WBLK

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WBLK
City of license	Depew, New York
Broadcast area	Buffalo
Branding	"93.7 WBLK"
Slogan	#1 for Hip Hop and R&B
First air date	Mid 1970s
Frequency	93.7 (MHz)
Format	Urban Contemporary
ERP	47,000 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	W Benjamin L. Kulek
Owner	Regent Communications
Website	www.wblk.com

93.7 WBLK is an Urban contemporary FM radio station licensed to Depew that serves Buffalo. WBLK plays the musical genres of hip hop, R&B, gospel, and soul. WBLK celebrated its 40th anniversary as a FM radio station in 2005. Its transmitter is located in Buffalo.

WBLK is currently owned by Regent Communications. It is the Buffalo area's radio home for the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show.

[edit] History

WBLK-FM began in 1964 as an urban contemporary station that primarily played R&B and soul. The station was founded by legendary Buffalo radio personality George Lorenz ("Hound Dog"), who had earlier championed rhythm-and-blues music on other area stations such as WXRA, WINE (both of these stations were predecessors of today's WUFO, 1080 AM), WJJL, and WKBW. Lorenz's voice was heard on the station from its inception until his death in 1972.

Contrary to popular belief, despite WBLK's format, its call letters do not stand for the word "Black"; rather, they are a tribute to Benjamin L. Kulek, who was a major financial backer of the station when it first went on the air[1].

WBLK began streaming its programming on the Internet on November 13, 2006 and was sold to Regent Communications in December 2006.

In the 1990s, WBLK also had a significant listenership among fans of urban music in Toronto, which did not have an urban-format radio station. After the launch of CFXJ in 2001 on the adjacent 93.5 frequency, WBLK has lost prominence in the Toronto market.

[edit] Current lineup

Weekdays

• Tom Joyner Morning Show 6-10AM
• Alexis Williams 10AM-12PM
• Chris Reynolds 12PM-2PM
• Magic Man 2-6PM
• Mike Chaz 6-10PM
• The Quiet Storm with Al Wood 10PM-2AM
• Continuous Music 2-6AM

Fridays

• Tom Joyner Morning Show 6-10AM
• Alexis Williams 10AM-12PM
• Chris Reynolds 12PM-2PM
• Magic Man 2-6PM
• Mike Chaz 6-8PM
• The Wire with DJ Noodles and Mike Chaz 8-10PM

Saturdays

• Continuous Music 2-6AM
• Hip-Hop Throwdown with Skip Cheatham 6AM-8AM
• Live In The Den with Big Tigger 8AM-11AM
• Alexis Williams 11AM-2PM
• Mike Chaz 2PM-6PM
• Brownstone 6PM-10PM
• T-Boogie 10PM-11PM
• Live To Air with DJ Noodle 11PM-1AM

Sundays

• T-Boogie 1AM-2AM
• Holly Wood 2AM-6AM
• Various Programming 6AM-9AM
• Sunday Morning Gospel with Pat Ragin 9AM-1PM
• Tom Joyner Right Back At Cha 1PM-3PM
• Throwback Sunday with Young Noc 3PM-6PM
• Throwback Sunday In The Mix with DT, DJ Hassan, DJ Wolf 6PM-10PM
• The Quiet Storm with Al Wood 10PM-12M (Eye Of The Storm @ 11PM)

[edit] External links

• Query the FCC's FM station database for WBLK