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Lindsey began his broadcast career as an intern at Howard University radio station WHUR-FM. [2] In 1976, he brought the "Quiet Storm" to the station's late-night lineup, titled after a romantic hit single by tenor crooner Smokey Robinson. The show's soulfully melodic and moody musical fare made it a phenomenal success, and the 'love song'-heavy ...
Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style. [1] It was named after the title song on Smokey Robinson's 1975 album A Quiet Storm. [2] The radio format was pioneered in 1976 by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the Washington, D.C. radio station WHUR-FM.
WHUR-FM (96.3 MHz) is an urban adult contemporary radio station that is licensed to Washington, D.C., and serving the Metro D.C. area. It is owned and operated by Howard University, making it one of the few commercial radio stations in the United States to be owned by a college or university, as well as being the only independent, locally-owned station in the Washington, D.C., area.
Quiet storm radio programs thrived in the 1980s, with many stations across the US carrying a quiet storm program at night, and a few stations broadcasting in the format all day long. [3] The field adapted in the 1990s as new listeners embraced neo-soul experimentation, hip hop samples and beats, as well as more explicit themes.
In 1973, she became General Sales Manager of the university's radio station, WHUR-FM, increasing station revenue from $250,000 to $3 million in her first year. [5] In 1975, Hughes became the first woman vice president and general manager of a station in the nation's capital and created the format known as the " Quiet Storm ," which ...
"The subsequent Quiet Storm format, popularized on many radio stations with large black audiences..." The Death of Rhythm and Blues, page 190. "...the radio format originated by WHUR in 1976 called 'the Quiet Storm.'" Billboard "Rhythm & Blues". This December 1986 article says Quiet Storm is a radio format. Current Biography Yearbook, 2000. The ...
WHUR – 96.3 WHUR – Urban adult contemporary; WKYS – 93.9 WKYS – Urban contemporary; WMMJ/WDCJ – Majic 102.3/92.7 – Urban oldies-leaning urban adult contemporary; WPGC-FM – WPGC 95.5 – Urban Contemporary; WUST/WMZQ-HD2 - DMV's BIN 1120 - Black-oriented news; WLZL - El Zol 107.9 - Bilingual Rhythmic CHR
This is a list of FM radio stations in the United States having call signs beginning with the letters WG through WJ. ... WHUR-FM: 96.3 FM: Washington, D.C. WHUS: 91.7 ...