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Milestones

1980 WOL-AM is acquired, Washington, DC.
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1987 Acquires WMMJ-FM, Washington, DC.
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1992 Acquires WWIN-AM-FM, Baltimore, MD.
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1993 Acquires WERQ-AM (now WOLB-AM) and WERQ-FM in Baltimore, MD.
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1995 Acquires WKYS-FM, Washington, DC.
Acquires WHTA-FM, Atlanta, GA.
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1996 Acquires WAMJ-FM, Atlanta, GA.
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1997 Offering of $85.5 million of High Yield Notes.
Acquires WPHI-FM (formerly WDRE-FM), Philadelphia, PA.
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1998 Acquires WYCB-AM, Washington, DC.
Acquires three stations in Detroit, MI.
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1999 Initial Public Offering of Common Stock.
Acquires one station in Atlanta, GA.
Acquires two stations in Cleveland, OH.
Acquires one station in St. Louis, MO.
Acquires one station in Richmond, VA.
Acquires one station in Boston, MA.
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2000 Acquires one station in Philadelphia, PA.
Acquires five stations in Augusta, GA.
Acquires one station in Charlotte, NC.
Acquires three stations in Indianapolis, IN.
Acquires two stations in Houston, TX.
Acquires one station in Miami, FL.
Acquires two stations in Cleveland, OH.
Acquires one station in Los Angeles, CA.
Acquires one station in Dallas, TX.
Acquires three stations in Raleigh/Durham, NC.
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2001 Acquires one station in Dallas, TX.
Acquires one station in Boston, MA.
Acquires two stations in Cincinnati, OH.
Acquires six stations in Louisville, KY.
Acquires one station in Minneapolis, MN.
Acquires four stations in Dayton, OH.
Acquires three stations in Columbus, OH.
Acquires four stations in Richmond, VA.
Acquires one station in Atlanta, GA.
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2003 Acquires one station in Dayton, OH.
Partnership formed with Comcast Corporation to launch TV One, a new television cable channel targeting adult African-American viewers.
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2004 TV One is launched.
Acquires one station in Philadelphia, PA.
Acquires one station in Atlanta, GA.
Acquires one station in Houston, TX.
Acquires one station in Charlotte, NC.
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2005 Acquires controlling interest in Reach Media, Inc. (home of the Tom Joyner Morning Show).
Agrees to acquire an additional station in St. Louis, MO.
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2006 Celebrates 25th Anniversary.
Agrees to acquire an additional station in Cincinnati, OH.



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