Urban Adult Contemporary

Urban Adult Contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have rap music on their playlists. The format was designed by Barry Mayo when he, Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson organized Broadcast Partners in 1988.

Related Topics:
Urban contemporary - Radio stations - Barry Mayo - Lee S. Simonson - 1988

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The format usually would play R&B hits ten years old or more. Classic soul music also have a great impact in this format. Disc jockeys use a more relaxed sound than their younger counterparts. News and current events have a major impact on the older audience. Around the evening Urban AC stations play smooth jazz and slow jams .

Related Topics:
R&B - Jazz

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Gospel music also have a great impact in the format. Some 18 to 34 year olds would listen to gospel music with their older counterparts usually not heard on most Urban contemporary stations. In the past Urban stations (like WBLS and WRKS in New York, WUSL in Philadelphia) played gospel music early on Sunday mornings.

Related Topics:
Gospel music - Urban contemporary - WBLS - WRKS - New York - WUSL - Philadelphia - Sunday

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Urban oldies refers to R&B music dating back to the 1950's through the early 1970's. Radio stations playing this type of music mainly attracts Caucasian listeners because R&B traces its' roots back to Rock and Roll. One of the first stations to play this type of music was WTJM-FM.

Related Topics:
R&B - 1950 - 1970 - Radio stations - Caucasian - Rock and Roll - WTJM-FM

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WBLS-FM in New York which is the flagship station of the urban contemporary format is also one of the first stations to introduce the Urban AC format in 1994. WRKS-FM (also in New York) introduced the first 24-hour classic soul radio station in the country. Urban AC stations usually target the 25-54 age group. Hot Urban AC stations play current R&B without any form of rap music which resembles an Adult Top 40 station.. The format can also be described as Adult contemporary.

Related Topics:
WBLS-FM - New York - Urban contemporary - 1994 - WRKS-FM - Rap - Adult Top 40 - Adult contemporary

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