Going Back To… Throwbacks! Chicago Launches Classic Hip-Hop / R&B Radio with The New 104.3 JAMS

Chicago's #1 For Throwbacks' Disrupts Airwaves Today With 10,000 Commercial-Free Songs in a Row

Entercom Communications ETM today announced that WJMK-FM is ‘The New 104.3 JAMS, Chicago's #1 for Throwbacks,' the ultimate destination for classic Hip-hop and R&B.

The New 104.3 JAMS will define the most memory-making era in music and super-serve the entire Chicago community. To celebrate the launch, the station is keeping it real by airing 10,000 songs in a row, back-to-back, and 100% commercial-free starting at 12:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM CST today. Listeners can tune in at 104.3 JAMZ and around the world at 1043jams.com.

The New 104.3 JAMS, will capture the essence of Chicago from when The Bulls won six NBA championships, to when locals like Oprah and Barack Obama became homegrown heroes. "The time has come to usher in a brand new chapter in Chicago radio -- a station that is designed by Chicagoans exclusively FOR Chicago," said Pat Paxton, Entercom's President of Programming. "Hip-hop and R&B always makes you feel a certain way. The memories will come back to you immediately."

For the first time since Nielsen started measuring music consumption in the United States, the combined genre of Hip-hop and R&B took the number one spot this year - and is responsible for more than 25% of all music consumption in the U.S.

Radio remains the number one medium in terms of reach (93% of the U.S. population), serving over 271 million people and continues to be the driving force in music discovery.

For more information, please visit 1043jams.com.

About Entercom Communications Corp.

Entercom Communications Corp. ETM is a leading American media and entertainment company reaching and engaging over 100 million people each week through its premier collection of highly rated, award winning radio stations, digital platforms and live events. As one of the country's two largest radio broadcasters, Entercom offers integrated marketing solutions and delivers the power of local connection on a national scale with coverage of close to 90% of persons 12+ in the top 50 markets. Entercom is the #1 creator of live, original, local audio content and the nation's unrivaled leader in news and sports radio. Learn more about Philadelphia-based Entercom at www.Entercom.com, Facebook and Twitter (@Entercom).

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