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(1980–2017)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Public_company" title="Public company">Public</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/uone">UONE</a> (Class A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/uonek">UONEK</a> (Class D)<br /><a href="/wiki/Russell_Microcap_Index" title="Russell Microcap Index">Russell Microcap Index</a> component (UONEK)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nasdaq" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>: ROIA (1999–2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Broadcasting" title="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Media_(communication)" class="mw-redirect" title="Media (communication)">Media</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1980<span class="noprint">; 45 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1980</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Hughes" title="Cathy Hughes">Cathy Hughes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label">1010 Wayne Avenue, <div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring, Maryland</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent">Cathy Hughes (chairman)<br />Alfred C. Liggins III (president & CEO)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a> 441.4 million (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$ 77.2 million (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$ -42.7 million (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$ 1.4 billion (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$ 18.9 million (2014)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,011 (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Divisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Interactive One<br />Reach Media<br />TV One Networks<br /><a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)" title="TV One (American TV channel)">TV One</a><br /><a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)#Cleo_TV" title="TV One (American TV channel)">Cleo TV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://urban1.com">urban1<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><b>Footnotes / references</b><br /><sup id="cite_ref-BIZJournals_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BIZJournals-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bloomberg_Markets_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bloomberg_Markets-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-incomestatement2014_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-incomestatement2014-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-balancesheet2014_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-balancesheet2014-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Urban One, Inc.</b> (formerly <b>Radio One</b>) is an American <a href="/wiki/Media_conglomerate" title="Media conglomerate">media conglomerate</a> based in <a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring, Maryland</a>. Founded in 1980 by <a href="/wiki/Cathy_Hughes" title="Cathy Hughes">Cathy Hughes</a>, the company primarily operates media properties targeting <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African Americans</a>. </p><p>It is the largest African-American-owned broadcasting company in the United States, currently operating over 50 radio stations. The company also operates digital arm Interactive One, <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable networks</a> <a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)" title="TV One (American TV channel)">TV One</a><sup id="cite_ref-flee_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flee-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> & <a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)#Cleo_TV" title="TV One (American TV channel)">Cleo TV</a>, and is a majority-owner of syndicator Reach Media. </p><p>As of 2014, it was the ninth-highest-earning <a href="/wiki/African-American_businesses" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American businesses">African-American-owned business</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Radio One</b> was founded in 1980 by <a href="/wiki/Cathy_Hughes" title="Cathy Hughes">Cathy Hughes</a>, a then-recently divorced single mother, with the purchase of the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> radio station <a href="/wiki/WOL-AM" class="mw-redirect" title="WOL-AM">WOL-AM</a> for $995,000.<sup id="cite_ref-soverly_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soverly-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-csimon122500_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon122500-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She changed the station's programming format from all-music to one that examined politics and culture from an African American perspective.<sup id="cite_ref-soverly_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soverly-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hughes purchased her second station, <a href="/wiki/WMMJ" title="WMMJ">WMMJ</a> in Washington, seven years later, which began to turn a profit once she converted it into a rhythm and blues station.<sup id="cite_ref-csimon122500_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon122500-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This established Radio One's early strategy of purchasing small, underperforming radio stations in urban markets and refocusing them to serve the demographics of their communities.<sup id="cite_ref-csimon122500_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon122500-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After joining the company in 1985 and managing its day-to-day operations since 1993, Hughes's son, Alfred C. Liggins III, took over as CEO in 1997, with Hughes becoming the board's chairperson.<sup id="cite_ref-csimon122500_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon122500-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jcarneysmith_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jcarneysmith-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rdclarke_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rdclarke-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, Radio One purchased <a href="/wiki/WKYS-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WKYS-FM">WKYS-FM</a> in Washington, D.C., for $34 million, and also entered the Atlanta market by purchasing WHAT-FM for $4.