WHUR-FM
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WHUR-FM is an urban adult contemporary commercial FM radio station that is licensed to Washington, D.C., and serving the Washington metropolitan area. It is owned and operated by Howard University, ma
1940 Jansky & Bailey advertisement featuring the W3XO transmitter.
Howard University Washington DC Founders Library
Melvin Lindsey
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Melvin Lindsey was an American radio and television personality in the Washington, D.C. area. He is widely known for originating the "Quiet Storm" late-night music programming format.
WHUR-FM
…of mellow, rhythm and blues and soul music, smooth jazz and love songs often played at night on many radio stations originated at WHUR. Then-intern Melvin Lindsey came up with the idea when he played a soothing string of songs during a particularly bad storm in 1976, even as power was cut to most other area radio…
Lindsey in 1988