In 2001, Ytasha L. Womack detailed Power 92’s transition from a gospel radio to one that broke local hip hop tracks. 4/
In late March WPWX FM, better known as Power 92, debuted a brand-new, all-music urban-contemporary format. It didn’t have hosts or a morning-drive personality, but it did have a niche: hot hip-hop and cutting-edge R & B.
Testifying might be a better way of describing it: less than two months ago, Power 92 was a gospel station. Harris, who runs all three stations, decided to initiate the new format on 102.3. It debuted there in February, with a signal accessible only to the far south side and suburbs. But it was strong enough to spur WGCI, long considered king of the urban-contemporary airwaves, to hastily reposition itself as “The Big Station” and “#1 for hip-hop and R & B.
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