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{{short description|Urban contemporary radio station in New York City}}
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| name = WWPR-FM
| city = [[New York, New York]]
| country = US
| logo = Power1051newyork.png
| logo_upright = 1
| area = [[New York metropolitan area]]
| frequency = {{frequency|105.1|[[MHz]]}} {{HD Radio}}
| branding = ''Power 105.1''
| language = [[American English|English]]
| format = [[Urban contemporary]]
| subchannels = {{ubl|HD2: DaNu Radio ([[Russian language in the United States|Russian programming]])|HD3: [[WWRL]] simulcast}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|[[iHeartRadio]]|[[Premiere Networks]]}}
| owner = [[iHeartMedia]]
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| operator =
| sister_stations = {{hlist|[[WAXQ]]|[[WHTZ]]|[[WKTU]]|[[WLTW]]|[[WOR (AM)|WOR]]|[[WWRL]]}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1953|12|14|p=y|br=yes}}
| last_airdate =
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| callsign_meaning = scrambling of "Power"
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| facility_id = 6373
| class = B
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'''WWPR-FM''' (105.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is an [[urban contemporary music]] radio station licensed to [[New York, New York]]. The station is owned by [[iHeartMedia]] and broadcasts from studios located at [[125 West 55th Street]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]], while its [[transmitter]] is located at the  [[Empire State Building]]. WWPR-FM is the flagship station of the nationally syndicated morning show, ''[[The Breakfast Club (radio show)|The Breakfast Club]]''.

==History==
===WWRL-FM and WRFM (1953–1985)===
The station first signed on the air on December 14, 1953, as WWRL-FM.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1954/Radio%20NE%20Ter%20BC%20YB%201954.pdf#page=19 Broadcasting Yearbook 1954] p. 226</ref> The station was co-owned with [[WWRL]] (1600 AM) by radio enthusiast William Reuman, studios were in [[Woodside, Queens]].  The [[call sign]] was changed to WRFM in October 1957, breaking away from the AM simulcast with a diversified and classical music format.

[[Bonneville International]], the broadcast arm of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], purchased WRFM in 1967.  The following year, WRFM, billing itself as "Stereo 105", adopted a [[beautiful music]] format that was developed by program director [[Marlin Taylor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Marlin Taylor gets beautiful ratings with 'beautiful music' |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Radio-Age/70s/TVRA-1970-09-07.pdf#page=28 |access-date=November 5, 2021 |work=Television/Radio Age |date=September 7, 1970 |pages=28}}</ref> WRFM played mostly instrumental music with about one vocal every 15 minutes.  It featured the works of such artists as [[Mantovani]], [[Henry Mancini]], [[Ferrante & Teicher]], [[Percy Faith]], [[Hollyridge Strings]], [[Leroy Anderson]], [[Frank Mills]] and [[Richard Clayderman]]. Mixed in were vocals by such artists as [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Johnny Mathis]], [[Peggy Lee]], [[the Lettermen]], [[Nat King Cole]] and [[Barbra Streisand]].

Ratings for the station were satisfactory, and for a couple of times, WRFM was the top-rated FM station in New York. WRFM competed for beautiful music listeners with the simulcast of [[WPAT (AM)|WPAT]] and [[WPAT-FM]], with two other [[easy listening]] stations, [[WKTU|WTFM]] and [[WVNJ-FM]] usually trailing. As the 1980s began, WRFM started mixing in some soft contemporary artist vocals including [[the Carpenters]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Dionne Warwick]], and it was also used on an electronic program guide in Manhattan throughout the '80s. In 1984, the station increased vocals to six per hour and cut back on [[adult standards]] titles, while also adding softer songs by [[top 40]] artists, such as [[Billy Joel]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[Elton John]], [[the Beatles]] and [[Whitney Houston]].

===Soft Rock 105FM (1986–1990)===
[[Image:WNSR.png|thumb|The WNSR logo that was in use from 1986 until rebranding as "Mix 105" in 1990.]]
The station's ratings continued to be strong, but by 1985, the [[easy listening]] audience was starting to age and was not as attractive to advertisers.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} On April 17, 1986, the station switched to a gold-based [[adult contemporary]] format with the call letters WNSR, for New York's Soft Rock.<ref>[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-04-28.pdf#page=100 "For the record."] ''Broadcasting'', April 28, 1986, pg. 96</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://formatchange.com/1051-wrfm-flips-from-beautiful-music-to-ac-wnsr/|title=105.1 WRFM flips from Beautiful Music to AC WNSR – Format Change Archive|date=April 15, 1986|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref>  WNSR focused on songs from the 1960s and 1970s, with some 1980s titles and a moderate number of current adult contemporary songs as well.  Initially, the station's ratings were modest. However, once AC competitor [[WQHT|WYNY]] went to a [[country music]] format, WNSR's ratings went up.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}

===Mix 105 (1990–1995)===
In January 1990, the station's  moniker became "Mix 105", and shifted to more of a [[hot adult contemporary]] format, focusing on the 1970s, 1980s, and current hits, with only a few 1960s titles. By April 1992, when the station changed its call letters to WMXV, the 1960s hits were gone, and more recent music was added. By 1995, the station was only playing hits of the 1980s and 1990s, and even mixing in some lighter [[modern rock]] songs, as many other hot AC stations were doing at this time.

