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WDAS-FM (105.3 MHz) is a commercial radio station, licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It carries an urban adult contemporary radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia . WDAS-FM is widely regarded as one of the originators of the Urban AC format, mixing R&B hits of the last 40 years with contemporary R&B.
WDAS's transmitter is located near Fairmount Park, off West Ford Road. [2] By day, the station’s power is 5,000 watts; to avoid interfering with other stations on 1480 AM, it reduces power to 1,000 watts at night and uses a directional antenna at all times. WDAS programming is also heard on an FM translator station, 102.5 W273DO in Philadelphia.
The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Henderson into their Hall of Fame in 2004. [11] In a 2013 interview, Questlove described Jocko Henderson as "unofficially the first MC" (adapting a jazz style of scat singing in the late disco era), and stated that he was a major influence on the earliest rap and hip-hop in Philadelphia in the ...
WTEL (610 kHz), branded "Philadelphia's BIN 610", is a commercial all-news AM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.While owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group, the station is currently operated by iHeartMedia, Inc. as part of their Philadelphia cluster under a long-term local marketing agreement.
The new format was designed to better compete with the dominant Urban AC station in Philadelphia, WDAS-FM. In November 2014, sister station WPHI-FM moved to a classic hip-hop format. In response, WRNB re-added some current music, although the station continued to focus on older urban hits.
Watch a scene of the Philadelphiaplane crash site on Sunday (2 February) as victims of Learjet55 tragedy are named. The mid-size air ambulance plane carrying a sick child and five others crashed ...
In 2008, three other stations joined in, giving Philadelphia four all-Christmas stations and forcing B101 to share. On August 23, 2006, at noon, after 13 days of shadowcasting the 106.1 FM signal, 104.5 FM became a Spanish-language radio station branded as Rumba 104.5 . [ 10 ]
Unity Day was an annual celebration held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, previously along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The event promoted unity among family as well as peace among people of all walks of life. Unity Day events and activities focused on family values and multiculturalism. The event provided positive entertainment and information ...