Atlanta Radio: Now, There Are Three Classic Hip Hop Stations

OG 97.9 T-FM launched Tuesday at noon as Atlanta’s Classic Hip Hop station.  OG 97.9 FM is being fed via translator W250BC and WWWQ 99.7 HD 3.  It’s throwback hip hop featuring Dr Dre, Missy Elliott, Notorious B.I.G., Jay Z, Ludacris, Snoop, and LL Cool J; all the O-G’s of Hip-Hop.

In 1990 hip-hop made up one-third of the Hot 100. By 1999, it was the country’s best-selling genre, with more than 81 million albums sold. Atlanta, the heart of the Dirty South, was a hot bed of the music and culture during this period. The city hosted the rise of Outkast, Ludacris, TLC, Jermaine Dupri, Goodie Mob, Bow Wow, Kriss Kross and more. Now these artists and their East and West Coast counterparts finally have a proper home on Atlanta’s OG 97.9-Classic Hip Hop.

“This is an exciting day for Atlanta radio,” said Cumulus Atlanta Operations Manager Rob Roberts. “We are bringing a format that hasn’t been available and we’re thrilled to be the home of Classic Hip Hop.”

W250BC 97.9 FM (250watts) 60dBu Coverage

OG 97.9 FM replaces Q100-20, which will continue to be available to fans via Rdio’s Q100-20 Playlist. Information regarding Q100-20 is available at www.Q100Atlanta.com.

For more information about OG 97.9 FM Classic Hip Hop programming and events listen to 97.9 FM or log on to www.OG979.com. Follow on Facebook and on Twitter @OG979ATL.

Radio One has also entered the hip hop radio wars with the launching of Boom 102.9 FM on W275BK, via WPZE 102.5 FM in Mapleton, GA.

W275BK 102.9 FM (147watts) 60dBu Coverage

Boom 102.9 FM is Radio One;' fourth station to be branded as "Boom".  The others are in Houston, Philadelphia and Dallas.

The two stations will slug it out with On Top Broadcasting's "Old School 99.3" WTZA 1010 AM (Atlanta) and W257DF 99.3 T-FM in Dallas, GA which flipped to Classic Hip-Hop last week.