WXBK, the Glossary
WXBK (94.7 FM, "94.7 The Block") is a classic hip hop-formatted radio station that is licensed to Newark, New Jersey, and serves the New York City area.[1]
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- 1947 establishments in New Jersey
- Classic hip hop radio stations in the United States
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor.
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Adult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence.
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s.
American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown, also known as ACC, is a weekly internationally syndicated radio program which counts down the top 30 country songs of the previous week, from No.
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American English
American English (AmE), sometimes called United States English or U.S. English, is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States.
Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Audacy, Inc.
Audacy, Inc. is an American broadcasting company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Boomer Esiason
Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason (born April 17, 1961) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Broadcast relay station
A broadcast relay station, also known as a satellite station, relay transmitter, broadcast translator (U.S.), re-broadcaster (Canada), repeater (two-way radio) or complementary station (Mexico), is a broadcast transmitter which repeats (or transponds) the signal of a radio or television station to an area not covered by the originating station.
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Broadcasting & Cable
Broadcasting & Cable (B&C, or Broadcasting+Cable) is a monthly telecommunications industry trade magazine published by Future US.
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station.
Cambridge, Minnesota
Cambridge is a city in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of Minnesota State Highways 65 and 95.
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Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer.
Christian radio
Christian radio refers to Christian media radio formats that focus on Christian religious broadcasting or various forms of Christian music.
City of license
In U.S., Canadian, and Mexican broadcasting, a city of license or community of license is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.
Classic hip hop
Classic hip hop is a music radio format focusing primarily on hip hop music from the 1980s, 1990s, and the early to mid-2000s.
Classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions.
Commercial broadcasting
Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship, for example.
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Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop 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.
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Country music
Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest.
Cruise (song)
"Cruise" is a song recorded by American country music duo Florida Georgia Line.
Cumulus Media, Inc., is a broadcasting company of the United States and is the second largest owner and operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States ahead of Audacy and behind iHeartMedia.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg is a borough in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and part of the Pocono Mountains region of the state.
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Easy listening
Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s.
Educational Media Foundation (formerly EMF Broadcasting, abbreviated EMF) is an American nonprofit Christian media ministry based in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville.
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Empire State Building
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.
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Empire State of Mind
"Empire State of Mind" is a song performed by American rapper Jay-Z featuring American singer Alicia Keys from the former's eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3 (2009).
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Enfield, Connecticut
Enfield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, first settled by John and Robert Pease of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Family Radio
Family Radio, also known by its licensee name Family Stations, Inc., is a non-profit, non-denominational, Christian radio network based in Franklin, Tennessee with network operations located in Alameda, California, United States.
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
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Florida Georgia Line
Florida Georgia Line was an American country music duo founded in 2010 by vocalists and songwriters Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida.
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FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave.
HD Radio
HD Radio (HDR) is a trademark for an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcast technology.
How Country Feels (song)
"How Country Feels" is a song written by Vicky McGehee, Wendell Mobley, and Neil Thrasher and recorded by American country music artist Randy Houser.
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Hudson Square
Hudson Square is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Hyde Park, New York
Hyde Park is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States, bordering the Hudson River north of Poughkeepsie.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis, colloquially known as Indy, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.
Infinity Sports Network
Infinity Sports Network is an American sports radio network.
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Jadakiss
Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper from Yonkers, New York.
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.
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Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.
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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (née Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, dancer and businesswoman.
Jenny from the Block
"Jenny from the Block" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez, which features American rappers Jadakiss and Styles P, both members of the Lox.
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Local marketing agreement
In North American broadcasting, a local marketing agreement (LMA), or local management agreement, is a contract in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another party.
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Long Island
Long Island is a populous island east of Manhattan in southeastern New York state, constituting a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area.
Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.
Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan and serves as the city's primary central business district.
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Montauk, New York
Montauk is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County, New York, on the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island.
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Mount Kisco, New York
Mount Kisco is a village and town in Westchester County, New York, United States.
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Nash (brand)
Nash is a media brand owned by Cumulus Media.
National Telefilm Associates
National Telefilm Associates (NTA) was an audio-visual marketing company primarily concerned with the syndication of American film libraries to television, including the Republic Pictures film library.
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Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.
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New Country Y-107
New Country Y-107 was a radio station simulcast on as many as four FM stations all on 107.1 MHz around New York City.
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New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.
