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Construction of the facility began on April 15, 1963. [5] From its opening in October 1964, the Coliseum was the first racially desegregated facility in Memphis. [5] Unlike most facilities in Memphis, which largely hesitated to integrate following the 1963 Watson v, United States U.S. Supreme Court case regarding local segregation, [5] and which was also argued two days after construction ...
In addition, the station offered the live discussion program Memphis Forum. [14] WPTY was the only independent station in Memphis until April 18, 1983, when TVX Broadcast Group launched WMKW-TV on channel 30. [15] With two independents in town, the stations engaged in competition among themselves, [16] though WPTY led WMKW in the ratings. [17]
Including previously unreleased live performances from her multi-platinum album Falling into You, this 17 song concert-length program also features a rare performance of "The Power of the Dream" written exclusively for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and The Isley Brothers song "Twist and Shout".
As the WMTU-TV permit vanished, interest began again when Memphis 30, Inc., applied for the channel in February 1979. Among the members of this ownership group were Kemmons Wilson, the founder of Holiday Inn, and George S. Flinn Jr. [9] Memphis 30 merged with another applicant, TV 30, Inc., and a third minority owner, Television Corporation Stations Inc. (TVX, later renamed the TVX Broadcast ...
On May 13, 2019, WMSO changed its format from southern gospel to urban oldies, branded as "Memphis Soul 104.1". [3]On June 8, 2020, WMSO changed its format from urban oldies to classic hip hop, branded as "Bumpin 104.1".
The five Memphis Police officers – Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, and Justin Smith – were fired by department and charged with second-degree murder.
Four videos, 56 minutes, seven Memphis police officers, one deadly arrest: What the Tyre Nichols footage shows. Bevan Hurley. January 30, 2023 at 3:32 PM. ... Serve me free biscuits, breadsticks ...
WHBQ-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, affiliated with the Fox network and owned by Imagicomm Communications.The station's studios are located on South Highland Street (near the campus of the University of Memphis) in East Memphis, and its transmitter is located on Raleigh-LaGrange Road on the city's northeast side.