Published: Sunday, August 07, 2011, 11:30 AM
By Roy L. Williams -- The Birmingham News
Birmingham's Gary Richardson is part of a dying breed -- black radio station owners.
For the past 25 years, Richardson has operated WJLD-1400 AM, which is known for its classic soul and blues music. Last month, Richardson added WAYE-1220 AM to his holdings, buying the station from the Willis family, another black operator that has stations across the country.
And with Clear Channel of Birmingham, Richardson entered into a five-year programming and sales agreement two weeks ago to lease the 104.1 FM spot for an urban hip-hop station now called 104.1 FM The Beat. Richardson previously simulcast his WJLD-AM on the spot and said Clear Channel is using 104.1 FM to counter Cox Radio's 95.7 Jamz on the FM dial.
The whole article is worth a read. Thanks to a contributor for sending it in.