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Non-commercial educational station
A non-commercial educational station (NCE station) is a radio station or television station that does not accept on-air advertisements (TV ads or radio ads), as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and was originally intended to offer educational programming as part, or whole, of its programming.
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North Jersey
North Jersey comprises the northern portions of the U.S. state of New Jersey between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean.
Oakland, California
Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.
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Palisades Park, New Jersey
Palisades Park (translit) is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.
Polka
Polka is a dance style and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic.
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Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.
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Radio broadcasting
Radio broadcasting is the broadcasting of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience.
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Radio Disney
Radio Disney was an American radio network operated by the Disney Radio Networks unit of Disney Branded Television within Disney General Entertainment Content, headquartered in Burbank, California.
Randy Houser
Shawn Randolph Houser (born December 18, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
Rhythmic adult contemporary
Rhythmic adult contemporary, often abbreviated as rhythmic AC or RAC, is an adult contemporary radio format.
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Rutherford, New Jersey
Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
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Scott Shannon
Michael Scott Shannon (born July 25, 1947) is an American radio disc jockey currently best known as the announcer of The Sean Hannity Show.
See You Again (Carrie Underwood song)
"See You Again" is a song by American country music artist Carrie Underwood.
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Simulcast
Simulcast (a portmanteau of simultaneous broadcast) is the broadcasting of programs or events across more than one resolution, bitrate or medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultaneously).
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a term used to describe commercially oriented crossover jazz music.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.
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Stunting (broadcasting)
Stunting is a type of publicity stunt in radio broadcasting, where a station—abruptly and often without advance announcement—begins to air content that is seemingly uncharacteristic compared to what is normally played.
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Styles P
David R. Styles (born November 28, 1974), better known by his stage name Styles P (also known mononymously as Styles), is an American rapper, best known as a member of hip hop group the Lox, alongside childhood friends Sheek Louch and Jadakiss.
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County.
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WABC (AM)
WABC (770 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York City, carrying a conservative talk radio format known as "Talkradio 77".
Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area
The Washington–Baltimore combined metropolitan statistical area is a statistical area, including the overlapping metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.
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Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
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WCBS (AM)
WCBS (880 AM, "WCBS Newsradio 880") is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. The station's studios are in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan and its transmitter site is located on High Island in the Bronx.
WCBS-FM
WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. licensed to New York, New York, and broadcasting a classic hits format.
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WELJ
WELJ (104.7 FM) branded as "104.7 WELJ", is a commercial radio station licensed to Montauk, New York, and serving Eastern Long Island, and Southeastern Connecticut.
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Westwood One
Westwood One, Inc. is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media.
WFAN (AM)
WFAN (660 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York, carrying a sports radio format known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM" or "The Fan".
WFAN-FM
WFAN-FM (101.9 FM), is a commercial radio station licensed to New York City.
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WFME (AM)
WFME (1560 kHz) is a currently silent non-commercial AM radio station licensed to New York, New York.
WGVX
WGVX (105.1 MHz), WLUP (105.3 MHz) and WWWM-FM (105.7 MHz) are three separate radio stations that make up a trimulcast serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul radio market.
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WHTZ
WHTZ (100.3 FM) is a commercial top 40 station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, and broadcasting to the New York metropolitan area.
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WINS (AM)
WINS (1010 kHz) is a commercial, all-news AM radio station licensed to New York, New York, owned by Audacy, Inc. The station brands itself as 1010 WINS, with the call sign phonetically pronounced as "wins".
WINS-FM
WINS-FM (92.3 MHz) is a radio station licensed to New York, New York and owned by Audacy, Inc. WINS-FM simulcasts all-news radio station WINS (AM) (1010 kHz),, with the station referred to on air as "1010 WINS at 92.3 FM".
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WKTU
WKTU (103.5 FM) is a rhythmic adult contemporary formatted radio station licensed to Lake Success, New York, a suburb of New York City.
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WKVP
WKVP (106.9 FM, "106.9 K-Love") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Camden, New Jersey, serving the Philadelphia media market.
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WLIR-FM
WLIR-FM (107.1 FM, Talkradio 107.1) is a radio station licensed to Hampton Bays, New York, and serving eastern Long Island.
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WLZL
WLZL (107.9 FM, "El Zol 107.9 FM") is a commercial radio station licensed to serve College Park, Maryland.
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WMAS-FM
WMAS-FM (94.7 MHz), branded 94.7 WMAS, is a commercial radio station licensed to Enfield, Connecticut, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area and Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. WXBK and WMAS-FM are radio stations established in 1947.
