minority interest in early 1987. New owners Cook Inlet Media, a group of Alaska Natives, promptly rebuilt the station as CHUrban and reclaimed the WPGC call letters on May 30, 1987. The first song under the new format was "Jam On It" by Newcleus. 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 and was used in the slogan. In August 2009, the station rebranded again to 95-5 PGC and changing its longtime slogan from DC's #1, Blazin' At Least 18 Jamz in a Row to DC's Hip Hop and R&B (and briefly to DC's Official #1 for Hip-Hop and R&B in 2010), and WPGC 95.5, DC's Home for At Least 18 Jams in a Row as the primary slogan from 2011 to 2020. From January 2020 to July 2022, the primary branding and slogan was WPGC 95.5, The DNA of the DMV. The additional slogan of The DMV's Home of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Throwbacks. was introduced shortly after the station shifting back to the urban radio format in June 2021 to July 2022. As of July 2022, the station on-air moniker and branding is known as WPGC 95.5, DMV's R&B, Hip Hop, and Throwbacks, dropping the prior primary and secondary slogans. 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. On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with Entercom. The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on the 17th. Programming history Similar to other long-time rhythmic turned urban stations including KMEL in San Francisco and WQHT in New York, WPGC has evolved into a full-service urban contemporary station that is still monitored by Nielsen BDS