WRKS-FM
City of license	New York City
Broadcast area	New York City area
Branding	98.7 Kiss FM
Slogan	The Best Variety of Old School and Today's R&B
First air date	1948
Frequency	98.7 FM (MHz) Also on HD Radio 98.7-2 FM urban gospel (HD Radio)
Format	Commercial; Urban AC
ERP	6,000 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	We aRe KisS W Rko (former owner) KisS WoR (former sister station) KisS W RKO Station
Owner	Emmis Communications (Emmis License Corporation of New York)
Sister stations	WQCD, WQHT, WRKS
Website	http://www.987kissfm.com/

WRKS-FM (98.7 MHz.), better known as 98.7 Kiss FM, is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in New York City, owned by Emmis Communications. One of the highest-rated staions in the city, WRKS shares studio facilities with sister stations WQCD (101.9 MHz.) and WQHT (97.1 MHz.) in New York's West Village neighborhood, and its broadcast transmitter is atop the Empire State Building. An Urban-formatted station since 1981, WRKS is one of the top-rated Urban stations in the United States. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The New York metropolitan area is the most populous in the United States and the fourth most populous in the world (after Tokyo, Seoul, and Mexico City). ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... In most of the world, the FM broadcast band, used for broadcasting FM radio stations, goes from 87. ... MegaHertz (MHz) is the name given to one million (106) Hertz, a measure of frequency. ... HD Radio is an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio system created by iBiquity for broadcasting via existing FM and AM radio stations. ... Urban contemporary gospel (sometimes marketed as Black gospel to help potential buyers distinguish it from other forms of Christian music, such as contemporary Christian music or Christian rock and Southern gospel) is a subgenre of Gospel music. ... HD Radio is a brand name of a method of digital transmission of AM and FM radio stations. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Commercial Radio Hong Kong is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting company in Hong Kong (the other being Metro Radio). ... Urban Adult Contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The watt (symbol: W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one joule per second. ... This is the list of broadcast station classes. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Emmis Communications is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based radio and television group. ... In broadcasting, sister stations are broadcast stations owned by the same company. ... WQCD, known on-air as CD 101. ... WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Urban Adult Contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Emmis Communications is an Indianapolis, Indiana-based radio and television group. ... WQCD, known on-air as CD 101. ... WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... // For the West Village development in Dallas, Texas, see West Village, Dallas The West Village is west of the Greenwich Village neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, bounded by the Hudson River and roughly Sixth Avenue, extending from 14th Street down to Houston Street. ... The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York, NY on the intersection of 5th Ave and W 34th Street. ...

As WOR-FM

98.7 FM in New York City began as WOR-FM in 1948 and was owned by the Bamberger Broadcasting Service, which was a division of R.H. Macy and Company. Like most early FM stations, WOR-FM initially simulcasted sister station WOR-AM (710 kHz.). Macy's/Bamberger sold the WOR stations (who launched a television station in October 1949) to the General Tire and Rubber Company in 1952. General Tire reorganized its broadcasting division into RKO General in 1957. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... WOR-AM is a class A (nighttime clear channel), AM radio station located in New York, New York, USA, operating on 710kHz. ... WWOR-TV, channel 9, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area. ... The General Tire and Rubber Company was founded in 1915 in Akron, Ohio by William ONeill. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ...

In 1965 the Federal Communications Commission ordered AM stations in large markets to end continuous simulcasting on co-owned FM frequencies, a move made to spark development of FM stations as individuals. On July 30, 1966 WOR-FM began running a freeform-based progressive rock format for most of its broadcast day, though the station continued to simulcast WOR-AM's Rambling with Gambling morning show for sometime afterwards. Under the leadership of legendary disc jockey Murray "the K" Kaufman, and featuring other notable disc jockeys such as Scott Muni and Bill (Rosko) Mercer, the freeform format was the first of its kind in New York City radio. However, this programming quickly evolved into an Adult Top 40 format by the end of 1967, and Muni and Rosko departed for WNEW-FM where the progressive format would become a huge success. Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The FCCs official seal. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Freeform, or freeform radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. ... Progressive rock is a radio station programming format that prospered in the late 1960s and 1970s, in which the disc jockeys are given wide lattitude in what they may play, similar to the freeform format but with the proviso that some kind of rock music is almost always what is... Rambling with Gambling was a news and talk radio program aired on WOR (AM) 710 from 1925 until the year 2000. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Murray Kaufman (February 14, 1922 – February 21, 1982) professionally known as Murray the K, was a famous and influential rock and roll impresario and disc jockey of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. ... Scott Muni was a Disc Jockey in New York City for nearly 50 years who is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Bill Mercer is an American sportscaster, originally from Muskogee, Oklahoma, who now lives in Richardson, Texas. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... WNEW is a New York City FM radio station operating at 102. ...

