Urban Top 40, also known as Urban Contemporary Hits, is another form of the Mainstream Urban format, and it is similar to Top 40 radio. It is usually geared toward a predominantly African American audience and can include Latino, Asian and Caucasian listeners. Radio stations using this format usually play a great deal of contemporary R&B and hip hop on a regular basis and on occasion, Reggae and Reggaeton. Mainstream Urban, a term used to describe a radio format that similar to an urban contemporary format. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... The word Latino derives from the Spanish word Latinoamericano and is generally applied to inhabitants of Latin America and their descendents living outside of Latin America. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Asian people. ... The term Caucasian race is used to refer to people whose ancestry can be traced back to Europe, North Africa, West Asia, South Asia and parts of Central Asia. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica. ... Reggaeton is a form of dance music which became popular with Latin American youth during the late 1990s and spread to North American, European, Japanese, and Filipino audiences during the first few years of the 21st century. ...

Urban Top 40 had always been around and Billboard magazine coined this phrase in the 1990s when Urban music was expanding throughout the United States. In 1993 two stations that switched from Rhythmic Top 40 to an Urban Contemporary format were Hot 97 in New York and Power 106 (KPWR) in Los Angeles, both owned by Emmis Broadcasting and also began utilizing Urban Top 40 radio as well. An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... This article is about the year. ... Mainstream Urban, a term used to describe a radio format that similar to an urban contemporary format. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... For another definition see rhythmic and CHR Rhythmic Top 40 is a contemporary hit music genre where the music, direction and makeup of the audience differ from the more mainstream Top 40 format. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the early 1980s. ... WQHT also known as Hot 97 is a New York based radio station. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ... KPWR is a radio station licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA with an Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio musical format. ... Emmis Communications is an Indianapolis-based radio and television group. ...