Non-musical history for today: 1949 – WERD, the first black-owned and operated radio station in the United States, opened in Atlanta. The station is still housed in the Prince Hall Masonic Temple building on Auburn Avenue.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for October 3.

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