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-fundinguniverse_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fundinguniverse-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1997, the company entered the Philadelphia market with its purchase of <a href="/wiki/WPHI-FM" title="WPHI-FM">WPHI-FM</a> for $20 million. The company added numerous stations in the late 1990s, including stations in Atlanta, St. Louis, Boston, Cleveland, Richmond, San Francisco, Detroit and Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-csimon102905_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon102905-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fundinguniverse_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fundinguniverse-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1996, Radio One moved its corporate offices from Washington, D.C., to <a href="/wiki/Lanham,_Maryland" title="Lanham, Maryland">Lanham, Maryland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fundinguniverse_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fundinguniverse-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company is now based in <a href="/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland" title="Silver Spring, Maryland">Silver Spring, Maryland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-soverly_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soverly-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the guidance of recently appointed CEO Liggins, Radio One went public on May 6, 1999, while continuing to be controlled by the family.<sup id="cite_ref-csimon102905_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon102905-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wharton2007_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wharton2007-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company's <a href="/wiki/Initial_public_offering" title="Initial public offering">initial public offering</a> was for 6.5 million shares at $24 per share.<sup id="cite_ref-rdclarke_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rdclarke-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This made Hughes the first African American woman to chair a public company.<sup id="cite_ref-soverly_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soverly-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jcarneysmith_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jcarneysmith-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2010, Hughes and Liggins control 90% of Radio One's voting stock.<sup id="cite_ref-jflint_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jflint-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2000, Radio One purchased 12 stations for approximately $1.3 billion from <a href="/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Clear Channel Communications">Clear Channel</a>, bringing Radio One into Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston and Miami, along with stations in Cleveland and Greenville, South Carolina. Soon after, Radio One added two more Dallas stations.<sup id="cite_ref-csimon122500_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon122500-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fundinguniverse_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fundinguniverse-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In total, the company added 21 radio stations in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-fundinguniverse_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fundinguniverse-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Further_expansion">Further expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Further expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2001, Radio One expanded into 22 markets, with 18 million listeners, making it the nation's largest urban-market radio broadcasting company.<sup id="cite_ref-wharton2007_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wharton2007-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February, Radio One purchased rival company Blue Chip Broadcasting for approximately $135 million ($45 million cash with the remainder in stock). The purchase included 15 radio stations owned and operated by Cincinnati-based Blue Chip in Ohio, Minnesota and Kentucky. Earlier that month, Radio One had also purchased another Dallas radio station for $52.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2001, Radio One purchased Georgia radio station <a href="/wiki/WPEZ-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WPEZ-FM">WPEZ-FM</a> from US Broadcasting for $55 million.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2004, Radio One launched the <a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)" title="TV One (American TV channel)">TV One</a> cable network in a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-soverly_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soverly-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February, Radio One purchased country station <a href="/wiki/WSNJ" title="WSNJ">WSNJ</a> in Bridgeton, New Jersey, for $35 million; it had been on the air since 1937 and family-owned by the Ed and Katherine Bold family for over 50 years.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company would also purchase <a href="/wiki/KROI" title="KROI">KRTS-FM</a> in Houston for approximately $72.5 million in cash, giving it three stations in the Houston market.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2004, Radio One acquired a 53% stake in Reach Media, a Texas-based media company owned by radio host <a href="/wiki/Tom_Joyner" title="Tom Joyner">Tom Joyner</a>, for $56.1 million in cash and stock.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes112304_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes112304-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Radio_one_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Radio_one_logo.png/260px-Radio_one_logo.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Radio_one_logo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="121" /></a><figcaption>Radio One logo and slogan used until May 8, 2017.</figcaption></figure> <p>From 2006 through the beginning of 2008, Radio One sold nearly $150 million in assets, primarily underperforming radio stations.