WQHT 97.1 FM is a music radio station based in New York city also popular by its brand name Hot 97 FM. The channel serves the local audience of the New York metropolitan area through the frequency of 97.1 MHz while the listeners from outside of the New York City can listen to the live broadcasting of the radio through the internet. The listeners can enjoy some of the best selection of music from hip hop, urban contemporary, rhythmic contemporary formats. The ownership of the channel is under Emmis Communications which is also holding other siblings of the radio WBLS, WEPN-FM, WLIB, and ESPN Radio.
WQHT 97.1 is serving its listeners since 1948. The station is gone through various conversions of call signs and ownerships till now. The current call sign was adopted by the station back in 1988 which stands for W Q HoT. The transmitter from the Empire State Building utilizes an ERP of 6700 watts to bring quality contents to the ears of its listeners. The programming of the channel is all about news, music, interviews, podcasts, media gallery and much more. “#1 for hip hop” is the tagline of the channel. You can also connect and grow your business via advertisement means. The listeners can also find the channel on social media.