(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 ...

On Sept. 29, 1975, the United States’ first Black-owned television station signed on for the first time. Historical Detroit station WGPR-TV 62 is celebrating its 38th anniversary this week. According ...

The timing of a new Detroit Historical Museum exhibit devoted to WGPR-TV (Channel 62), the country’s first African-American-owned television station, could not be better. At a time when Hollywood is ...

If you drive along Jefferson Avenue just east of downtown Detroit, you’ll notice a large white awning with the letters WGPR. The building houses the radio station 107.5, but it’s also the site of a ...