<sup id="cite_ref-ahuslin_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahuslin-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Radio One would reach a peak of owning over 70 stations in 22 markets by 2007,<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> becoming the largest African-American-owned-and-operated broadcast company in the US.<sup id="cite_ref-jcarneysmith_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jcarneysmith-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January of that year, Radio One purchased <i><a href="/wiki/Giant_(magazine)" title="Giant (magazine)">GIANT</a></i> magazine for $275,000.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ahuslin_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ahuslin-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, that same year, Radio One would sell ten stations to <a href="/wiki/Main_Line_Broadcasting" title="Main Line Broadcasting">Main Line Broadcasting</a> for approximately $76 million in cash. The stations sold were in Radio One's markets with the smallest African American populations. The sale decreased the number of Radio One's stations from 71 to 61.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, Radio One launched its <a href="/wiki/Interactive_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Interactive One">Interactive One</a> subsidiary.<sup id="cite_ref-ncarlson_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncarlson-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company also acquired social networking firm Community Connect, the parent company of <a href="/wiki/BlackPlanet" title="BlackPlanet">BlackPlanet</a>, <a href="/wiki/AsianAve" title="AsianAve">AsianAvenue</a> and <a href="/wiki/MiGente.com" title="MiGente.com">MiGente</a>, for $38 million. BlackPlanet at the time had 20 million members and was the nation's fourth-most visited social networking site.<sup id="cite_ref-dfrommer_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dfrommer-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2009, the company suspended publication of the print version of the bi-monthly magazine, relaunching it online as GIANTLife.com. The website is a part of the Interactive One network.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Radio One changed stations in Houston, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, from African American to general interest formats, due to low ratings.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2018, they purchased <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> sports station "The Team 980" <a href="/wiki/WTEM" title="WTEM">WTEM</a> from <a href="/wiki/Washington_Commanders" title="Washington Commanders">Washington Commanders</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Snyder" title="Daniel Snyder">Dan Snyder</a>'s Red Zebra Broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rebranding_as_Urban_One">Rebranding as Urban One</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Rebranding as Urban One"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 8, 2017, Radio One was renamed <b>Urban One</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Radio One would be retained as the company's secondary name, and as a name for its radio division. </p><p>On January 19, 2019, Urban One launched <a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)#Cleo_TV" title="TV One (American TV channel)">Cleo TV</a>, a cable channel aimed at <a href="/wiki/Millennial" class="mw-redirect" title="Millennial">millennial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Generation_X" title="Generation X">Generation X</a> <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> women.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2023, it was announced that Urban One would acquire the Houston radio cluster of <a href="/wiki/Cox_Media_Group" title="Cox Media Group">Cox Media Group</a>. <sup id="cite_ref-auto_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This, at the time of the sale, would have resulted in Urban One being over FCC ownership limits, forcing the divestitures of 2 stations in the combined cluster; the stations to be sold were later determined by the two companies to be <a href="/wiki/KROI" title="KROI">KROI</a> and Cox's <a href="/wiki/KLVH_(FM)" title="KLVH (FM)">KTHT</a>, which would be placed into the temporary Sugarland Station Trust divestiture trust, overseen by Scott Knoblauch. It was reported that <a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban</a> was already in the process of negotiations for KROI with a "minority-owned" broadcaster marking their entry into the market; on April 20, it was announced said broadcaster was <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Broadcasting_System" title="Spanish Broadcasting System">Spanish Broadcasting System</a>, who would ultimately buy the station for $7.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Assets">Assets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Assets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of May 2023, Urban One's Radio One division operates 58 radio stations in 13 markets.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Market </th> <th>Station and Frequency </th> <th>Owned since </th> <th>Format </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WAMJ" title="WAMJ">WAMJ</a> 107.5 FM</b> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Roswell,_Georgia" title="Roswell, Georgia">Roswell, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WHTA" title="WHTA">WHTA</a> 107.