American Urban Radio Networks

CTL-E-0638 · Business · other · 1991-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

National Black-targeted radio network company formed from the SBN/NBN merger; owner now Access.1 Communications.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MEDIA-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MEDIA-001:MED-003; source research type(s): Business.

Sources

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Urban_Radio_Networks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Urban_Radio_Networks; alchetron.com/American-Urban-Radio-Networks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Urban_Radio_Networks; rbr.com; linkedin.com/company/aurn-american-urban-radio-networks/

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