Initially, the Top 40-formatted WOR-FM played new songs but in less of a rotation than WABC, which was then New York's big Top 40 station. WOR-FM did, for example, played more oldies from the 1950s and early '60s than its competitors. Some of their early personalities included Bill Brown (who left for WCBS-FM in 1969), Joe McCoy (who would eventually run WCBS-FM for 23 years), Johnny Donovan (who would go to WABC in 1972), Tommy Edwards, Al Brady (who would program WABC in 1979) among others. As time progressed, WOR-FM played too many oldies to justify being called a Top 40 station. By 1972 the station eliminated 1950s and early 60s music almost completely, and by 1973 they focused on a playlist spanning 1964 to the then-present. WABC AM (770 kHz New York City) NewsTalkRadio 77 is the flagship station of the ABC Radio Network. ... WCBS-FM (101. ... Johnny Donovan introduces Rush Limbaugh on Limbaughs nationally syndicated program. ...

As WXLO

On October 23, 1972, they changed call letters to WXLO and starting in early 1974 became known as "99X." Still they were considered Adult Top 40 sort of similar to what WNBC evolved to. They held on to this Adult Top 40 format and "99X" name until 1980. At that point, they became "FM 99". This iteration had decent ratings for a while, but by 1980, they had fairly low ratings. They phased out rock music at this point very slowly and gradually began mixing more disco and soul into the format in the Fall of 1980. RKO General, who owned the station, decided to target WBLS-FM's urban audience by bringing in new program director Barry Mayo. Mayo shortly before arrving suggested a new format for the station to then-general manager Lee S. Simonson after he had a surprising lambasting from his idol Frankie Crocker (who would later become his rival). October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A blonde haired, very skilled worker with a 70s look. ... 107. ... The program director (spelt programme director in many countries) is the person who decides what will be aired on a television or radio station. ... Barry Mayo is a United States radio executive. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... General Manager of Rock/Pop radio station 98. ... Frankie Crocker was an infamous New York DJ. On the air, he sometimes called himself the Chief Rocker, and he was as well known for his boastful on-air patter as for his off-air flamboyance. ...

By May of 1981, WXLO was nearly all rhythmic, playing almost all disco, soul, and rhythmic-friendly pop. almost all the rock and AC crossovers were gone. By today's standards, this station would be called "Rhythmic CHR", but that term did not exist back in 1981. Therefore, the station was classified as "Urban Contemporary" (which today would be considered as a strictly R&B-type format whether Rap or Soul). Rhythmic music and Rhythmic radio, also known as Rhythmic Crossover or Rhythmic Pop, is a term used to describe a certain group of radio stations and the Billboard chart that is compiled based on airplay from those radio stations. ... CHR is a Habbo Hotel AU fansite with a online streaming radio station. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ... 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 is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the self-aware essence unique to a particular living being. ...

WXLO once held an all-Elton John weekend. Listeners had to count how many Elton songs were played and win his Greatest Hits Vol. 1 album. Another weekend they held a "No Bee Gees" weekend, where they asked their listeners to request Bee Gee songs that they didn't want played. "I'll be sure to not get that on the air for you" a DJ said on that weekend. Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Elton Johns Greatest Hits is an album containing some of Elton Johns greatest hits. ...

The WXLO call sign now belongs to a station in Worcester, Massachusetts, chosen in tribute by station management. For the former New York City market station, see WRKS-FM. WXLO-FM is a Hot adult contemporary radio station in the Worcester, Massachusetts radio market, broadcasting on 104. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Worcester County Settled 1673 Incorporated 1684 Government  - Type Council-manager also known as Plan E  - City Manager Michael V. OBrien  - Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes  - City Council Dennis L. Irish Michael C. Perotto Joseph M. Petty Gary Rosen Kathleen...

As WRKS-FM

In June 1981, the station was known on-air as "FM 99 WXLO making its move to 98.7". By the end of the month, the station's call letters changed to WRKS-FM (the meaning of which originally referred to its being an RKO Station) and the station was called "98.7 Kiss FM", as the station's transition to this new urban contemporary format was completed by that August. Early on, Kiss-FM played a great deal of R&B and dance music, and was rated top-five in the early 1980s, at one point moving from 22nd place to third. Notable Kiss FM Mixmasters at the time were Shep Pettibone and the Latin Rascals, who relied heavily on freestyle music. Longtime urban contemporary leader WBLS expressed concern over the new station, which represented its first competition in that format. The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shep Pettibone is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term urban contemporary was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. ... WBLS is an Urban Adult Contemporary FM radio station that is licensed to New York City, operating on 107. ...

