
Hot 107.5 FM, Michigan’s only all hip-hop radio station
Clip: Season 51 Episode 4 | 9m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
HOT 107.5, Detroit’s only all-hip-hop station and Michigan’s first Black-owned FM station.
In celebration of hip hop’s 50th birthday, HOT 107.5 WGPR FM President Kenneth Hollowell and Marketing & Promotions Director Koffey Brown join “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson to share the history of the radio station, how it came to be Michigan’s first Black-owned FM radio station, its evolution into the hip hop format, and the role it plays for hip hop artists and the community.
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Hot 107.5 FM, Michigan’s only all hip-hop radio station
Clip: Season 51 Episode 4 | 9m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
In celebration of hip hop’s 50th birthday, HOT 107.5 WGPR FM President Kenneth Hollowell and Marketing & Promotions Director Koffey Brown join “American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson to share the history of the radio station, how it came to be Michigan’s first Black-owned FM radio station, its evolution into the hip hop format, and the role it plays for hip hop artists and the community.
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