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|network_name = Classic Hip-Hop |
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'''Classic Hip-Hop''' is a 24-hour ] music format owned and operated by American radio production and distribution company ]. Launched in 2015, the format features ] music from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. It is targeted to adults ages 25–54, many of whom grew up listening to ] as the genre developed and grew in popularity during this period.<ref name"NYT 2014">{{cite news |url=https://nytimes.com/2014/12/16/business/media/classic-hip-hop-is-spreading-on-the-radio-dial.html |last=Sisario |first=Ben |title=Classic Hip-Hop Is Spreading on the Radio Dial |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2018 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Prior to the launch of Classic Hip-Hop on May 22, 2015,<ref name="Venta 2015">{{cite news |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/92984/westwood-one-launching-classic-hip-hop-network/ |last=Venta |first=Lance |title=Westwood One Launching Classic Hip-Hop Network |work=RadioInsight |publisher=RadioBB Networks |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2018 }}</ref> Westwood One operated a radio network originally known as "Old School Hip-Hop and R&B", which was later renamed "Classic Hip-Hop and R&B" and, finally, "The Rhythm". The most recent incarnation of the satellite-distributed format, however, is based directly on the now-defunct ] station ] (93.9 The Beat) in ].<ref name="Venta 2015" /> (The station has since flipped to a ] format.) Classic Hip-Hop features primarily hip-hop songs from the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s but also includes ] selections from the same period.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.insideradio.com/free/tucson-gets-classic-hip-hop-vibe/article_80db14f8-00b9-11e5-b018-5b8027ba26f9.html |title=Tucson Gets Classic Hip-Hop 'Vibe' |work=Inside Radio |date=May 22, 2015 |access-date=May 10, 2018 }}</ref> |
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Core recording artists featured on Classic Hip-Hop include ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wtvr.com/2016/08/09/g104-3-classic-hip-hop/ |title=Hip Hop Hooray! Classic Hip-Hop radio comes to Richmond |work=WTVR-TV |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=August 9, 2016 |access-date=May 10, 2018 }}</ref> |
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*{{official website |url=https://www.westwoodone.com/programming/formats/urban-rb/classic-hip-hop/ |name=Classic Hip-Hop — Westwood One }} |
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