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First Black Radio Station

On October 25, 1948 at 4p.m., Nat D. Williams signed on at WDIA radio, becoming the first black disk jockey on the South's first all-black radio station. His revolutionary rhythm and blues program followed a show called �Hillbilly Party� and replaced a program of classical music.

Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

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