 influencing every black radio station to follow, WDIA assigned itself the moniker the Mother Station of Negroes. It also earned the nickname the Goodwill Station because it broadcasts public service bulletins. Later that year, WERD in Atlanta began broadcasting as the first black-owned radio station. Powerful AM stations such as WLAC in Nashville began broadcasting black-oriented news and rhythm and blues music across entire regions of the United States, drawing both black and white audiences. And that's a fact.