WHUR-FM

WHUR-FM

Washington, D.C. United States
Broadcast area	Metro D.C.
Frequency	96.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	96.3 WHUR
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Urban adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Quiet Storm HD3: WHBC HD4: DC Radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
Owner	Howard University
Sister stations	WHUT-TV
History
First air date	1939 (85 years ago) (1939) (W3XO experimental) September 1946 (77 years ago) (1946-09)
Former call signs	W3XO (1939–1946) WINX-FM (1946–1949) WTOP-FM (1949–1971)[1]
Former frequencies	43.2 MHz (1939–1947) 44.7 MHz (1947) 92.9 MHz (1946–1947)[1]
Call sign meaning	Howard University Radio
Technical information
Facility ID	65707
Class	B (Non-commercial)
ERP	16,500 watts
HAAT	244 meters
Transmitter coordinates	38°57′01″N 77°04′46″W / 38.950389°N 77.079417°W / 38.950389; -77.079417
Translator(s)	HD2: 98.3 W252DC (Reston, Virginia)
Links
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) Listen Live (HD4)
Website	whur.com thequietstormstation.com (HD2) whbc963hd3.com (HD3) dcradio.gov (HD4)

WHUR-FM (96.3 MHz) is an urban adult contemporary radio station that is licensed to Washington, D.C., and serving the Metro D.C. area. It is owned and operated by Howard University, making it one of the few commercial radio stations in the United States to be owned by a college or university, as well as being the only independent, locally-owned station in the Washington, D.C., area. Staff members of the station mentor the students of the university's school of communications. The studios are located on campus in its Lower Quad portion, and the transmitter tower is based in the Tenleytown neighborhood. It is also co-owned with its television partner, WHUT-TV, one of D.C.'s PBS affiliates.

WHUR is also the home of the original Quiet Storm program, which longtime D.C. listeners have rated number one in the evening since 1976, and which spawned the namesake music genre that now airs on many radio stations across the United States. In 2005, it also began broadcasting in IBOC digital radio, using the HD Radio system from iBiquity.