Twin Cities: iHM Launches Classic HipHop On Hot 102.5 FM

iHeartMedia/Minneapolis has launched a Classic HipHop/R&R format on K273BH 102.5 FM Hot 102-5.

Hot 102.5 will be fed via  KQQL 107.9 FM HD3 and is featuring 5000 songs in a row, commercial-free, featuring artists such as Jay-Z, 2Pac and Notorious B.I.G.

Co-owned KDWB afternoon host Lucas Phelan expands his responsibilities and will become Hot 102-5's Program Director.

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"Hot 102-5 will be Minneapolis' new home for classic hip hop and R&B -- this is a completely unserved audience and we can't wait to introduce the new station to millions of listeners" said iHeartMedia/Minneapolis Senior VP/Programming for Gregg Swedberg.

"We're all about the music on Hot 102.5, and we're going to start by playing a ton of it," said Phelan. "I'm excited to introduce this new format to Minneapolis listeners, it's what they have been asking for."