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WNET
WNET (channel 13), branded on-air as "Thirteen" (stylized as "THIRTEEN"), is a primary PBS member television station licensed to Newark, New Jersey, United States, serving the New York City area.
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WNEW-FM
WNEW-FM (102.7 FM, NEW 102.7) is a hot adult contemporary-formatted radio station, licensed to New York, New York and owned by Audacy, Inc. The station's studios are located at the Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan.
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WNYM
WNYM (970 AM) – branded "AM 970 The Answer" – is a commercial radio station licensed to Hackensack, New Jersey, and serving the New York metropolitan area. WXBK and WNYM are radio stations in New Jersey.
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WNYZ-LD
WNYZ-LD is a low-power television station in New York City, owned by K Media.
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WOR (AM)
WOR (710 AM) is a 50,000-watt class A clear-channel AM radio station owned by iHeartMedia and licensed to New York City.
WPLJ
WPLJ (95.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to New York, New York.
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WPST
WPST (94.5 FM, "94.5 PST") is a commercial radio station licensed to Trenton, New Jersey, airing a contemporary hit radio format. WXBK and WPST are radio stations in New Jersey.
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WWYY
WWYY (107.1 FM) is a class A radio station licensed to Belvidere, New Jersey. WXBK and WWYY are radio stations in New Jersey.
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WWZY
WWZY ("107.1 The Boss") is a classic rock-formatted radio station licensed to Long Branch, New Jersey, and serving the Northern Jersey Shore. WXBK and WWZY are radio stations in New Jersey.
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WXPK
WXPK (107.1 MHz), branded as 107.1 The Peak, is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Briarcliff Manor, New York, and serving the northern suburbs of the New York metropolitan area.
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WYMK
WYMK (106.3 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Mount Kisco, New York, and serving Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.
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You Got It (The Right Stuff)
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" is a 1988 single from New Kids on the Block.
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See also
1947 establishments in New Jersey
- A-P-A Transport Corp.
- American Stock Car Racing Association
- Area codes 609 and 640
- Atlantic City Seagulls (EHL)
- Audubon Park, New Jersey
- Chilton Memorial Hospital
- Danelectro
- De Lorenzo's Tomato Pies
- Dillon Gymnasium
- Educational Testing Service
- New Jersey Department of Health
- New Jersey Superior Court
- Oceanport Stakes
- Spencer Gifts
- WFJS
- WWDX (Paterson, New Jersey)
- WXBK
Classic hip hop radio stations in the United States
- K242CE
- KDAY
- KDEY-FM
- KHTP
- KHYL
- KJMP
- KJUA
- KNEV
- KQOD
- KRBQ
- KSZR
- KUUU
- KVGQ
- KZCE
- KZFS
- W237BZ
- W239BT
- W240CP
- WAMJ
- WBMX
- WBZL (FM)
- WCHZ-FM
- WDXO
- WFMZ (FM)
- WFQY
- WGBL
- WHBT-FM
- WHJA
- WJMP (AM)
- WMGC-FM
- WMQZ
- WPOW
- WQKI-FM
- WTPS (AM)
- WUFO
- WUKS
- WXBK
- WXGI
- WZOE-FM
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WXBK
Also known as W252CS, W268BY, WNSH, WNSH (FM).
, Mount Kisco, New York, Nash (brand), National Telefilm Associates, Nelly, New Country Y-107, New Kids on the Block, New York City, Newark, New Jersey, Non-commercial educational station, North Jersey, Oakland, California, Palisades Park, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Polka, Queens, Radio broadcasting, Radio Disney, Randy Houser, Rhythmic adult contemporary, Rutherford, New Jersey, Scott Shannon, See You Again (Carrie Underwood song), Simulcast, Smooth jazz, Springfield, Massachusetts, Stunting (broadcasting), Styles P, Trenton, New Jersey, WABC (AM), Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area, Watt, WCBS (AM), WCBS-FM, WELJ, Westwood One, WFAN (AM), WFAN-FM, WFME (AM), WGVX, WHTZ, WINS (AM), WINS-FM, WKTU, WKVP, WLIR-FM, WLZL, WMAS-FM, WNET, WNEW-FM, WNYM, WNYZ-LD, WOR (AM), WPLJ, WPST, WWYY, WWZY, WXPK, WYMK, You Got It (The Right Stuff).