(CBS Detroit) - WGPR historical society is a non-profit dedicated to preserving the history of the first Black-owned and operated television station in the country. WGPR first went on air on Channel ...
DETROIT — Detroit's Black history runs deep, so it's no surprise that America's first fully owned and operated television station found its home in the city. Signing on for the first time in Detroit ...
WGPR-TV62 was the first black-owned TV station in the nation, started by the late attorney and minister William Banks in 1975, on East Jefferson in Detroit. It's impact is still felt today. Which is ...