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Black Radio – An Evolving Revolution (see below for a list of international black radio stations)
Black Radio has been an integral part of black culture throughout the 20th century and continues to this day. This is evidenced by the fact that radio stations throughout the world are devoted to this.
The first known black announcer, around the times of 1922, 1923, or 1924, was Jack Cooper, whose earliest broadcasts were from Washington D.C. at station WCAP. Similar to the rest of the United States during Segregation, Jack had to enter the radio station through a side door, alongside the cleaning crew and other African-Americans working in the station. While already a successful businessman, concert promoter, and stage performer, Jack Cooper never let this prejudice interfere with what would later be known as a historical vehicle that was to become black radio.
During the late 1940’s and early 1950’s, Chicago became a focus of black radio where weekly broadcasts that showcased heroes of black history, folklore, and culture, such as Harriet Tubman, Louis Armstrong, Ida B. Wells, and Jackie Robinson. Jack Cooper, for instance, took his radio program from Washington D.C. to Chicago, where his career lasted for over 30 years and expanded in topics throughout that time, as well as expanding the amount of time each day that his shows were broadcast.
The earliest examples of black radio broadcasts shied away from being controversial and, instead, concentrated mainly on acting within the confines of good, clean, wholesome entertainment. However, as the civil rights movement was beginning to take shape during this time, black radio was used as a vehicle for dissemination important messaging about important topics such as race, family, and religion. As a prime example, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was allowed to share the microphone of Atlanta black radio host, Jack "the Rapper" Gibson, to announce meetings and rally listeners around a key issue. In general, black radio served many purposes, including providing an outlet to those in need of sensing a community of like-minded sympathizers and those suffering through similar problems.
Mainstream culture in the United States has still, to this day, overlooked black radio as serving a primary and important role in driving the civil rights movement. In so doing, black radio has provided the foundation for all that followed, such as stations devoted entirely to black music, NPR broadcasts focused on black issues. One could go so far as to say that the evolution and growth of black radio spurred the emergence of black music into mainstream culture throughout the United States and the world.
In some cases, black radio allowed for blacks to take important roles in the community, as well as to provide a stage for up and coming black actors who wanted to take a starring role on radio – an opportunity they weren’t afforded elsewhere. Some of the most notable black radio personalities were Duke Ellington, the Mills Brothers, Noble Sissle, and Ethel Waters, all of whom went on to have their own radio shows. As black radio evolved, black announcers made their way to the microphone, such as Jack Cooper. Similarly, up-and-coming black businessmen attempted to buy radio stations of their own, however none were successful until Atlanta’s WERD was purchased by an African-American in 1949.
Today, however, black radio, black radio personalities, and black culture permeates just about every available radio broadcast, however, none of this could have been possible were it not for the early pioneers of black radio.
Black International Radio Stations
Country: Australia, Area: Melbourne, Victoria
106.7 FM - PBS Station - Hip Hop, R&B, Saturdays 8:30pm till 12:00am
Country: Australia, Area: Melbourne, Victoria
89.9 FM - KISS 90 FM - Hip Hop, R&B, Saturdays 10:00PM-12:00AM
http://www.kissfm.org/
Country: Australia, Area: Sydney
2SER 107.3 FM Hip Hop, Tuesday 2:30PM-4:00 The Mothership Connection
http://come.to/mothership
Country: Australia, Area: Vienna
104.2 FM R&B, Hip Hop, (webcast)
Country: Austria, Area: Vienna
ORF 1476 MW Reggae, Soca
http://africa.sil.at/
Country: Bahamas, Area:
MORE 94.9 FM Caribbean, Hip Hop, Reggae, Soca, R&B
Country: Bahamas, Area: Nassau, Eleuthera & Andros
97.5 FM - Love 97 - Jazz, R&B, Caribbean, Talk, News, Gospel, Sundays Gospel
and Jazz
Country: Bahamas, Area: Nassau, Freeport
100.3 FM - 100 JAMZ - R&B, Hip Hop, Reggae, Reggae Dancehall, Soca, Gospel,
Junkanoo and Calypso too, Gospel on Sundays , (webcast)
Country: Belgium, Area: Brussels
106.9 FM - Action - Hip Hop, Soul, Funk
http://www.100jamz.com/
Country: Bermuda, Area: Hamilton
94.9 FM - POWER 95 - Hip Hop, R&B, Gospel, Reggae ,Talk, Roots & Culture,
Talk, Monday-Saturday Hip Hop and R&B, Sunday all day Gospel, Monday and
Thursday 7:00pm-9:30pm Reggae
Country: Bonaire, Netherlands, Antilles, Caribbean, Area:
800 AM - Caribbean Gospel Network - Gospel, Caribbean, Reggae, Soca,
Teaching, Preaching
http://www.gospelcom.net/twr/index.htm
Country: British Virgin Islands, Area: Eastern Caribbean