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Georgia" title="Hampton, Georgia">Hampton, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPZE" title="WPZE">WPZE</a> 102.5 FM</b> </td> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Mableton,_Georgia" title="Mableton, Georgia">Mableton, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WUMJ" title="WUMJ">WUMJ</a> 97.5 FM</b> </td> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_Georgia" title="Fayetteville, Georgia">Fayetteville, Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WERQ-FM" title="WERQ-FM">WERQ-FM</a> 92.3 FM</b> </td> <td>1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WOLB" title="WOLB">WOLB</a> 1010 AM</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Talk_radio" title="Talk radio">Urban talk</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WWIN_(AM)" title="WWIN (AM)">WWIN</a> 1400 AM</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WWIN-FM" title="WWIN-FM">WWIN-FM</a> 95.9 FM</b> </td> <td>1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Glen_Burnie,_Maryland" title="Glen Burnie, Maryland">Glen Burnie, Maryland</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WBT_(AM)" title="WBT (AM)">WBT</a> 1110 AM</b> </td> <td rowspan="2">2020 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/News/Talk" class="mw-redirect" title="News/Talk">News/Talk</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">both WBT and WBT-FM are simulcasts. WBT-FM is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Chester,_South_Carolina" title="Chester, South Carolina">Chester, South Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WBT-FM" title="WBT-FM">WBT-FM</a> 99.3 FM</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WLNK" title="WLNK">WLNK</a> 107.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hot_adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot adult contemporary">Hot adult contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WFNZ_(AM)" title="WFNZ (AM)">WFNZ</a> 610 AM</b> </td> <td>2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WFNZ-FM" title="WFNZ-FM">WFNZ-FM</a> 92.7 FM</b> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sports_radio" title="Sports radio">Sports</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_North_Carolina" title="Harrisburg, North Carolina">Harrisburg, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WOSF" title="WOSF">WOSF</a> 105.3 FM</b> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Gaffney,_South_Carolina" title="Gaffney, South Carolina">Gaffney, South Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPZS" title="WPZS">WPZS</a> 100.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WDBZ" title="WDBZ">WDBZ</a> 1230 AM</b> </td> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Talk_radio" title="Talk radio">Urban talk</a>/<a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">urban contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WIZF" title="WIZF">WIZF</a> 101.1 FM</b> </td> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mainstream_urban" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainstream urban">Mainstream urban</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Erlanger,_Kentucky" title="Erlanger, Kentucky">Erlanger, Kentucky</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WOSL" title="WOSL">WOSL</a> 100.3 FM</b> </td> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_oldies" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban oldies">Urban oldies</a>-leaning <a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Norwood,_Ohio" title="Norwood, Ohio">Norwood, Ohio</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WENZ" title="WENZ">WENZ</a> 107.9 FM</b> </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mainstream_urban" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainstream urban">Mainstream urban</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WERE" title="WERE">WERE</a> 1490 AM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Talk_radio" title="Talk radio">Talk radio</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WJMO" title="WJMO">WJMO</a> 1300 AM</b> </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tropical_music" title="Tropical music">Tropical music</a> </td> <td>Station is operated by <a href="/wiki/La_Mega_Media" title="La Mega Media">La Mega Media</a>. </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WZAK" title="WZAK">WZAK</a> 93.1 FM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WCKX" title="WCKX">WCKX</a> 107.5 FM</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WJYD" title="WJYD">WJYD</a> 106.3 FM</b> </td> <td>late 1990s </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/London,_Ohio" title="London, Ohio">London, Ohio</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WWLG" title="WWLG">WWLG</a> 107.1 FM</b> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regional_Mexican" title="Regional Mexican">Regional Mexican</a>/<a href="/wiki/Spanish-language" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish-language">Spanish-language</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Circleville,_Ohio" title="Circleville, Ohio">Circleville, Ohio</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WXMG_(FM)" title="WXMG (FM)">WXMG</a> 95.5 FM</b> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Lancaster,_Ohio" title="Lancaster, Ohio">Lancaster, Ohio</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth,_Texas" title="Fort Worth, Texas">Fort Worth</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KBFB" title="KBFB">KBFB</a> 97.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KZMJ" title="KZMJ">KZMJ</a> 94.5 FM</b> </td> <td>2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Gainesville,_Texas" title="Gainesville, Texas">Gainesville, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KBXX" title="KBXX">KBXX</a> 97.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_contemporary" title="Rhythmic contemporary">Rhythmic contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KGLK" title="KGLK">KGLK</a> 107.5 FM</b> </td> <td rowspan="2">2023 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Classic_rock" title="Classic rock">Classic rock</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">both KGLK and KHPT are simulcasts. KGLK is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Jackson,_Texas" title="Lake Jackson, Texas">Lake Jackson, Texas</a>; KHPT is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Conroe,_Texas" title="Conroe, Texas">Conroe, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KHPT" title="KHPT">KHPT</a> 106.9 FM</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KKBQ" title="KKBQ">KKBQ</a> 92.