1600 kilohertz (kHz) AM transmitter. This transmitter was built by the Brennan/Benns group while building WVOK, WAPE, and WBAM. The station was owned by Leroy and Viola Garrett, who became the first African-American owners of a radio station in the state of Alabama.

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WHIY - Wikipedia

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WERD in Atlanta (now WAEC) was the first Black-owned station, back in 1949.

KPRS in Kansas City has been operated by the Carter family since 1949. The Carters bought a partial interest in the station in 1952 and have owned it outright since 1969.

Here in Rochester, I work for WDKX, which turns 50 in a month and is the oldest Black-owned station in the state.
 
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