And many hip-hop stations also play reggae, some reggaetón, even a dash of soca.

They were tuned to Hot 97, the wildly popular hip-hop station, but it was a Sunday night public affairs show that caught their attention.

Last summer, for the first time, reggaeton hits started getting regular airplay on commercial hip-hop stations like Hot 97.

Two workers have brought their radios, one tuned to a hip-hop station, the other playing classic soul.

Raji punched a button set for Power one-oh-six, the hip-hop station.

Several conglomerates own competing hip-hop stations, he said.

For a few days it became a fully fledged hip-hop station before moving back to hot adult contemporary.

Chris then moved onto Sacramento, California where he hosted a morning show on hip-hop station.

The two companies will produce and distribute programming to hip-hop stations around the country, which now number more than 350.

Although a hard rock or a hip-hop station may have edited content, some explicit songs maybe mixed in there.