WRKS logo from 1981 to 1994

Around mid-1983, Kiss-FM approached Afrika Bambaataa about an underground rap music show. He liked the idea and appointed DJ Jazzy Jay, a fellow member of Zulu Nation. He then passed the gig on to his cousin, DJ Red Alert. In Fall 1983, Kiss FM became the first station in the United States to play rap regularly. Also in 1983, non-R&B dance music and disco were phased out, as the station played strictly music catering only to an African-American audience. WBLS responded by hiring Mr. Magic to conduct a weekend rap show, which helped WBLS reach number-three in the ratings that year, beating out Kiss FM. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Jazzy Jay (born Jayson Byas, c. ... The Universal Zulu Nation, originally known simply as The Organization, is an international hip hop awareness group, which arose among reformed street gang members in New York City in the 1970s, formed and headed by Hip Hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Mr. ...

By 1984, the station had promoted Barry Mayo as the first black general manager in the RKO radio chain. Kiss would incorporate rap artists such as Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, the Fat Boys, Newcleus, and LL Cool J into the same rotation as such established acts as Ashford & Simpson, Kool and the Gang, and Gladys Knight. In 1986, Emmis Broadcasting launched WQHT-FM, which had a huge emphasis on dance music. Kiss FM and rival WBLS then each added more dance music to their playlists. In 1988, Mayo left to organize a new broadcasting company with Lee S. Simonson and Bill Pearson, and RKO appointed Charles Warfield (former general manager of WBLS) as the new general manager of Kiss FM. During his tenure, the station reached first place for six years. Barry Mayo is a United States radio executive. ... The term general manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. ... Curtis Kurtis Blow Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hops first mainstream star. ... Run-DMC is a hip hop crew founded by Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell that included Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels. ... The Fat Boys were a hip hop trio of rappers from Brooklyn who emerged in the early 1980s. ... Newcleus is a band that came in on the first wave of electronic hip-hop in the early 1980s. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team, as well as being recording artists in their own right. ... Kool & The Gang Kool & the Gang was a massively successful rhythm and blues and disco group. ... Gladys Maria Knight (born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American R&B/soul singer and actress. ... Emmis Communications is an Indianapolis-based radio and television group. ... WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... General Manager of Rock/Pop radio station 98. ...

RKO General owned three stations in New York that would be sold to different companies. In 1987, WOR-TV would be sold to MCA (and renamed WWOR-TV). On June 26, 1989, RKO sold Kiss FM to the Summit Communications Group of Atlanta. Around the same time as Kiss FM's sale, WOR was sold to Buckley Broadcasting. Several radio stations began to use the moniker "Kiss FM" name as well as the format. For years Kiss FM was number one on the Arbitron ratings due to its hip hop-influenced format. In 1990, WBLS lured on-air personality Mike Love (formerly of the original Kiss Wake-Up Club) to their morning drive time. Kiss immediately formulated a new morning show featuring Ken Webb and Jeff Foxx along with then-unknown Wendy Williams. The show became a hit. WWOR-TV (UPN 9) is the flagship station of the UPN network. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ... WWOR-TV, channel 9, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... The Summit Communications Group is an Atlanta-based communications company once owned sixteen radio stations around the United States. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Buckley Radio owns and operates twenty radio stations in seven markets. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Arbitron is a radio audience research company in the United States. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Cover of The Wendy Williams Experience Wendy Williams (born July 16, 1964) is an African-American radio host and television personality. ...

In 1994, WQHT-FM ("Hot 97") changed formats from dance music to strictly rap, thus competing directly with Kiss FM. The station responded by adding Mixmaster shows, producing remixes unheard on other urban stations and formulating a new morning show featuring Wendy Williams. Emmis Broadcasting, which owned Hot 97 agreed to purchase Kiss FM from Summit in December 1994, forming the market's first FM duopoly. Notable DJ's such as Wendy Williams (now on WBLS) and Red Alert (previously returned to Kiss and now heard on WWPR-FM) moved from Kiss FM to Hot 97, which continued with its new format; Kiss stopped playing rap and focused on an Urban Adult Contemporary (Urban AC) format using the slogan "Smooth R&B and Classic Soul". WQHT, more commonly known as Hot 97, is a high-profile Rhythmic Contemporary radio station in New York City under the corporate ownership of Emmis Communications. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Emmis Communications is an Indianapolis-based radio and television group. ... A true duopoly is a form of oligopoly where only two producers exist in a market. ... WWPR-FM, also known as Power 105. ... Urban Adult Contemporary is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ...

In 1999, Kiss FM switched from a classic soul-music format to current R&B. That same year the late Frankie Crocker (formerly of rival station WBLS) was hired as an announcer and a weekend DJ. The station slowly began to reintroduce rap back on its playlists in 2000. When WWPR-FM was launched in March 2002 the station slightly switched back to classic soul. In 2003 Barry Mayo returned as general manager for Kiss FM, Hot 97 and WQCD-FM. Now the station is back to an Urban Adult Contemporary format, targeting the 25-54 year-old audience, focusing on R&B hits from the 1980s on. Frankie Crocker was an infamous New York DJ. On the air, he sometimes called himself the Chief Rocker, and he was as well known for his boastful on-air patter as for his off-air flamboyance. ... WWPR-FM, also known as Power 105. ... Barry Mayo is a United States radio executive. ... WQCD, known on-air as CD 101. ...

