L-A Radio: iHM To Launch Real 92.3 FM Friday

Doc Wynter

iHeartMedia/Los Angeles has announced the debut of Real 92.3 on KHHT 92.3 FM, the new home of Hip Hop and R&B for Los Angeles.

Real 92.3 will kick off at 9:23 AM tomorrow morning -- Friday, February 6 - with “10,000 joints in a row” commercial-free, featuring hits from major Hip Hop and R&B artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Usher, Jay-Z and Beyoncé.

The company also announced today that Doc Wynter, iHeartMedia’s Senior Vice President of Urban Programming and the country’s foremost urban programmer, has expanded his responsibilities and will become Program Director of the new station.

Doc Wynter has been with iHeartMedia since 1988. Throughout his tenure, Doc has been instrumental in creating a number of iHeartMedia’s legendary urban stations, including New York’s popular Power 105.1 urban station and most recently 103.5 The Beat in Miami and 93.7 The Beat in Houston, and also oversees the urban stations for iHeartMedia and on iHeartRadio, the company’s industry-leading digital radio platform. Now adding this new role as Program Director to his other responsibilities, Doc will manage all programming operations for Real 92.3 in Los Angeles.

"The all-new Real 92.3 will be LA’s new home for REAL Hip Hop and R&B —it's what LA listeners have been waiting for,” said Doc. "Starting tomorrow morning at 9:23, we’ll start rollin’ 10,000 joints in a row!"

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“This is an exciting and robust addition to our portfolio of iHeartMedia brands that reach more than 9 million people in Los Angeles each week through broadcast radio, digital, social and events.  Hip Hop is thriving and I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have leading the charge than Doc Wynter,” said Greg Ashlock, President of Southern California, iHeartMedia.

“Doc is the best urban programmer in America,” said Tom Poleman, iHeartMedia’s President of National Programming Platforms. “His leadership, passion and creativity — and his incredible track record of success — will have a huge impact on Real 92.3. We’re thrilled to expand his role with us.”

Real 92.3’s all-new programming lineup will be announced soon. Fans can listen to Real 92.3 on the station's website www.real923la.com as well as on iHeartRadio.com and the iHeartRadio mobile app, iHeartMedia’s all-in-one music streaming and digital radio service.

The launch comes amid Emmis efforts to keep it morning host, Big Boy, in its stable at crosstown KPWR 106.7 FM /Power 106.  Emmis has filed a lawsuit against Big Boy for contract breach.