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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WQHT
| city = [[New York, New York]]▼
| logo = HOT97 WQHT logo.png▼
| country = US▼
| logo_upright = .8▼
| above =
▲| city = [[New York, New York]]
▲| logo = HOT97 WQHT logo.png
▲| country = US
▲| logo_upright = .8
| area = [[New York metropolitan area]]▼
| logo_alt =
| branding = ''Hot 97 FM''▼
| logo_caption =
| airdate = {{start date and age|1940|01|11|p=y|br=yes}}▼
| image =
| frequency = {{Frequency|97.1|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}▼
| image_alt =
| format = [[Urban contemporary]]▼
| caption =
▲| area = [[New York metropolitan area]]
| language = [[American English|English]]▼
▲| frequency = {{Frequency|97.1|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| erp = 6,700 watts▼
▲| branding = ''Hot 97 FM''
| haat = {{convert|408|m|ft|sp=us}}▼
| class = B▼
▲| format = [[Urban contemporary]]
| subchannels = HD2: [[Regional Mexican]] "La Buena 97.1 HD2"
| affiliations =
| owner = [[Standard General|Mediaco Holding, Inc.]]▼
| licensee = Mediaco WQHT License LLC▼
| operator = [[Emmis Corporation]]▼
| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[WBLS]]|[[WEPN-FM]]
▲| airdate = {{start date and age|1940|01|11|p=y|br=yes}}
| last_airdate =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W2XWG (1940–1944)|WEAF-FM (1944–1946)|WNBC-FM (1946–1954)|WRCA-FM (1954–1960)|WNBC-FM (1960–1975)|WNWS-FM (1975–1977)|WYNY (1977–1988)}}▼
| callsign_meaning = "Hot"▼
| licensing_authority = [[FCC]]
| facility_id = 19615
▲| class = B
| coordinates = {{coord|40|44|54.4|N|73|59|8.5|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}▼
▲| erp = 6,700 watts
▲| callsign_meaning = "Hot"
▲| haat = {{convert|408|m|ft|sp=us}}
▲| former_callsigns = {{ubl|W2XWG (1940–1944)|WEAF-FM (1944–1946)|WNBC-FM (1946–1954)|WRCA-FM (1954–1960)|WNBC-FM (1960–1975)|WNWS-FM (1975–1977)|WYNY (1977–1988)}}
▲| coordinates = {{coord|40|44|54.4|N|73|59|8.5|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
▲| owner = [[Standard General|Mediaco Holding, Inc.]]
| translators =
▲| operator = [[Emmis Corporation]]
| repeaters =
▲| licensee = Mediaco WQHT License LLC
| webcast = {{ubl|{{listenlive|https://www.hot97.com/listen-to-hot97}}|HD2: {{listenlive|https://www.estrellatv.com/es/radio/la-buena}}}}
▲| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[WBLS]]|[[WEPN-FM]]{{efn|Owned by Emmis, operated by [[Good Karma Brands]].}}|[[WLIB]]}}
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}}
'''WQHT''' (97.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], ''Hot 97'') is a commercial radio station, licensed to [[New York,
WQHT's studios are located in the [[Hudson Square]] neighborhood of [[Lower Manhattan]], and its transmitter is located at the [[Empire State Building]].
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Shortly after adopting the new music format, the station call letters were changed to WYNY. The station was now primarily competing against [[WINS-FM|WKTU]]. Ratings were fair at best.{{Clarify|reason=vague|date=April 2015}}
By the end of 1978, after toying briefly with an all-[[Beatles]] format, WYNY evolved to
By 1980, WYNY moved away from Frank Sinatra and [[Nat King Cole]], though the station continued running "Saturday with Sinatra" hosted by [[Sid Mark]]. Musically, WYNY added [[Motown]] songs, [[The Beatles]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[The Eagles]], [[The Doobie Brothers]], [[Donna Summer]], and soft hits from the contemporary artists. By 1981, the station format was that of pop hits from 1964 to what was then current music, with an occasional pre-'64 [[rock & roll]] song. Ratings went up from 1981 through 1983. By 1982, WYNY trimmed the '60s music slightly. Some of the air personalities included Dan Daniel, Bill St. James, Bruce Bradley, Randy Davis, Carol Mason, Mike McCann, Floyd Wright, Steve O'Brien, Bill Rock, Margaret Jones, Paulie, and Ed Baer.
