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American Black Journal

WGPR-TV62

On September 29, 1075, WGPR-TV began broadcasting from a building on East Jefferson, becoming the first black-owned television station in the country. President Joe Spencer, Executive Director Karen Hudson Samuels, and Founding Board Member Amyre Makupson of the WGPR-TV Historical Society join us to discuss the station’s impact. Episode 4316/Segment 3.