Notable station radio personalities

• Mike Wade (1981-1984)
• Mary Thomas (1981-1984)
• Lynda Moore (1981-1985)
• Charile Burger (1981-1986)
• Michael Lysak (1982-1987)
• Yvonne Mobley (1981-1990)
• Bob Slade (1972-present)
• Jeff Troy (1981)
• Barry Mayo (1981)
• Jose Guzman (1981-1984)
• Shep Pettibone (Mastermixer) (1981-1984)
• Charlie Steiner (1981-1986)
• Tony Humphries (Mastermixer) (1981-1991)
• Fred "Bugsy" Buggs (1982-1983; 1986-1988; 2000 - present)
• Wanda Ramos (1982-1984)
• Sonny Taylor (1982-1984)
• DJ Red Alert (1982-1994, 2000-2002)
• Ken Webb (1983-1986, 1989-1994)
• Milta McLean-Dennis (1986-1994)
• Freddie Rodriguez (1984-1987)
• Maxine Rosenberg (1985-1989)
• Wayne Simms (1986-1990)
• G. Keith Alexander (1985-1989)
• Johnnie Allen (1985-2000)
• Rob Crocker (1986)
• John Madden (1986)
• Roshaan Vance aka the Ugly DJ (1986-1987)
• Warren Dean (1986-1988)
• John Robinson (Mastermixer) (1986-1988)
• Carol Ford (1986-1996)
• B.J. Steele (1987)
• Mike Love (1987-1988)
• DJ Sting International (Mastermixer) (1987-1991)
• Joe Bragg (1987-1995)
• Jeff Foxx (1987-1996, 1998; 2002 - present)
• Chuck Chillout (Mastermixer) (1987-2002)
• Ann Tripp (1987-2001)
• Bobby Gailes (1987-present)
• Jonny Meadow (1988-present)
• Jerhi Young (1988-1991)
• Vinnie Brown (1988-1997)
• Jay "Mixin" Dixon (MasterMixers) (1988-2000)
• Rollye James (1989-1996)
• Lauren Nicole (1989-1990)
• Prince Kalunda (Reggae Show) (1989-1994)
• Dahved Levy (Reggae Show) (1989-1994)
• Prince Messiah (Mastermixer) (1989-1994)
• Darryl James (MasterMixer) (1990-1994; 1998-present)
• "Miss Thang" Diana King (1990-present)
• Wendy Williams (1989-1994)
• Sean Cort (1989-1998)
• Michael Cottman (1991-1997)
• BJ Stone (1993-2000)
• Shaila (1994- present)
• Deborah Rath (1994-1998)
• Mike Shannon (1994 - present)
• Lenny Green (1995 - present)
• James Mtume (1994-present)
• Fatiyn Muhammad (1994-present)
• Bobby Childs (1994 - present)
• Vy Higgenson (1995-1998)
• Roberta Flack (1995-1999)
• Ashford & Simpson (1995-1999)
• Bob Pickett (1995-present)
• Isaac Hayes (1996-2001)
• Charles "Cutman" Etheridge (1996-present)
• Tanya Simpson (1998-present)
• Ruben Toro (1999-present)
• "Brotha Percy" [Williams] (1993 - 2001)
• Frankie Crocker (1998-2000)
• Mark Jordan (1998-2001)
• Dean Memminger (1992-present)
• Grand Master Flash (Mastermixer) (2001-2003)
• Tom Joyner (2001-2003)
• Paul Porter (2002 - 2004)
• Peter Noel (2001-present)
• Walter Fields (2002-present)
• Talent (2002-present)
• Kesha Monk (2003-present)
• Michael Baisden (2003-present)
• DJ Chris Love (MasterMixer) (2003-present)
• Reggie Wells (MasterMixer) (2003-present)
• Tommy Allen (MasterMixer)
• Timmy Regisford (MasterMixer)
• Kevin Wilson aka The Captain
• Latin Rascals (Mastermixers)

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Management

• General Manager - Dan Halyburton
• Program Director - Toya Beasley
• Music Director - Julie Gustines
• General Sales Manager - Keith Crystal

References and External links

• 98.7 Kiss Fm's Official Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WRKS
• Radio-Locator information on WRKS
• New York Radio Guide
• Hip Hop Music Site
• Emmis Communications Official Website
• History of Urban Contemporary

Emmis Communications

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Annual Revenue: 373.26 million USD| Employees: 1,500 | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: EMMS| Website: www.emmis.com

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