ZROD 103.7 FM - Z-ROD - Old School, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Saturday night
Dancehall, Sunday Night at 8:00PM Sunday Night Luvin'
http://world.conk.com/world/thebroadcast/
Country: Canada, Area: Montreal
CIRA 91.3 FM Gospel
http://www.radiovm.com/
Country: Canada, Area: Montreal
CKRK 103.7 FM - K103 - Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, Soca, Jazz, Fridays
6:00PM-8:00PM Jazz
http://www.k103.net/
Country: Canada, Area: Montreal
CKUT 90.3 FM - Rue University - Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, R&B, Various shows in
different time blocks (webcast)
http://www.ckut.ca/
Country: Canada, Area: Toronto
93.7 FM Hip Hop
Country: Czech Republic, Area: Praha
88.2 FM Hip Hop
Country: England, Area: London
96.9 FM - Choice FM - Urban
Country: England, Area: London
GLR 94.9 FM - Greater London Radio - News, 10:00PM-10:30PM Daily - Upfront
Black news programme
Country: England, Area: London
JAZZ 102.2 and 100.4 FM Jazz, Dance program on Saturday nights; some blues
and Latin Jazz also played (webcast)
http://www.jazzfm.com/
Country: England, Area: London
Pirate 89.9 FM - Station FM - Caribbean
Country: France, Area: Paris
ADO 97.8 FM Hip Hop , R&B
Country: Germany, Area: Berlin
105.85 FM - JAM FM - R&B, Hip Hop Gospel, Jazz, Latino, Monday thru
Saturday: R&B and Hip Hop, Saturday and Sunday: Special Music Styles
http://www.jazzfm.com/
Country: Germany, Area: Berlin
98.8 FM - KISS FM - R&B, Hip Hop
http://www.kissfm.de/
Country: Ghana, Area: Accra
99.7 FM - Joy 99.7FM - R&B, Hip Hop, African (webcast)
Country: Ghana, Area: Accra
WGRV 106.3 FM - Groove FM - R&B, Hip Hop, Reggae, Gospel, Sunday Gospel
http://www.ghanaclassifieds.com/groove/
Country: Ghana, Area: Accra-Tema Metropolis
VIBE 91.9 FM R&B, Old School, Reggae, Caribbean, Soca, Jazz, Hip Hop, House,
Gospel, Gospel on Sunday mornings
http://www.vibefm.com.gh/
Country: Grenada, Area:
535 AM - KLASSIC 535AM - Soca, Gospel, R&B, Calypso also (webcast)
http://www2.spiceisle.com/
Country: Guyana, Area: Georgetown
98.1 FM - Hot FM - Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae, Old School, Gospel, Soca, Gospel
Every morning from 5:00AM till 6:00AM and Sundays from 5:00AM till 9:00AM
Country: Haiti, Area: Port-au-Prince
99.3 FM - Vision 2000 - Soca, Hip Hop, Reggae, Jazz, Calypso webcast)
http://www2.spiceisle.com/
Country: Iceland, Area: Reykjavik
105.7 FM R&B, Hip Hop
Country: Ireland, Area: Dublin
JazzFM 89.8 FM Jazz, Acid Jazz, Hip Hop, R&B, Funk, Soul
Country: Jamaica, Area:
FAME 91.5 FM R&B, Soul, Reggae
http://www.radiojamaica.com/
Country: Jamaica, Area:
RJR 94.1 FM - Radio Jamaica Redifussion - Reggae, R&B, Soul,
http://www.radiojamaica.com/
Country: Jamaica, Area: Ocho Rios
IRIE 107.1 FM Reggae, Gospel (webcast)
http://www.homeviewjamaica.com/iriefm/index.html
Country: Kenya, Area: Nairobi
98.4 FM - Capital FM - R&B, Hip Hop, Reggae, Gospel, African
http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/
Country: South Africa, Area: Johannesburg
KAYA 95.9 FM - KAYA FM - African, Soul
Country: South Africa, Area: Gauteng Province
YFM 99.2 FM Hip Hop, R&B, House, Kwaito also played
Country: South Africa, Area: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape
89.7 FM Hip Hop , R&B , Jazz , House ; Local, Kwaito, Acid-Jazz, Trip-hop,
Drum'n'bass, House, Garage,
http://www.rmr.ru.ac.za/
Country: South Africa, Area: Mmabatho, North West Province
540 MW R&B, Hip Hop, Sunday thru Monday 9:00PM till midnight (South African
Time) Hip Hop and R&B - College Night with Khaya Coolwebcast)
Country: South Africa, Area: Northern Province and Gauteng
1035 MW - Phalaphala FM (Radio Venda) - Hip Hop, R&B, Gospel, Venda
Cultural, Disco, Kwaito, Gospel on Sundays
http://www.rmr.ru.ac.za/
Country: St. Lucia, Area:
100.1 FM - Radio 100 - Soca, Reggae, Hip Hop, Gospel (webcast)
http://www.htsstlucia.com/radio_100.htm
Country: Sweden, Area: Stockholm
MRS 90.5 FM R&B, Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, House
http://mrs.se/
Country: Sweden, Area: Stockholm
MRS 90½ 90.5 FM R&B, Soul, Hip Hop, Reggae, House (webcast)
http://mrs.se/
Country: The Netherlands, Area:
Q 1224 AM - Q The Beat - Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae
http://www.radiowereld.nl/qradio/
Country: Trinidad, Area: Port of Spain
WEFM 96.1 FM Reggae
Country: United Kingdom, Area: South East London
FLR 107.3 FM African, Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul, Jazz, R&B
Country: United Kingdom, Area: West Midlands
BIRM 103.5 FM Reggae, R&B
Country: Virgin Islands, Area: St. Thomas
WSTA 102.1 FM Caribbean, R&B, Calypso, R&B
Country: Virgin Islands, Area: St. Thomas WVJZ 105.3 FM Hip Hop, R&B, (webcast)
http://www.wvjz.net/
Country: Virgin Islands, Area: St. Thomas
WWKS 101.3 FM - KISS 101.3 - Old School, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Reggae, Caribbean (webcast)
http://www.wwks.net/
WMPR 90.1 FM Radio station
1018 Pecan Park Circle
Jackson, MS 39209 100,000 watts simultaneously broadcast via the web @ www.wmpr901.comGeneral Manager
Charles Evers (civil rights activist)
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