WWIN-FM
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| City | Glen Burnie, Maryland |
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| Broadcast area | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Branding | "Magic 95.9" |
| Frequency | 95.9 (MHz) |
| First air date | September 15, 1964 |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 3,000 watts |
| HAAT | 91 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 54710 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°12′18″N 76°34′05″W / 39.205°N 76.568°WCoordinates: 39°12′18″N 76°34′05″W / 39.205°N 76.568°W |
| Former callsigns | WISZ-FM (1964–1976) WBKZ (1976–1983) WWIN-FM (1983–1987) WHTE (July 1987) WGHT (1987–1989) |
| Owner |
Radio One (Radio One Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WERQ-FM, WOLB, WWIN |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.magicbaltimore.com |
WWIN-FM is an urban adult contemporary radio station in Baltimore owned by Radio One. It is known as "Magic 95.9", playing a variety of urban adult contemporary music from the 1960s to present. Its transmitter is located along I-695 in Hawkins Point near Curtis Bay (officially Glen Burnie, Maryland), and its studios are located in Gwynn Oak (they were previously located at Cathy Hughes Plaza in downtown Baltimore).
WWIN-FM's former nickname from the 1970s was Z-96, with the call letters WBKZ. Around 1987, the format changed to Contemporary Hit Radio with the call letters WHTE, then WGHT. '"Hot 95.9"' failed to compete with CHR leader WBSB, and all airstaff were fired on June 23, 1989. Urban Adult music returned to 95.9 FM as legendary announcers Harold Pompey and Don "Cleo" Brooks created 1400 AM/95.9 FM WWIN-FM "The Best Songs and No Rap". In 1992, after a failed purchase attempt Washington, D.C. station owner Cathy Hughes and her company Almic Broadcasting bought WWIN AM-FM from Broadcast Enterprise Network, Inc. Ragan Augustus Henry, a Philadelphia attorney, headed the organization as President and 53% owner. He founded BENI (Broadcast Enterprises National, Inc.) in 1974 as a Black-owned business venture. Almic immediately changed the station's nickname to "Majic 95.9" In the late '90s, "Majic" was changed to "Magic". Later in 1992, Almic Broadcasting changed its name to Radio One. Personalities on WWIN-FM were Curtis Anderson, Harold Pompey, Tim Watts, Larry Wilson, Alphie, Lee Cross, Ronnie Baker, Mike Roberts, Keith Newman, Mike Moragne-El, Eric Henson, Larnell King, Anthony, Marcus Clinton, Robin Holden, Lou Thimes Jr., Dave Alan, Trecina "Sunshine" Grey, Denise Edwards, Jacqui Allen, Lawrence Gregory Jones, Sonny Andre, and Commediene-Actress Monique. Today, WWIN-FM carries two nationally syndicated shows: The Tom Joyner Morning Show and The D.L. Hughley Show.
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