WNSB/Norfolk Officially Launches Paragon Media Strategies' Urban Alternative Format

Urban Alternative

NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY noncommercial Urban WNSB/NORFOLK has officially completed its transition to PARAGON MEDIA STRATEGIES' Urban Alternative format as "BLAZIN' HOT 91." The station began the transition this SUMMER and PARAGON announced the official launch date as MONDAY (12/9). WNSB is the third station to adopt the format, following CHICAGO PUBLIC MEDIA Urban Alternative WBEW (VOCALO 89.5)/CHESTERTON, IN-CHICAGO and ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC MEDIA Urban Alternative KUVO-HD2-K225BS (THE DROP)/DENVER.

The station received a CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING grant to research and launch the format under GM EDITH THORPE, Operations Dir. DOUG PERRY, Content Dir. MIKE "HEART ATTACK" MAUZONE, Marketing & Community Engagement Dir. TONI JONES, and Development Dir. TRACY KNIGHTON, with PARAGON's MIKE HENRY as lead consultant along with MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Triple A WYMS (88NINE RADIO MILWAUKEE)/MILWAUKEE PD JORDAN LEE and Digital Content Manager TARIK MOODY and PARAGON's MICHELLE CONRAD.

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