#OTD #TDIH #September29, 1975: #WGPRTV Channel 62 in #DetroitMichigan introduces the #FirstAfricanAmericans to be #primetime #NewsTeams.
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons #TVSky #BlackSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons #TVSky #BlackSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
WGPR 62 TV promo 1979
YouTube video by robatsea2009
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2026 at 11:14 PM
#OTD #TDIH #September29, 1975: #WGPRTV Channel 62 in #DetroitMichigan introduces the #FirstAfricanAmericans to be #primetime #NewsTeams.
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons #TVSky #BlackSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons #TVSky #BlackSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
On September 29, 1975, William V. Banks put Black ownership on the airwaves for the first time. WGPR-TV becomes the first Black-owned television station in the United States, training generations of Black broadcasters and producers who go on to shape newsrooms across the country.
September 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
On September 29, 1975, William V. Banks put Black ownership on the airwaves for the first time. WGPR-TV becomes the first Black-owned television station in the United States, training generations of Black broadcasters and producers who go on to shape newsrooms across the country.
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN OWNED TV STATION ( WGPR-TV) BEGINS AIRING IN DETROIT MICHIGAN IN 1975 !
September 29, 2026 at 7:48 AM
TODAY IN AFRO HISTORY ! THE FIRST AFRO AMERICAN OWNED TV STATION ( WGPR-TV) BEGINS AIRING IN DETROIT MICHIGAN IN 1975 !
wgpr putting electronic music on a black-owned station in detroit before the city invented techno is one of those history lines that makes everything after it make more sense
August 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
wgpr putting electronic music on a black-owned station in detroit before the city invented techno is one of those history lines that makes everything after it make more sense
@marvelousmarg.bsky.social I didn't know you were a dj! youtu.be/xwe9Atl05Nw?...
DJ Marvelous Marv -1986, HOT 107.5 WGPR-FM DETROIT - Hosts The Scene Historical video
YouTube video by THE SCENE - OLD SCHOOL TV
youtu.be
August 25, 2026 at 8:49 AM
@marvelousmarg.bsky.social I didn't know you were a dj! youtu.be/xwe9Atl05Nw?...
In lieu of more history, I present to you... More history!
A dance show featuring early electronic music, airing on WGPR in Detroit, the first Black-owned TV station in the U.S.
youtu.be/mwVHyTQQK1U?...
A dance show featuring early electronic music, airing on WGPR in Detroit, the first Black-owned TV station in the U.S.
youtu.be/mwVHyTQQK1U?...
The Scene Dancers in 1984
YouTube video by THE SCENE - OLD SCHOOL TV
youtu.be
August 25, 2026 at 8:37 AM
In lieu of more history, I present to you... More history!
A dance show featuring early electronic music, airing on WGPR in Detroit, the first Black-owned TV station in the U.S.
youtu.be/mwVHyTQQK1U?...
A dance show featuring early electronic music, airing on WGPR in Detroit, the first Black-owned TV station in the U.S.
youtu.be/mwVHyTQQK1U?...
Seems you just need to choose an appropriate boat www.epa.gov/environmenta...
Or you might even be able to survey from a bridge, if you had a suitable one that didn't conduct electricity ...
Or you might even be able to survey from a bridge, if you had a suitable one that didn't conduct electricity ...
Waterborne Ground Penetrating Radar | US EPA
Waterborne Ground Penetrating Radar (wGPR)
www.epa.gov
August 10, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Seems you just need to choose an appropriate boat www.epa.gov/environmenta...
Or you might even be able to survey from a bridge, if you had a suitable one that didn't conduct electricity ...
Or you might even be able to survey from a bridge, if you had a suitable one that didn't conduct electricity ...
I understand what it's like to witness an institution you worked & believed in for years take a tailspin & end up in a death spiral. I liked my local CBS affiliate (the former WGPR Ch 62) and what it was building; but CBS New York's moral & ethical gyroscope was a bridge too far. Good riddance!