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2023 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_Texas" title="Pasadena, Texas">Pasadena, Texas</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/KMJQ" title="KMJQ">KMJQ</a> 102.1 FM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Operates an <a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">urban gospel</a> format on <b>KMJQ-HD2</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WHHH" title="WHHH">WHHH</a> 100.9 FM</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Speedway,_Indiana" title="Speedway, Indiana">Speedway, Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WIBC_(FM)" title="WIBC (FM)">WIBC</a> 93.1 FM</b> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/News/Talk" class="mw-redirect" title="News/Talk">News/Talk</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WLHK" title="WLHK">WLHK</a> 97.1 FM</b> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">Country</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Shelbyville,_Indiana" title="Shelbyville, Indiana">Shelbyville, Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WTLC_(AM)" title="WTLC (AM)">WTLC</a> 1310 AM</b> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WTLC-FM" title="WTLC-FM">WTLC-FM</a> 106.7 FM</b> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Greenwood,_Indiana" title="Greenwood, Indiana">Greenwood, Indiana</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WYXB" title="WYXB">WYXB</a> 105.7 FM</b> </td> <td>2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Adult contemporary">Adult contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPPZ-FM" title="WPPZ-FM">WPPZ-FM</a> 107.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_oldies" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban oldies">Urban oldies</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Pennsauken,_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Pennsauken, New Jersey">Pennsauken, New Jersey</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WRNB" title="WRNB">WRNB</a> 100.3 FM</b> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Media,_Pennsylvania" title="Media, Pennsylvania">Media, Pennsylvania</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>/<a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WFXC" title="WFXC">WFXC</a> 107.1 FM</b> </td> <td rowspan="2">2000 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">both WFXC and WFXK are simulcasts. WFXC is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a>; WFXK is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Bunn,_North_Carolina" title="Bunn, North Carolina">Bunn, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WFXC" title="WFXC">WFXK</a> 104.3 FM</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WNNL" title="WNNL">WNNL</a> 103.9 FM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Fuquay-Varina,_North_Carolina" title="Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina">Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WQOK" title="WQOK">WQOK</a> 97.5 FM</b> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Carrboro,_North_Carolina" title="Carrboro, North Carolina">Carrboro, North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WCDX" title="WCDX">WCDX</a> 92.1 FM</b> </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Mechanicsville,_Virginia" title="Mechanicsville, Virginia">Mechanicsville, Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WKJM" title="WKJM">WKJM</a> 99.3 FM</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">Urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">both WKJM and WKJS are simulcasts. WKJM is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_Virginia" title="Petersburg, Virginia">Petersburg, Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WKJS" title="WKJS">WKJS</a> 105.7 FM</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPZZ" title="WPZZ">WPZZ</a> 104.7 FM</b> </td> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Crewe,_Virginia" title="Crewe, Virginia">Crewe, Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WXGI" title="WXGI">WXGI</a> 950 AM</b> </td> <td>2017 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Classic_hip_hop" class="mw-redirect" title="Classic hip hop">Classic hip hop</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">both WXGI and WTPS are simulcasts. WTPS is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_Virginia" title="Petersburg, Virginia">Petersburg, Virginia</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WTPS_(AM)" title="WTPS (AM)">WTPS</a> 1240 AM</b> </td> <td>2017 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WKYS" title="WKYS">WKYS</a> 93.9 FM</b> </td> <td>early 1990s (?) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban contemporary">Urban contemporary</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WMMJ" title="WMMJ">WMMJ</a> 102.3 FM</b> </td> <td>1987 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Urban_oldies" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban oldies">Urban oldies</a>-leaning <a href="/wiki/Urban_adult_contemporary" title="Urban adult contemporary">urban adult contemporary</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Both WMMJ and WDCJ are simulcasts. WMMJ is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Bethesda,_Maryland" title="Bethesda, Maryland">Bethesda, Maryland</a>; WDCJ is licensed to <a href="/wiki/Prince_Frederick,_Maryland" title="Prince Frederick, Maryland">Prince Frederick, Maryland</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WDCJ" title="WDCJ">WDCJ</a> 92.7 FM</b> </td> <td>2017 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WOL_(AM)" title="WOL (AM)">WOL</a> 1450 AM</b> </td> <td>1980 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/News/talk" class="mw-redirect" title="News/talk">Urban talk</a> </td> <td>First property of Radio One and its flagship </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WPRS-FM" title="WPRS-FM">WPRS-FM</a> 104.1 FM</b> </td> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban gospel</a> </td> <td>Licensed to <a href="/wiki/Waldorf,_Maryland" title="Waldorf, Maryland">Waldorf, Maryland</a> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/WYCB" title="WYCB">WYCB</a></b> <b>1340 AM</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">1996</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Urban_gospel" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban gospel">Urban Gospel</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TV_One_Networks">TV One Networks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: TV One Networks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)" title="TV One (American TV channel)">TV One (American TV channel)</a></div> <p><b>TV One Networks</b> is the unit that oversees Urban One's <a href="/wiki/Cable_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Cable network">cable networks</a>. </p><p>On January 19, 2004, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>'s birthday, Urban One launched <a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)" title="TV One (American TV channel)">TV One</a> in a joint venture with <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>. The network primarily produces and airs African American entertainment, lifestyle, and scripted programming. </p><p>A sister network aimed at young <a href="/wiki/Millennial" class="mw-redirect" title="Millennial">millennial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Generation_X" title="Generation X">Generation X</a> <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> women, <a href="/wiki/TV_One_(American_TV_channel)#Cleo_TV" title="TV One (American TV channel)">Cleo TV</a>, would launch in January 2019. