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WHPR-FM
WHPR-FM (88.1 FM) is an Urban Oldies and Talk radio station based in Highland Park, Michigan, owned and operated by R. J.'s Late Night Entertainment Corporation.
History.
The station was founded May 21, 1954 by the Highland Park School District; the studio and transmitter were located at Highland Park High School, with the facilities operated by high school students to provide educational radio broadcasting to the community.
When the high school relocated in 1977, the Wayne County Community College
name Coleman A. Young Jr. Young says he received a phone call from his father at the age of twelve wherein his father asked him to carry on the Coleman Young name and legacy.
In 2005, Young returned to Detroit, where he currently resides. He is a member of St. Paul Church of God in Christ.
Since July 2005, Young has hosted The "Young Effect," a weekly talk show broadcast Sunday evenings, on WHPR (Channel 91 Comcast) and simulcast on 88.1 FM. The show is