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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) \u2014 Classic hip-hop and R&B have returned to Bowling Green airwaves with the launch of 98 Jamz.<\/p>\n
Seven Mountains Media debuted the new format Monday. The station airs on 98.3 FM and 102.7 FM in Bowling Green and 98.1 FM in Glasgow.<\/p>\n
Its playlist spans roughly three decades, with music from the 1990s through 2020. Midday host Shawn \u201cBig Hamp\u201d Hampton said the format blends familiar hits with songs listeners may not have heard in years.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou got different aspects of it,\u201d Hampton said. \u201cSome of it\u2019s a little poppy. You still got Rihanna in there, but then you go back, you get Mary J. Blige, you got TLC, you got Destiny\u2019s Child. You got so many different groups and different artists out there that some have never heard, and some, like myself, haven\u2019t heard in a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hampton said the mix is broad enough to reach listeners of different ages. For some, the songs will bring back memories. Others may be hearing the artists for the first time.<\/p>\n
A Bowling Green native, Hampton said joining the station\u2019s launch carries added meaning. He believes the area\u2019s Black community has lacked a consistent local radio voice.<\/p>\n
His show, \u201cMidday Vibes with Big Hamp,\u201d will mix music with humor, stories and community information. A recurring segment called \u201cBehind the Jam\u201d will explore the stories and memories connected to certain songs.<\/p>\n
Hampton also plans to promote local events and encouraged community organizations to send announcements to the station.<\/p>\n
The weekday lineup includes \u201cDeDe in the Morning,\u201d Hampton during middays, the Baka Boys in the afternoon and R-Dub\u2019s \u201cWeekday Slow Jamz\u201d at night.<\/p>\n
The station\u2019s 102.7 FM signal will also broadcast local high school football and basketball games, with Hampton serving as a color commentator.<\/p>\n
The launch replaces Seven Mountains Media\u2019s former rock station, The Point. The company will retain The Point\u2019s \u201cTwo Minute Promise,\u201d which limits commercial breaks to two minutes or less.<\/p>\n
Hampton said the early response has been overwhelmingly positive, with listeners taking to social media to celebrate the format\u2019s return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) \u2014 Classic hip-hop and R&B have returned to Bowling Green airwaves with the launch…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":965727,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[29],"tags":[387999,388000,388001,388002,388003,388004,171,388005,40563,388006,975,90467,6651,388007,388008,388009,67,132,68],"class_list":["post-965726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-102-7-fm","tag-98-jamz","tag-98-1-fm","tag-98-3-fm","tag-bowling-green-radio","tag-classic-hip-hop","tag-entertainment","tag-glasgow-radio","tag-local-radio","tag-midday-vibes-with-big-hamp","tag-music","tag-rap-music","tag-rb","tag-seven-mountains-media","tag-shawn-big-hamp-hampton","tag-south-central-kentucky","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117000612693242507","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=965726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/965726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/965727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=965726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=965726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=965726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}