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| Formerly | Radio One, Inc. (1980–2017) |
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Broadcasting, Media |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Cathy Hughes |
| Headquarters | 1010 Wayne Avenue, , United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Cathy Hughes (Chairman) Alfred C. Liggins III (President & CEO) |
| Revenue |  US$ 441.4 million (2014) |
 US$ 77.2 million (2014) | |
| US$ -42.7 million (2014) | |
| Total assets | US$ 1.4 billion (2014) |
| Total equity | US$ 18.9 million (2014) |
Number of employees | 1,011 (2015) |
| Divisions | Interactive One Reach Media TV One Networks TV One Cleo TV |
| Website | urban1 |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4][5] | |
Urban One, Inc. (formerly Radio One) is an American media conglomerate based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Founded in 1980 by Cathy Hughes, the company primarily operates media properties targeting African Americans.
It is the largest African-American-owned broadcasting company in the United States, currently operating over 50 radio stations. The company also operates digital arm Interactive One, cable networks TV One[6] & Cleo TV, and is a majority-owner of syndicator Reach Media.
As of 2014, it was the ninth-highest-earning African-American-owned business in the United States.[7]
- ^ "RadioOne changes name to reflect identity as 'multimedia entity'". Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "ROIA:US". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Radio One Inc. Income Statement, Yahoo! Finance. Accessed June 16, 2015.
- ^ Radio One Inc. Balance Sheet, Yahoo! Finance. Accessed June 16, 2015.
- ^ Radio One Inc. Profile, Yahoo! Finance. Accessed June 16, 2015.
- ^ Felicia R. Lee, "A Network for Blacks With Sense of Mission", The New York Times, December 11, 2007.
- ^ "BE 100's 2014". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2016-11-22.