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== Controversies ==
=== 2004 Indonesia tsunami parody ===
On January 17, 2005, [[Miss Jones (radio personality)|Miss Jones]] provoked a controversy by airing a song entitled "Tsunami Song" a month after approximately 167,000 people in [[Indonesia]] and 227,000 people worldwide were left dead or missing from the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]] which affected the Asia-Pacific and [[Somalia]]. The song, a parody sung to the 1985 tune "[[We Are the World]]", was criticized for overtly racist mocking of the Asian victims; the song lyrics contain the racially derogatory word "Chinamen," and calls the drowning victims "bitches." Some of the lyrics included the words "Go find your mommy. I just saw her float by, a tree went through her head. And now your children will be sold into child slavery."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496296/20050126/index.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050331025538/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496296/20050126/index.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 31, 2005|title=Hip-Hop Station Blasted For Song Mocking Tsunami Victims|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=January 26, 2005|publisher=MTV News|access-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref>
[[Miss Info]], a fellow on-air colleague of Korean descent, was outraged and spoke against the song on the station. She excluded herself from producing the song and said it was wrong for it to be played.<ref>{{citation |last=Hinckley |first=David |date=January 26, 2005 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2005/01/26/2005-01-26_hot_97_is_weathering__tsunam.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051230060235/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/274679p-235203c.html |title=Hot 97 is weathering 'Tsunami Song' storm |work=Daily News|location=New York|access-date=June 28, 2009 |archive-date=December 30, 2005}}</ref> Miss Info was insulted by other DJs on the air.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asianweek.com/2005/02/04/stop-the-song/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604180416/http://www.asianweek.com/2005/02/04/stop-the-song/ |title=Stop the Song|date=February 4, 2005|work=AsianWeek|access-date=June 28, 2009 |archive-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> Another jock on the show, [[Todd Lynn]], muttered "I'm gonna start shooting Asians."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/nyc-nytsun254125015jan25,0,2022540.story |title=Call for federal fines, more apologies after station airs 'We Are the World' parody offensive to Asians |last=Virasami |first=Bryan |date=January 25, 2005 |work=Newsday |access-date=June 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208093837/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/nyc-nytsun254125015jan25,0,2022540.story |archive-date=February 8, 2008 }}</ref> Following angry protests from the public, Miss Jones, [[DJ Envy]], and Tasha Hightower were suspended for two weeks while Todd Lynn and songwriter [[Rick Del Gado]] were fired.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E0DF103BF930A35751C0A9639C8B63|title=Tsunami Jokers Fired |last=Ogunnaike|first=Lola|date=February 3, 2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2005/02/02/2005-02-02__tsunami_song__fallout__3_su.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051220015058/http://www.nydailynews.com/02-02-2005/front/story/277113p-237107c.html |title="Tsunami Song" Fallout |last=Hinckley |first=David |date=February 2, 2005 |work=Daily News|location=New York |access-date=June 28, 2009 |archive-date=December 20, 2005}}</ref> The station issued an apology on its website. ''[[Newsday]]'', [[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]], [[McDonald's]] and [[Toyota]] all pulled their advertising from the station.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-ethot0211,0,7549258.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051214235046/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-ethot0211,0,7549258.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines |title=Newsday pulls ads from Hot 97 show |last=Guzman |first=Rafer |date=February 11, 2005 |work=Newsday |access-date=June 28, 2009 |archive-date=December 14, 2005}}</ref> The suspended employees' pay was diverted to charities helping victims of the tsunami.
=== Fights and shootings ===
On February 25, 2001, a shootout erupted between
=== Concerts ===
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Other notable controversies include a 2001 show in which Jay Z put embarrassing childhood photos of [[Mobb Deep]]'s Prodigy "up on that Summer Jam screen". The 2002 concert saw a bailout from headliner Nas after the station objected to him hanging an effigy of Jay Z from the stage during the height of their rivalry. Later beefs involving [[50 Cent]] and [[Ja Rule]], [[Eminem]]'s feud with [[The Source]], a 2006 show that had [[Busta Rhymes]] parading a series of rap legends onstage, and then-Hot 97 airstaffer Miss Jones dissing [[Mary J. Blige]] on air after the singer did not mention her name when she sent shout-outs to the Hot 97 DJs. The 2007 show saw [[Kanye West]] and [[Swizz Beatz]] engaging in a beat battle. The 2009 show saw Jay Z rapping "[[D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)]]" next to [[T-Pain]] (criticizing his use of the aforementioned technique on his songs).
