Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts. There are several subcategories, dominantly focusing on rock, pop, or urban music. Used alone, CHR most often refers to the CHR-pop format. The term contemporary hit radio was coined in the early 1980s by Radio & Records magazine to designate Top 40 stations which continued to play hits from all musical genres as pop music splintered into adult contemporary, urban contemporary, contemporary Christian and other formats.
WBGB – branded as Big 103 – is a commercial adult hits FM radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station serves Greater Boston. The WBGB studios are located in the Boston neighborhood of Brighton, while the station's transmitter resides in nearby Newton. Besides a standard analog transmission, WBGB broadcasts over two HD Radio channels, and is available online via Audacy.
WXSS is a commercial radio station licensed to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and serving Greater Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. It broadcasts a Top 40 (CHR) radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its studios are on West Grange Avenue in Hales Corners.
KLOU is a commercial radio station in St. Louis, Missouri, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. It airs a classic hits format, specializing in 1980s and 1990s songs, with some 1970s hits mixed in. The studios are on Foundry Way, off Interstate 64.
DWRX, broadcasting as Monster RX 93.1, is a radio station owned and operated by Audiovisual Communicators, Inc. It serves as the flagship station of Monster Radio. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the 17th floor, Strata 2000 Bldg., F. Ortigas, Jr. Rd., Ortigas Center, Pasig. The station operates daily from 5:00 AM until 2:00 AM the following day.
DWOW, on-air as All Radio 103.5, is a radio station owned and operated by the Advanced Media Broadcasting System. Its studios are located at the AMBS Media Center, 2nd Floor, Starmall EDSA Shaw, EDSA cor. Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong, and its transmitter is located at Unit 906A, Paragon Plaza Building, EDSA cor. Reliance St., Mandaluyong. The station operates daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
Viva Communications Inc., also known as Viva Entertainment Inc. and simply Viva is a Philippine multinational private conglomerate headquartered in Ortigas Center, Pasig. It was founded in 1981 by Vic del Rosario Jr. and his sister Tess Cruz.
This is a list of notable media outlets in Zamboanga City, a city in the Zamboanga Peninsula administrative region of the Philippines. Although geographically separated, and an independent and chartered city, Zamboanga City is grouped with the province of Zamboanga del Sur for statistical purposes, yet governed independently from it.
KVJM is a radio station playing Top 40 (CHR) music broadcasting from Bryan/College Station, Texas, and licensed to Hearne, Texas. Under the branding "103-1 Kiss FM", it is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station's studios are located at Galleria Village on Briarcrest Drive in Bryan, and its transmitter is located northwest of Bryan in nearby unincorporated Robertson County.
WLKT is a commercial radio station licensed to Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. who determines its programming in New York using automation, non-local talent, and airs a Top 40 (CHR) radio format. The station's studios are located on Nicholasville Road in south Lexington, and its transmitter is located in rural far east Fayette County, Kentucky.
KTFM is a commercial radio station licensed to Floresville, Texas, and serving Greater San Antonio. It broadcasts a sports radio format and is owned by Alpha Media. On weekdays it has local personalities hosting sports shows, with ESPN Radio heard nights and weekends. The studios are on Eisenhauer Road in San Antonio.
The year 2001 in radio involved some significant events.
The year 2000 in radio involved some significant events.
DYUR, broadcasting as 105.1 TMC, is a radio station owned by Ultimate Entertainment Inc. and operated under an airtime lease by Tops Media Center. Its studio and transmitter are located at Unit 401, 4th Floor, Tops Circle, Brgy. Malubog, Busay, Cebu City.
DXHT, broadcasting as 102.7 Yes FM, is a radio station owned and operated by MBC Media Group through its licensee Cebu Broadcasting Company. The station's studio and transmitter are located at the 4th Floor, Jose Go Huilo Bldg., Tomas Claudio St., Zamboanga City.
DXXL, broadcasting as 93.9 iFM News, is a radio station owned and operated by the Radio Mindanao Network. The station's studio is located at the 2/F San Vicente Bldg., Iñigo St. cor. Bonifacio St., Davao City, and its transmitter is located along Broadcast Ave., Shrine Hills, Matina, Davao City. It operates 24 hours a day.
DXUR, broadcasting as Halo Halo 97.1, is a radio station owned and operated by Viva South, Inc., a subsidiary of Viva Entertainment. The station's studio and transmitter are located at Unit 49, 4th Floor, Landco Corporate Center Bldg., J.P. Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City.
WXKB is a commercial radio station licensed to Cape Coral, Florida, and serving the Fort Myers-Naples radio market and Southwest Florida. WXKB is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group and airs a top 40 (CHR) radio format branded as "B-103.9", sometimes called "The Killer B." In afternoon drive time it carries On Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated by Premiere Networks.
DXMR, broadcasting as 99.9 Magnum Radyo, is a radio station owned and operated by Hypersonic Broadcasting Center. The station's studio is located at the Magnum Broadcast Center, 2nd floor, SBS Bldg., C.M. Recto Ave., while the transmitter is located along Osmeña St., Cagayan de Oro.
DXYP, broadcasting as Mango Radio, is a radio station owned and operated by RT Broadcast Specialists. The station's studio is located beside Honda Motorcycles, Km. 5 Buhangin Rd., Davao City. It operates daily from 5:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
