Troi Torain aka STAR Hints at a Return to Morning Radio Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:46 AM Troi Torain known as "Star" of the Star and Buc Wild brand has released a video, "without specifics" detailing his nex... Read more
Clear Channel is now iHeartMedia Urban Radio Nation Staff 5:59 PM Clear Channel Radio which became known corporately as Clear Channel Media + Entertainment has become iHeartMedia, Inc. A new corporate sto... Read more
Clear Channel’s ‘On the Verge’ Program Made Iggy Azalea a Star Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:48 PM Iggy Azalea and T.I. at BET Awards Black Artists for the most part are not On the Verge Iggy Azalea’s Fancy was one of the son... Read more
94.7 The WAVE is now Smooth R&B Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:22 PM CBS Radio's 94.7 The Wave in Los Angeles has transitioned from a smooth jazz outlet to an Urban Adult Contemporary station. For many y... Read more
LIVE Broadcast to Benefit 'Toys for Tots' Features Six Philly Radio Stations Urban Radio Nation Staff 7:09 PM Stuff A Bus with Toys for the Holiday Season Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Philadelphia’s six radio stations and PARX CASINO® wi... Read more
Stronger and Clearer, St. Louis' Urban AC 'Majic' Moves From 104.9 to 100.3 Urban Radio Nation Staff 7:30 AM Clear Channel Dumps Classic Rock for Rhythmic Hip Hop at 104.9 KBWX "The Brew" is gone and the KMJM "Majic" has move... Read more
Project 9-6-1 is Gone, Power 96.1 is "Atlanta's New Hit Music Station" Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:16 AM Clear Channel Media + Entertainment has flipped active rock station Project 96.1 to Top 40 "Power 96.1." The station will feature ... Read more
Is There Any Hope for Black Radio? Urban Radio Nation Staff 10:05 AM Black adults are 75 times more likely to hear syndicated radio than their white counterparts Radio stations went from being black owned, ... Read more
Radio Exec Questions the Industry- Are you sure you don't want Radio DJ's to talk? Urban Radio Nation Staff 1:32 PM NEW YORK DAILY NEWS- CBS Radio president/CEO Dan Mason said something in an interview with Radio Ink last week that touched a sore place fo... Read more
The Hot Boyz: Are they the New Morning Team at Power 99? Urban Radio Nation Staff 2:24 AM No official word- A New Morning Team by Default Following the firing of former host Tarsha "Jonesy" Jones, Power 99 immediately ... Read more
Midday Personality Cappuchino Joins Power 99 Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:02 AM WUSL POWER 99 in Philadelphia has filled one of the open slots on the station's schedule with former 99.7 KMJJ Shreveport personality Ca... Read more
1480 WDAS AM Launches its Rebirth as the "Soul of Philadelphia" Urban Radio Nation Staff 7:59 AM 1480 WDAS AM "The Soul of Philadelphia" has dropped the sounds of the season and has launched the Soul music format of the '60... Read more
Steve Harvey's 'Think Like A Man' Trailer, Movie Set for Spring 2012 Release Urban Radio Nation Staff 7:00 PM The movie is based on Steve Harvey's relationship book “Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man,” and stars Kevin Hart, Michael Ely, Tariji P.... Read more
Philly's Power 99 WUSL Fires Jonesy Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:00 PM Power 99 and its parent company Clear Channel Radio has parted ways with their controversial morning host Tarsha Jones, better known on the ... Read more
1480 WDAS AM Returns as "The Soul of Philadelphia" Urban Radio Nation Staff 5:00 PM Clear Channel has dumped the former Spanish music format, Rumba 1480 WUBA 1480 WDAS AM "The Soul of Philadelphia" returns to the a... Read more
Philly's Hot 107.9 Completes On-Air Lineup with QDeezy Urban Radio Nation Staff 9:25 PM QDeezy returns to Philadelphia radio as the afternoon host on Radio One's Hot 107.9. The move completes the new line up at the station ... Read more
Nicki Minaj Wears a Chicken Wing Necklace at iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas Urban Radio Nation Staff 12:22 AM Nicki Minaj was interviewed backstage on Saturday night by Elvis Duran, the morning host at Z-100 in New York and co-host Carolina Bermudez.... Read more
Now You Can Listen to Pandora as Much As You Want with New Redesigned Music Player Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:35 AM The new player release from Pandora comes just days before Clear Channel's iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas tonight and tomorrow... Read more
104.1 The Beat Is Birmingham's Newest Hip Hop and R&B Radio Station and Sixth FM Urban Station Urban Radio Nation Staff 2:24 PM 104.1 The Beat joins an already crowded field that includes: Cox Media's 95.7 Jamz, 98.7 Kiss FM with the Tom Joyner Morning Show and Ne... Read more
The Clear Channel Big Announcement: iHeartRadio to take on Pandora with Music Festival featuring Lady Gaga, Usher, Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj [VIDEO] Urban Radio Nation Staff 6:33 PM This is the announcement heard all over the country on Clear Channel radio stations from coast to coast. In a slight twist of the immortal w... Read more