Editing WPGC-FM (section)

===Hip hop/R&B===
''Classy 95'' ended up being a failure, and First Media sold its stations off to [[Cook Inlet Region, Inc.|Cook Inlet Radio Partners]], a group of [[Alaska Natives]] for $177 million in 1987.<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington, DC-Baltimore Area Radio History|url=http://www.playlistresearch.com/Washington%20DC%20Radio%20History.htm|publisher=Playlist Research}}</ref> Cook Inlet returned the WPGC-FM calls on the weekend after [[Memorial Day]] on May 30, 1987.<ref name="licensing"/> The first song under the new format was "Jam On It" by [[Newcleus]], and the new CHR format with an urban lean became much more popular.<ref>[http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/106437/wpgc-celebrates-25-years-on-air "WPGC Celebrates 25 Years On Air"] from All Access (May 26, 2012)</ref> The station was initially branded ''WPGC, 95 Jams''. In the early 2000s, the branding reverted to simply ''WPGC 95.5'', dropping the ''Jams'' moniker from the brand, although it still visibly remained on the station's logo. In August 2009, the station rebranded again to ''95-5 PGC''.

[[File:Logo of WPGC-FM.png|thumb|WPGC-FM logo from 2011 to January 2020]]

[[Donnie Simpson]] hosted ''The Donnie Simpson Morning Show'' during the morning drive from March 1993 to January 29, 2010.

[[Infinity Broadcasting]] acquired the station and sister station WPGC from Cook Inlet in June 1994 for $60 million. The stations moved to new studios and offices at 4200 Parliament Place, Suite 300 in [[Lanham, Maryland]], in the summer of 2000. In January 2006 owner Viacom split into two companies, Viacom and CBS, and the Infinity Broadcasting name was dropped in favor of CBS Radio.

WPGC announced they were moving their studios from Parliament Place in Lanham in suburban Maryland to the Navy Yard neighborhood in southeast DC on March 26, 2015.<ref>[http://wpgc.cbslocal.com/2015/03/25/wpgc-is-moving-to-1015-half-street-se-effective-march-30/ "WPGC is Moving to 1015 Half Street SE Effective March 30"] from WPGC (March 26, 2015)</ref>

On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with [[Entercom]].<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/116299/cbs-radio-to-merge-with-entercom/  CBS Radio to Merge with Entercom]</ref> The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entercom.com/press/entercom-receives-fcc-approval-merger-cbs-radio/|title=Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio|work=Entercom|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121072/entercom-completes-cbs-radio-merger/|title=Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger|last=Venta|first=Lance|work=Radio Insight|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}</ref>