Urban One Washington Flips WPRS-FM

Urban One has made significant format changes in the Washington, DC, market, shifting its long-running “Praise” Gospel format off of WPRS-FM (104.1) and introducing a new Tropical music format on the signal. As of Thursday, WPRS-FM began airing a Spanish-language Tropical offering featuring reggaeton and bachata, marking the company’s entry into the format for the National Capital Region. The move ends nearly two decades of Gospel programming on the 104.1 frequency.

The “Praise” brand has relocated to 92.7 WDCJ, licensed to Prince Frederick, MD, and to FM translator W240DJ (95.9) serving Washington, DC. Together, those signals replace the former Class B1 WPRS-FM coverage with a combination of a rimshot Class A FM and an in-city translator.

Before the change, WDCJ 92.7 simulcasted Urban One’s Adult R&B WMMJ (Majic 102.3) to strengthen that station’s reach in the eastern suburbs, while 95.9 W240DJ had rebroadcast the company’s Black Talk 1450 WOL.