Reference from Rochester:
https://rbj.net/2018/10/17/a-pioneer...to-the-voices/
I believe his son own the radio station to this day. So, this is the first Black owned radio station in NY State:
WDKX.com | 103.9 FM Rochester NY
Ironically, Mr. Langston's hometown of Dawson GA is also where Washington DC's first Black mayor was born, but who was also raised in Jamestown at a very young age.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Washington
So, SW Georgia is an area of the South where many Black people in Upstate NY came from or have roots in.