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Interactive_One">Interactive One</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Interactive One"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Interactive One</b> (also known as <b>iOne</b>), launched in 2008, is Urban One's online portfolio of digital brands complementing other media companies. The unit operates numerous digital brands, including NewsOne (a <a href="/wiki/News" title="News">news</a> website which curates stories from other media sources for an African-American audience.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), The Urban Daily, and Hello Beautiful.<sup id="cite_ref-ncarlson_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ncarlson-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2011, Interactive was the largest network of owned and operated sites aimed at an African-American audience,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by 2014, had reached over 18 million unique monthly users on its platform through over 80 national and local brands.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Interactive One entered into an editorial and sales partnership with <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a>, aligning NewsOne with NBC's <a href="/wiki/The_Grio" class="mw-redirect" title="The Grio">The Grio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2013, Interactive One has a partnership with Global Grind, a website founded by <a href="/wiki/Russell_Simmons" title="Russell Simmons">Russell Simmons</a> and focused on pop culture and music content for African American and Hispanic audiences.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2015, Interactive One launched HB Studios, a video production studio focused on creating scripted and unscripted programming about women and the diversity of their experiences. The programming will be featured on the iOne Women Channel, HelloBeautiful.com, <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> and <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reach_Media">Reach Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Reach Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Reach Media</b> is a Texas-based media company owned by radio host <a href="/wiki/Tom_Joyner" title="Tom Joyner">Tom Joyner</a>. </p><p>In November 2004, Radio One acquired a 53% stake in Reach for $56.1 million in cash and stock.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes112304_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes112304-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-akwalker_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akwalker-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal also gave Radio One ownership rights to Joyner's syndicated <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Joyner_Morning_Show" title="Tom Joyner Morning Show">Tom Joyner Morning Show</a></i>, which was at the time airing on 115 stations to 8 million listeners; and news website <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://blackamericaweb.com/">BlackAmericaWeb.com</a>, which had at the time approximately 800,000 members, giving Radio One its first strong Internet presence.<sup id="cite_ref-akwalker_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-akwalker-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Radio One and Reach Media launched a new African-American-centered talk radio network, with programming hosted by the Reverend <a href="/wiki/Al_Sharpton" title="Al Sharpton">Al Sharpton</a>, to be broadcast on up to 10 of Radio One's stations, as well as stations owned by other companies.<sup id="cite_ref-csimon102905_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-csimon102905-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2012, under a new deal, Radio One increased its ownership stake in Reach Media to 80%.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That same month, Radio One announced that the following year, it would merge its "Syndication One" urban programming lineup with Reach Media.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urban_One&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 19,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=RadioOne+changes+name+to+reflect+identity+as+%27multimedia+entity%27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizjournals.com%2Fwashington%2Fnews%2F2016%2F11%2F04%2Fradio-one-changes-name-to-reflect-identity-as.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AUrban+One" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Bloomberg_Markets-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Bloomberg_Markets_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/ROIA:US">"ROIA:US"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Bloomberg_News" title="Bloomberg News">Bloomberg News</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Walker, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/11/23/radio-one-to-acquire-joyner-company/">"Radio One to acquire Joyner company"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Sun">Baltimore Sun</a></i>, November 23, 2004.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-50">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ann Brown, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://madamenoire.com/240216/radio-play-radio-one-increases-investment-in-tom-joyner%C2%B4s-reach-media/">"Radio Play: Radio One Increases Investment in Tom Joyner's Reach Media"</a>, Madame Noire, December 5, 2012.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" 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