WHUR 96.3 FM

WHUR 96.3 FM The Adult Mix 96.3 Sounds like Washington!The capitol city's heritage radio station with an Adult Mix of music & information. A special musical blend that features DC's classic songs, the latest adult urban contemporary , and a touch of progressive music that makes it all "soundlike Washington"! Mornings feature The Steve Harvey Morning Show, News with Taylor Thomas and Bobby Gailes "Taking It To The Streets"! Weekdays between 6 AM and 10 AM has lots of great music, laughs and information! 10am brings "Triscina Grey in the Midday" where you can take a musical lunch break featuring live requests, up-close interviews and lots of give-a-way's on "Cafe 96" beginning at noon! Check out "Adult Mix Afternoons" from 3-7pm. WHUR is the home of "The ORIGINAL Quiet Storm" a musical format that has been copied all over the world. Each night, the 'Storm' and its host Jeff Brown create a romantic setting that loyal DC listeners have rated number one in the evening since 1976. The musical journey begins weeknights at 7:30. Overnights never sleep during Washington, DC's workweek! WHUR is is the place for the late night mover's & shaker's of the Capital City between midnight and 5am. From 5am to 6am the night turns into a "Morning Inspiration" with a 20 Minute Gospel Music Workout to get you started! Weekends are Jam-Packed with features and shows including The WHUR Weekend Review with Bobby Gailes, The Time Tunnel with Mr. C!, "The Show" with Tony Richards!, The Hang Suite, Cafe' Mocha with MC Lyte, Weekeds with Ed Gordon, The Caribbean Experience with John Blake! Sunday Morning Gospel Spirit with DC legend Patrick Ellis, Rankin Chapel Service, Sunday Afternoon Gospel with Jacquie Gales Webb! Soulful Sundays with a Touch of Jazz featuring Lorna Newton!, and the Weekend Quiet Storm with Mansey Pullen. Plus Adult-Mix Weekend Giveaways! Local & National Artists Interviews! and Live WHUR remote broadcasts!!! WHUR-FM 96.3 is a 24-hour, 16,500 watt HD radio station located in Washington, D.C. Owned by Howard University since its inception, WHUR has a competitive signa...l that reaches north of Baltimore, MD to the outskirts of Richmond, VA. As one of the few University-owned commercial radio stations in America, WHUR serves both Washington’s business and public communities. History of WHUR WHUR 96.3 FM – Howard University is Washington’s only stand-alone radio station and one of the few university-owned commercial radio stations in America, broadcasting since 1971 to nearly a half million listeners daily in five states and can now be heard around the globe on the web at whur.com. The first radio station in the Washington area to broadcast in HD, WHUR is the recipient of numerous awards, including the prestigious NAB Marconi for Best Urban Station of the Year and NAB Crystal Radio Award for Excellence in Community Service. Howard University’s WHUR-FM Radio officially converted to digital broadcasting on Wednesday, January 21, 2004, becoming the first commercial radio station in the metropolitan Washington area to use a digital signal or HD RadioTM technology. A little more than two-and-a-half years later, on November 16, 2006, WHUR-WORLD, 96.3 HD-2 was launched, offering new programming options of a progressive mix of music and information and the same high-quality sound as our parent station WHUR. Musical programming on WHUR-WORLD is jazz-intensive and also features blues, soul, hip-hop, African-American folk, and world music. Other periodic short- and long-form programming elements include “Black History Moments,” fitness tips, and social and cultural specials, as well as provocative weekly talk shows shedding light on issues ranging from money matters to domestic abuse. Called “the other side of WHUR,” the WHUR-WORLD signal is also streamed on www.whurworld.com. WHUR WORLD was the distinguished recipient of the 2008 NAB HD Radio Multicast award for its innovative work in programming on a multicast channel. WHUR-FM 96.3 HD1, WHUR-WORLD 96.3 HD2, Student Run WHBC 96.3 HD3, HUR VOICES ON SIRIUSXM 141, HBCU SIRIUS XM 142, Glasshouseradio.com
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