-
WWRL - 1600 AM KHz
Format – Talk / Gospel
Diversified music focusing on the young black community, emphasizing Motown, Stax, and Memphis Soul, and early James Brown styled funk. Their most famous disc jockey was Frankie Crocker. -
Period: to
URBAN RADIO TIMELINE
-
1970's
Focused on Philadelphia soul and other soul artists. Sounderling Broadcasting owned the station during this period and in 1979 Sounderling merged with Viacom. -
1982
Began playing gospel music in the evenings and gospel programming on Sunday’s. In the fall of 1982 WWRL switched to gospel music full time.