A report from the New York Times has revealed that classic Hip Hop radio stations and radio stations that play primarily classic Hip Hop are experiencing a hefty increase in ratings.

The Times used figures from the Houston, Texas-based KROI-FM, a radio station that recently made the switch from news to classic Hip Hop, for their report.

The publication reports that KROI’s audience tripled after they made the switch to a classic Hip Hop radio station. In the two months since making the switch, the station’s audience has reportedly gone from 245,000 to 802,000.

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Similarly, a station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which also made the switch to a classic Hip Hop station recently, went from 534,000 listeners to 736,000 in the span of roughly one month.

Although a number of newly-converted classic Hip Hop stations have welcomed increased views, the New York Times also states that some stations have seen a drop in numbers, weeks after launching.

The Times then suggested that the drop-off could have resulted from the fact that “some listeners moved on to other things” after tuning in to the stations.

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Despite the New York Times’ findings, a number of classic Hip Hop stations are expected to launch in the United States next year.