XPN2/XPoNential Radio is an
Adult Album Alternative
Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2 ...
radio station carried on the HD2 radio channels of
WXPN FM in
Philadelphia
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and WXPH in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
History
From 2006 until 2010, the HD2 channel of WXPN carried the brand of "Y-Rock on XPN" which featured on-air personalities originally from Philadelphia radio station WPLY 100.3 FM, branded as "Y100". WPLY owner
Radio One changed the station's format in 2005, ending the
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commerci ...
format. Y-Rock on XPN was the latest incarnation of the Y100 brand until June 2010
that originally aired on 100.3 FM, which was the city's alternative rock station from the 1990s until 2005.
In 2010, WXPN-HD2 changed branding from "Y-Rock on XPN" to "XPN2/XPoNential Radio".
References
External links
XPoNential Radio
American music radio programs
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