As Newark gears up to host Summer Jam, the city is teaming up with Hot 97 FM to host a free showcase of local up-and-coming hip-hop artists. Scheduled for June 20, the Who’s Next Festival Stage event ...
Funkmaster Flex reminisced on the beginnings of Hot 97 during his last 7 p.m. to midnight slot on Monday night. Funk has been with the venerated radio station since its inception in 1992, which is ...
WQHT-FM Achieves Record September Ratings Ranking #3 in Total Day Among Adults 18-49 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MediaCo Holding Inc. (MDIA) today announced that its flagship hip hop station, WQHT-FM ...
Less than 24 hours after comedian and longtime Hot 97 DJ Cipha Sounds made the news for voicing his frustrations with Hot 97, and revealing he turned down offers to work at 105.1 (unlike Angie ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- DJ Funkmaster Flex recently announced that he is leaving radio station Hot 97 after 33 years. Funkmaster Flex, whose legal name is Aston George Taylor Jr., noted that his last ...
Sigma Audio Networks, powered by MediaCo Holding Inc. (Nasdaq: MDIA), today announced a significant expansion of its national audio platform, adding two leading multicultural franchises: Don Cheto and ...
The Kid Mero Brings His Signature Voice, Humor, and NYC Energy to New York’s #1 Hip-Hop Station NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MediaCo’s HOT 97 (WQHT-FM), New York’s #1 multicultural station regardless ...
Update 1/27/2015: One day after the Juan Epstein podcast, available below, went live, Hot 97 has announced that Cipha Sound s is no longer with the station. The statement reads: "Effective immediately ...
WQHT’s morning drive delivered meaningful year-over-year audience gains in both key buying demos, strengthening its competitive position in New York radio. During a period when overall market ...