WUBX (FM)

WUBX (FM) (97.7 FM) is a commercial radio station in New York City owned by Urban One. The station carries a mainstream urban format, with its HD2 sub-channel carrying a simulcast of WPIX-AM, and its HD3 sub-channel carrying a classic hip hop format. WUBX's offices are located at the Carnegie Hall Tower in Midtown Manhattan and its transmitter is located at the former Condé Nast Building.

As a simulcast of WINS
On September 8, 1955, Gotham Broadcasting Corporation would launch an FM simulcast of WINS. The station that was then known as WINS-FM simulcasted WINS's rock and roll format and carried a good amount of shows from WINS. The WINS stations were purchased by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in 1962, the company would put WINS (AM) and WINS-FM under Westinghouse Broadcasting.

In 1965, WINS (AM) and WINS-FM would switch to an all news station, the third of its kind in New York, but the most successful in the long run.

FM98 WINS
On June 13, 1972, WINS-FM would split from simulcast of WINS (AM) and would adopt an album-oriented rock format. The station would then brand itself as "FM98 WINS". When the format launch it faced competition with ABC owned WPLJ, and as such the station would tweak its format in 1981 to a classic rock format although retaining its previous branding.

In 1986, the station would change its format again, this time to an adult album alternative format. In 1988, Westinghouse would purchase WNEW-FM from Metropolitan Broadcasting. However, due to FCC at the time only allowing a company to own 1 AM and 1 FM per market, Westinghouse would sell WINS-FM to the Taft Broadcasting Company.

The Box
On February 6, 1988, capitalizing on New York's rise of hip-hop, Taft would drop WINS-FM's adult album alternative format and would switch the station to a mainstream urban format branded as "97.7 The Box" and the new call letters WUBX. The first song to play on 97.7 The Box was "Feel My Power" by MC Hammer. Since its launch, WUBX served as a main rival to WQHT.

On February 13, 1996, Citicasters (the former Taft Broadcasting) would acquire Jacor Communications and integrate its radio and television broadcasting assets into Jacor. In 1997, Jacor would acquire WPIX-AM from Tribune Broadcasting, taking advantage of a new 1995 FCC rule, which officially radio companies to own more than 1 AM and FM stations, as well as the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (which set the limit of radio station ownership with 5 FM and 3 AM stations).

In 1999, Jacor Communications was bought by Clear Channel Communications. Later that same year, Clear Channel bought out AMFM. However, because Clear Channel was over the limits at the time, the company would WPIX-AM and WUBX to Urban One, which also bought several other stations from CC during its merger with AMFM.