The 2012 event made headlines when moments before [[Nicki Minaj]] was about to take to the stage, morning host [[Peter Rosenberg]] made a negative comment about her song "[[Starships (song)|Starships]]", saying to the fans, "I see the real hip-hop heads sprinkled in here. I see them. I know there are some chicks here waiting to sing 'Starships' later—I'm not talking to y'all right now." That comment and the alleged sexual relationship between the self-proclaimed "Queen of rap" and the host [[Ebro Darden]] would prompt [[Lil Wayne]] to pull Minaj and the rest of the acts signed to [[Cash Money Records]] out of the event. Minaj later spoke to Funkmaster Flex about the incident. After that, she appeared on Rosenberg's show, with the host apologizing to her on air. She performed two songs with [[2 Chainz]] at the following year's Summer Jam.<ref>[http://www.radio-info.com/programming/urban/summer-jams-hip-hop-battles "Summer Jams & Hip-Hop Battles"] by Dana Hall (From Radio-Info, June 6, 2012)</ref><ref>Jen Carlson, [http://gothamist.com/2012/06/07/dj_peter_rosenberg.php "Hot97's DJ Peter Rosenberg: Nicki Minaj 'Is Inherently Hip Hop... It's Just That Starships Is Not',"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110041230/http://gothamist.com/2012/06/07/dj_peter_rosenberg.php |date=January 10, 2016 }} [[Gothamist]], June 7, 2012.</ref><ref>Latifah Muhammad, [
The 2014 event that took place on June 2 would be blasted in a comment five days later (on June 6) by [[Chuck D]] of [[Public Enemy]], who accused the station of allowing artists who were performing there to use racial slurs and offensive language, calling it a "Sloppy Fiasco," adding that "If there was a festival and it was filled with anti-Semitic slurs... or racial slurs at anyone but black people, what do you think would happen? Why does there have to be such a double standard?" He also cites the lack of WQHT not allowing more up-and-coming artists to perform on stage.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6114010/chuck-d-on-hot-97s-sloppy-fiasco-summer-jam-goal-is-to-change-urban-radio "Chuck D on Hot 97's 'Sloppy Fiasco' Summer Jam: 'Goal is to Change Urban Radio'"] from Billboard (June 6, 2014)</ref> This was later addressed by Ebro Darden and Rosenberg on their morning show, responding to remarks that include the charge that Hot 97 is a "CORPlantation," but Darden, who admits that he agrees with Chuck D on addressing the issues, later pointed out by responding that "I think there's validity to what he's saying as to, 'I guess Hot 97 could be more local," and added "But people that listen to us when we research the songs don't vote those songs high enough to stay around. I have this debate and I put the onus back on the public to participate."<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/6113933/hot-97-co-hosts-respond-to-chuck-ds-harsh-criticism-of-summer-jam "Hot 97 Co-Hosts Respond to Chuck D's Harsh Criticism of Summer Jam"] from Billboard (June 7, 2014)</ref>
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071203192643/http://www.island.lk/2005/02/13/features2.html Sunday Island Sri Lanka – ''Two tsunami songs mentioned in the British parliament with kudos to Nimal Mendis by Nan'']
* [http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/releases/Jan05/TsunamiSong012605.html House of Congress Press Release from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi: ''Pelosi Condemns Broadcast of 'Tsunami Song''']
* [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060710fa_fact1 Hot 97 New Yorker article] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504104659/http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060710fa_fact1 |date=May 4, 2014 }}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.hot97.com/}}
* {{
* {{FCC letter|letterid=84018|hcards=yes|callsign=WQHT}} (covering 1940–1981 as W51NY / WEAF-FM / WNBC-FM / WRCA-FM / WNBC-FM / WNWS-FM / WYNY)
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