WLIB RADIO HAS helped bridge the information gap for Caribbean New Yorkers and others following the recent deaths of Guyanese President Cheddi Jagan and Michael Manley, former Jamaican prime minister.

Kae Thompson, who was recognized as one of the most witty and authoritative voices in New York City radio, died on June 21 at age 83. The broadcasting veteran died of a brain hemorrhage at ...

Emmis Communications, the radio and publishing company which owns WQHT (Hot 97) in New York, has announced a deal with YMF Media to purchase two New York radio stations -- WBLS 107.5 FM (the No. 2… By ...

Emmis Corporation has not sold WEPN-FM or WLIB-AM in New York. And, that may not transpire for a while. Emmis, with the help of a veteran programming consultant, has moved both stations to the ...

Publicly traded Emmis Communications, which CEO Jeff Smulyan is trying to take private, has put WLIB, its New York AM radio station, and five of its regional magazines, including Texas Monthly, on the ...

On Monday, June 27th, WBLS 107.5 FM, your #1 source for R&B, and 1190 WLIB AM, your praise and inspiration station, will celebrate Black Music Month with an exclusive listener event, in partnership ...

*New York, NY — Imhotep Gary Byrd’s longtime WLIB talk show “GBE Mind Flight,” a weekly Sunday mix of news, talk and music heard from 9:00pm to 12:00 midnight and featuring leading Black journalists ...

Emmis Communications has reached a deal with YMF Media to purchase heritage Urban AC WBLS-FM and its sister station, Urban Gospel WLIB-AM, for $131 million in cash. Emmis, which already owns Urban ...

The final installment of BBE's Beat Generation series-- inaugurated by the late J Dilla-- finds Madlib using his traditional mix of diverse beat styles and judiciously placed comic interludes to pace ...

Air America Radio, the liberal radio network that is home to host Al Franken, is refusing to address reports that it will be dropped by its New York flagship station, WLIB. A spokeswoman, Jaime Horn, ...