August 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
I understand what it's like to witness an institution you worked & believed in for years take a tailspin & end up in a death spiral. I liked my local CBS affiliate (the former WGPR Ch 62) and what it was building; but CBS New York's moral & ethical gyroscope was a bridge too far. Good riddance!
Feed: "Midbrow"
By: Leyland DeVito on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
By: Leyland DeVito on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
‘The Scene’ Came Back to Detroit
Don Was and his Detroit All-Star Revue resurrected a beloved WGPR-TV dance show at the Concert of Colors.
midbrow.org
July 21, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Feed: "Midbrow"
By: Leyland DeVito on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
By: Leyland DeVito on Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Don Was and his Detroit All-Star Revue resurrected a beloved WGPR-TV dance show at the Concert of Colors.
‘The Scene’ Came Back to Detroit
Don Was and his Detroit All-Star Revue resurrected the beloved WGPR-TV dance show at the Concert of Colors.
midbrow.org
July 21, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Don Was and his Detroit All-Star Revue resurrected a beloved WGPR-TV dance show at the Concert of Colors.
Michigan Advance Trivia:
What was the name of the popular dance show on Detroit’s WGPR TV-62 in the 1970s and 80s?
Check back later for the answer.
What was the name of the popular dance show on Detroit’s WGPR TV-62 in the 1970s and 80s?
Check back later for the answer.
Napoleon Dynamite Dances
ALT: Napoleon Dynamite Dances
static.klipy.com
June 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Michigan Advance Trivia:
What was the name of the popular dance show on Detroit’s WGPR TV-62 in the 1970s and 80s?
Check back later for the answer.
What was the name of the popular dance show on Detroit’s WGPR TV-62 in the 1970s and 80s?
Check back later for the answer.
[June 8th, 1986] St. James Radio Broadcast
St. James Radio Broadcast. June 8th, 1986.
Here's a good ole Detroit Radio Throwback! Rev. Charles H. Nicks, Jr. & The St. James Missionary Baptist Church Sunday Night Radio Broadcast. FM 107.5 WGPR. June 8th, 1986.
www.youtube.com
June 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM
[June 8th, 1986] St. James Radio Broadcast
#OTD #TDIH #May31-#June1, 1975 #WGPRTV Channel 62 in #DetroitMichigan becomes #1stAfricanAmerican owned & operated #TVStation.
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
WGPR 62 TV promo 1979
YouTube video by robatsea2009
www.youtube.com
June 1, 2026 at 12:45 AM
#OTD #TDIH #May31-#June1, 1975 #WGPRTV Channel 62 in #DetroitMichigan becomes #1stAfricanAmerican owned & operated #TVStation.
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
#WGPR #BlackMedia #BlackOwnedMedia #TVStations #TelevisionStations #IFFAM #FAM #Masons #Freemasons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rdf...
The Don Was Detroit All Star Revue will perform a set dedicated to ‘The Scene,’ a popular dance TV show from the 1970s-80s, as part of the Concert of Colors festival.
Detroit’s Concert of Colors to feature ‘The Scene’ tribute - Detroit Metro Times
From 1975 to 1987, Detroiters tuned in to WGPR-TV to watch The Scene — the Motor City’s answer to Soul Train that featured young people dancing to funk, R&B, and early Detroit techno acts like Cybotro...
www.metrotimes.com
May 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The Don Was Detroit All Star Revue will perform a set dedicated to ‘The Scene,’ a popular dance TV show from the 1970s-80s, as part of the Concert of Colors festival.
🧞♀️ Wish I saw ✨ this ✨ during Black History Month, a Detroit legendary staple on network tv 🤎 #Detroit #FCCLicensed #AfricanAmericanOwnedandOperated 📺
www.instagram.com/reel/DT1C7xY...
www.instagram.com/reel/DT1C7xY...
