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Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie...

Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B;, urban pop, and on occasion, Caribbean music such as reggae, reggaeton, and soca. Urban contemporary was developed through the characteristics of genres such as R&B; and Soul. Virtually all Urban contemporary formatted radio stations are located in cities that have large or seizable African-American populations. Some cities that have Urban contemporary stations are; Los Angeles, California, New York City, Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Charlotte, and Norfolk, Virginia, etc. The term "urban contemporary" is heavily associated with African American music, particularly for an African American style of music, Contemporary R&B.; For the Latinos, the music is more Latin urban, Reggaeton. These stations focus primarily on marketing to African-Americans between the ages of 18 and 34. Their playlists are dominated by singles by top-selling hip hop and R&B; performers. On occasion, an urban contemporary station will play classic soul music songs