WDIA

WDIA
Memphis, Tennessee;
Broadcast area	Memphis metropolitan area
Frequency	1070 kHz
Branding	AM 1070 WDIA
Programming
Format	Urban oldies/classic soul
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	KJMS; KWNW; WEGR; WHAL-FM; WHRK; WREC;
History
First air date	June 7, 1947
Call sign meaning	Diane, name of original owner's daughter; "We Did It Again" (when owners also launched similar station in Jackson, Mississippi, after World War II);
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	69569
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts (day); 5,000 watts (night);
Transmitter coordinates	35°16′5″N 90°01′3″W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	mywdia.iheart.com

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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