Hot 107.5 on Instagram: "We had to step up our game after the last Throwback Thursday!!!!!
We had to go #TheNewDanceShow
.
#ThrowbackThursday
.
#TheNewDanceShow aired on WGPR-TV 62 WGPR was the firs...
3,661 likes, 193 comments - hot1075wgprdetroit on January 22, 2026: "We had to step up our game after the last Throwback Thursday!!!!!
We had to go #TheNewDanceShow
.
#ThrowbackThursday
.
#TheNewDan...
www.instagram.com
April 16, 2026 at 11:12 PM
🧞♀️ Wish I saw ✨ this ✨ during Black History Month, a Detroit legendary staple on network tv 🤎 #Detroit #FCCLicensed #AfricanAmericanOwnedandOperated 📺
www.instagram.com/reel/DT1C7xY...
www.instagram.com/reel/DT1C7xY...
One of the reasons I love this song so much is that it sounds like the sort of tune that would play on WGPR Channel 62 just as they were signing off for the day, and right before the national anthem started up
#MusikDonnerstag
https://800line.bandcamp.com/track/excerpts-from-autumn-instrumental
#MusikDonnerstag
https://800line.bandcamp.com/track/excerpts-from-autumn-instrumental
Excerpts From Autumn (Instrumental) | Jeff Phelps | 800 Line
from the album Magnetic Eyes
800line.bandcamp.com
February 26, 2026 at 9:45 PM
One of the reasons I love this song so much is that it sounds like the sort of tune that would play on WGPR Channel 62 just as they were signing off for the day, and right before the national anthem started up
#MusikDonnerstag
https://800line.bandcamp.com/track/excerpts-from-autumn-instrumental
#MusikDonnerstag
https://800line.bandcamp.com/track/excerpts-from-autumn-instrumental
The Scene with Nat Morris (1975-1987)
Filmed at WGPR Studios in Detroit. It's Detroit's first Black owned FM radio station, and the USA's first Black owned television station.
It featured eccentric #80's #fashion and Detroit's early foray into #techno #edm.
#musicsky #tv #dance
#blackhistorymonth
Filmed at WGPR Studios in Detroit. It's Detroit's first Black owned FM radio station, and the USA's first Black owned television station.
It featured eccentric #80's #fashion and Detroit's early foray into #techno #edm.
#musicsky #tv #dance
#blackhistorymonth
The Scene Nat Morris Presents Detroit 1982 - Retro Dance Party 1980s
YouTube video by THE SCENE - OLD SCHOOL TV
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Detroit, late 80s/early 90s. This aired on WGPR, channel 62 before CBS bought it. Usually aired during The New Dance Show.
Watts Club Mozambique Detroit The Home Of The World's Most Exotic Male Dancers
YouTube video by OldSchoolOaklandCounty
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Detroit, late 80s/early 90s. This aired on WGPR, channel 62 before CBS bought it. Usually aired during The New Dance Show.
Near as I can tell, only WGPR channel 62 in Detroit ever ran Watts Club Mozambique ads. I used to see them all the time during The New Dance Show.
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Near as I can tell, only WGPR channel 62 in Detroit ever ran Watts Club Mozambique ads. I used to see them all the time during The New Dance Show.
WGPR at 50: Celebrating the First Black-Owned TV Station and the Detroiters Who Changed American Media
#michiganchronicle #blackdiasporanews #wgpr #blackowned
#michiganchronicle #blackdiasporanews #wgpr #blackowned
WGPR at 50: Celebrating the First Black-Owned TV Station and the Detroiters Who Changed American Media
WGPR at 50: Celebrating the First Black-Owned TV Station and the Detroiters Who Changed American Media
michiganchronicle.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
WGPR at 50: Celebrating the First Black-Owned TV Station and the Detroiters Who Changed American Media
#michiganchronicle #blackdiasporanews #wgpr #blackowned
#michiganchronicle #blackdiasporanews #wgpr #blackowned