WDKX

WDKX (103.9 FM) is an independently Black-owned urban contemporary radio station that broadcasts from Rochester, New York at 800 watts of effective radiated power.

WDKX chose its call letters to honor Black heroes ("D" for Frederick Douglass, "K" for Martin Luther King Jr., and "X" for Malcolm X).

In order to provide for his family he became an insurance agent, barber, and took a sales job at National Clothing Company.

Due to the poor treatment of Black people, race riots, and lack of proper news coverage Langston wanted to create a vehicle to give the unheard a voice.

Wilson believed in Langston's dream and promised him a space atop the Xerox tower, the highest building in Rochester, for his antenna once he solidified ownership of the station.

mentioned on "Super Hoe" Boogie Down Productions Criminal Minded 1987 VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2005 Rochester Music Hall of Fame 2014 Hart of the City 2019