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4 unusual facts about Urban adult contemporary


Urban adult contemporary

WBLS in New York City, which is the flagship station of the urban contemporary format, was one of the first stations to introduce the urban AC format in 1994.

Many Urban AC stations rely heavily on syndicated programming such as the Tina Turner, Wendy Williams Steve Harvey Morning Show, Keith Sweat Donnie Simpson and The Michael Baisden Show.

The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast Partners in 1988.

Write Me Back

The album's lead single, "Share My Love", was released on February 1 and became a number-one hit on urban adult radio.


KPSR-LP

KPSR-LP is Modesto's only true Urban formatted radio station playing Hip Hop, R&B, Old School, Classic soul and Gospel music, catering to the mainstream and adult audiences in the relatively demographically small African American community.

WCOA-FM

In 1993, WJLQ shifted to Urban Adult Contemporary as "Magic 100.7", which lasted only about a year before the station became "Arrow 100.7" with a classic rock format on April Fools' Day 1994, with the WWRO call letters being assigned on April 22, 1994.


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