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Urban contemporary music, also known as urban music, [1] urban pop, or just simply urban, is a music radio format. The term was coined by New York radio DJ Frankie Crocker in the early to mid-1970s as a synonym for Black music .
Crocker was one of the five original VJs on VH-1, the cable music video channel. He hosted the syndicated TV series Solid Gold. On NBC, he hosted the late-night music show Friday Night Videos. Crocker was the master of ceremonies (MC) at shows in the Apollo Theater in Harlem. The Apollo is considered the premiere theater for African-American music.
KBIG (104.3 FM, 104.3 MYfm) is a commercial radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, and serving the Greater Los Angeles area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format focusing on music from the 1990s to the present.
This category contains stations categorized as urban contemporary. They primarily play hip hop and R&B music. For radio stations of the similar rhythmic contemporary format, see Category:Rhythmic contemporary radio stations.
The station is owned by Cox Media Group, and airs an urban adult contemporary radio format. Its studios and offices are located on North John Young Parkway in Orlando . [ 2 ] On weekdays, WCFB carries the syndicated Rickey Smiley Morning Show , as well as an hour of urban contemporary gospel music at 5 a.m., and a Quiet Storm program at night.
Urban/contemporary gospel, also known as urban gospel music, urban gospel pop, or just simply urban gospel, is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s. The radio format is pitched primarily to African-Americans
Urban adult contemporary, often abbreviated as urban AC or UAC, (also known as adult R&B, [1]) is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have hip hop music on their playlists, and generally include some mix of contemporary R&B and traditional R&B (while ...
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