Entercom Switches 104.3 K-Hits To Hip Hop After CBS Merger

CHICAGO, IL — The Philadelphia-based broadcasting company and radio network Entercom closed on its $2.4 billion acquisition of CBS Radio Friday. Right after the merger, Entercom announced it's changing WJMK-FM 104.3 from Chicago's greatest hits to classic hip hop. The station is now branded 'The New 104.3 JAMS,' the "ultimate destination for classic hip-hop and R&B," according to an Entercom media release.

The new format aims to "capture the essence of Chicago from when The Bulls won six NBA championships, to when locals like Oprah and Barack Obama became homegrown heroes," the company said.

Pat Paxton, Entercom’s president of programming, said the station will "usher in a brand new chapter for Chicago radio."

“Hip-hop and R&B always makes you feel a certain way. The memories will come back to you immediately,” he stated in the news release.

To celebrate the launch, Entercom said 104.3 JAMS is airing 10,000 songs in a row with no commercials.

The Entercom-CBS merger was announced in February, and includes seven Chicago stations.

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