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#OTD Sept 29, 1975: WGPR-TV (Where God’s Presence Radiates) became the 1st Black-owned TV station in the U.S. The station, located in Detroit, MI, was founded by William Venoid Banks. Their permit was granted on June 1, 1985.
#History
#OTD Sept 29, 1975: WGPR became the 1st TV station in the U.S. owned & operated by African Americans. Located in Detroit, MI, founded by William Venoid Banks.
“It’s important for people to participate in defining themselves...integrating media was the highest priority”
#History
#OTD Sept 29, 1975: WGPR became the 1st TV station in the U.S. owned & operated by African Americans. Located in Detroit, MI, it was founded by William Venoid Banks.
“The greatest thing they did was the role that they played in developing so many people’s careers”
#History
#OTD Sept 29, 1975: WGPR became the 1st Black-owned/operated TV station in the U.S. Located in Detroit, MI. It was founded by William Venoid Banks.
“WGPR was an independent station. They weren’t part of an NBC, ABC or CBS, so all programming had to be locally produced”
#History
#OTD Sept 29, 1975: WGPR became the 1st Black-owned/operated TV station in the U.S. Located in Detroit, MI. It was founded by William Venoid Banks.
Permit was granted on June 1, 1975.
“WGPR was the 1st station to have Arabic language programming”
#History
#OTD Sept 29, 1975: WGPR became the 1st Black-owned/operated TV station in the U.S. Located in Detroit, MI. It was founded by William Venoid Banks.
Permit was granted on June 1, 1975.
“For particularly young minority journalism students, this [WGPR] was the place to be”
#History
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