Beasley Media Group has brought its “Bounce” Classic Hip-Hop brand to a third market as Adult R&B “107.7 Jamz” WUKS St. Pauls/Fayetteville NC has relaunched as “107.7 The Bounce“.
With the change, WUKS is now positioning as “Fayetteville’s home for Throwback Hip Hop and R&B”. The station joins similarly branded stations run by Beasley in Detroit and Fort Myers.
WUKS currently ranks fifth in the Fayetteville market with a 5.0 share in the Fall 2022 Nielsen Audio ratings, but trailing co-owned Hip Hop “Foxy 99.1” WZFX with a 13.7 share and Cumulus Media’s competing Adult R&B “Magic 106.9” WMGU’s second ranked 10.3 share.
The first hour of the new “107.7 The Bounce” at 12am featured:
- LL Cool J – I Need Love
- Sam Smith – Stay With Me
- 702 – Where My Girls At?
- E-40 ft. T-Pain And Kandi Girl – U And Dat
- Bell Biv DeVoe – Do Me Baby
- Mariah Carey – We Belong Together
- Jay-Z ft. Amil – Can I Get A
- Nelly ft. Kelly Rowland – Dilemma
- Luniz – I Got 5 On It
- Mary J. Blige – Be Without You
- Santana ft. The Product G&B – Maria, Maria
- Usher – U Got It Bad
- Run D.M.C. – It’s Tricky
Beasley Media Group has officially unveiled 107.7 The Bounce on WUKS-FM in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The new Throwback Hip Hop and R&B format was unveiled at 12:01am on Monday, March 20, 2023.
With artists like, Notorious BIG, Aaliyah, Ice Cube, Usher, Outkast, Eminem and so many more, 107.7 The Bounce will give you a wide variety of the music you’ve made so memorable.
“We’re bringing a whole new idea for what it means to celebrate Throwback Hip Hop in our community,” said Beasley Media Group Vice President and Fayetteville Market Manager Kent Dunn. “The biggest difference will be the tempo, and how this station will be a party 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
“There are so many great artists over the years in Hip Hop, and we love that we’ll be able to play so many of them for you here,” said DJ DRocc. “We started the day with Black Eyed Peas, LL Cool J, Sam Smith and 702. That’s quite a mix, and we can’t wait to see how much you love this station.”
DJ DRocc added, “We came out the gate strong, with tickets you can win to see TLC, Shaggy, En Vogue and Sean Kingston. Plus, we have tickets to Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa on the High School Reunion Tour! We love these artists – and you’ll hear them all over 107.7 the Bounce in Fayetteville – and these are going to be great shows.”
In addition to hearing 107.7 The Bounce on their radio dials at 107.7 in the Greater Fayetteville area, listeners can also stream the station for free on 1077TheBounce.com or in the Bounce mobile app.
