been at WEDR for twenty years. WEDR began to skew more towards current format being a Mainstream Urban with the slogan "99 JAMZ, South Florida's Number One For All of Today's Hip Hop and R&B", then to "99 JAMZ, South Florida's Number One For More Of Today's Hip Hop and R&B" to compete with it new crosstown rival, Clear Channel-owned WMIB, "103.5 the Beat" (now an adult-hits format radio station). However, they do still play slower R&B and Classic Soul songs during Night JAMZ show in the overnight hours, despite most of them played on sister station WHQT. As a result of the change, Cedric Hollywood then hired radio Veteran Lorenzo "Ice-Tea" Thomas from the Washington, DC Market to do the Afternoon Jump-Off. Today, WEDR is exclusively rivaled at WPOW (Power 96). July 2004 – 99 Jamz launches the Big Lip Bandit Morning Show featuring Supa Cindy and Benji Brown (produced by Marcus "Wiiz" Johnson) 2005 – 99 Jamz kicks-off the highly anticipated, number one night show in South Florida "The Take Over" with K. Foxx and DJ Khaled. In July 2009, K. Foxx left to do Morning's for New York's Hot 97. October 2006 – WEDR's General Manager announces, Derrick Baker as Program Director of 99 Jamz March 2008 – 99 Jamz is NOW known as 99Jamz South Florida's ONLY Station for Hip Hop and R&B. WEDR continues to dominant the South Florida Market, with format changes from former competitor WMIB, what is now a Spanish station. July 2008 – 99 Jamz launches the nationally syndicated "Rickey Smiley Morning Show" with Ebony Steele, HeadKrack, Gary, Rock T and Special K, with Miss Kimmy, Benji Brown and Marcus E. Johnson still producing on the local end. Big Lip Bandit was fired and no longer with the station. He is now with rival radio station Power 96 and the Power 96 Morning Show. 2009 – WEDR's General Manager, Jerry Rushin moves to Cox Media Groups "Market Manager" 2015, 99 JAMZ is #1 in the South Florida Market and continues to dominate the competition in PPM. 2020 99 Jamz moves away from syndicated morning show. As of Jan. 6, 2020 Big Mack and Dj Nasty 305 will produce the “TNT” Trick and Trina Show. 2022, The PAC Jam Morning show replaces Trick and Trina in the mornings. Programming Notable programming includes The PAC Jam Morning Show with DJ Nasty 305 and Supa