===105.1 The Buzz (1996–1997)===
On November 13, 1996, the hot AC format at WMXV abruptly ended, and after a day of [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with music from [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musicals, the station switched formats to an adult-friendly [[adult contemporary music#Modern adult contemporary|modern AC]] format as WDBZ ("The Buzz").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1996/R&R-1996-11-22.pdf|title=R&R 11/22/96}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://formatchange.com/1051-wmxv-ends-showtunes-stunt-launches-modern-ac-the-buzz/|title=105.1 WMXV ends Showtunes stunt, launches Modern AC "The Buzz"|date=November 14, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fmairchecks.com/2017/02/14/wdbz-105-1-buzz-new-york-2997-josh-bennett/|title=WDBZ (105.1 The Buzz) - New York - 2/9/97 - Josh Bennett|date=February 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvfvoz9iWtg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Bvfvoz9iWtg| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=WDBZ 105.1 New York, NY - 22 May 1997|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On August 5, 1997, with ratings on the decline, the call sign changed back to WNSR. The original plan was for the station to drop the "Buzz" format in favor of an [[oldies]]-based AC format, playing songs from 1964 to current hits. The station was to have launched on August 18, 1997, with television commercials set to air.  However, Bonneville instead decided to sell the station to Chancellor Media, which also owned [[WHTZ]], [[WLTW]], [[WKTU]], and [[WAXQ]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Furman |first1=Phyllis |title=Signal's Getting Stronger Chancellor Broadcasting Set To Add WDBZ To City Collection |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/signal-stronger-chancellor-broadcasting-set-add-wdbz-city-collection-article-1.770696 |access-date=February 4, 2023 |work=Daily News|location=New York |date=August 6, 1997 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305234430/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/money/signal-stronger-chancellor-broadcasting-set-add-wdbz-city-collection-article-1.770696 |archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fabrikant |first1=Geraldine |title=WDBZ Is Optioned To 2 Broadcasters |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/08/nyregion/wdbz-is-optioned-to-2-broadcasters.html |access-date=February 4, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=August 8, 1997 |location=Section B |page=5}}</ref>

As a result, the format change for 105.1 was canceled and the station remained "The Buzz" for a while longer, with the reverted WNSR call letters. Gradually, from September through November 1997, the station returned to hot AC, and then [[Adult contemporary|mainstream AC]]. For the next few months, the station would simply be known on-air as "FM 105.1", and only used the WNSR call sign for the legal [[station identification]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fmairchecks.com/2016/11/17/wnsr-fm-105-1-new-york-111497-karen-carson/|title=WNSR ("FM 105.1") - New York - 11/14/97 - Karen Carson|date=November 17, 2016}}</ref>

===Big 105 (1998)===
On January 21, 1998, at 6:30&nbsp;pm, the station relaunched as "Big 105", with the call letters WBIX (which took effect on April 13).  The first song on "Big 105" was "[[Big Time (Peter Gabriel song)|Big Time]]" by [[Peter Gabriel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-01-23.pdf|title=R&R 1/23/1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://formatchange.com/1051-wnsr-becomes-big-105/|title=105.1 WNSR becomes "Big 105" – Format Change Archive|date=January 21, 1998|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> Despite this relaunch, the station played basically the same music as it did in the months before, and could not compete with highly rated [[WLTW]].

Initially, Big 105 was musically very close to WLTW, but evolved to a hot AC format by that May, similar to what [[WPLJ]] was playing at the time.  WBIX also added [[Danny Bonaduce]] as its morning show host. It also added [[Casey Kasem]]'s ''[[American Top 20]]'' syndicated countdown program on Sundays, coinciding with Kasem's move to Chancellor Media from [[Westwood One (1976–2011)|Westwood One]] earlier in the year. Ratings continued to decline, and by October 1998, WBIX leaned toward modern AC, similar to the former "Buzz" format, but not as deep.

===Jammin' 105 (1998–2002)===
[[Image:Jammin105.png|thumb|right|The Jammin 105 logo that lasted from 1998 through early 2002.]]
On December 4, 1998, at 6:00{{nbsp}}p.m., after playing "[[Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)]]" by [[Green Day]], the station flipped to the then-growing "[[Jammin' Oldies]]" format, and (after a "name the station" contest) branded as "Jammin' 105". The first song on "Jammin'" was "[[Celebration (Kool & the Gang song)|Celebration]]" by [[Kool & the Gang]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/big-change-105-jammin-oldies-article-1.818558|title=BIG CHANGE AT 105: NOW, JAMMIN' OLDIES|website=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://formatchange.com/1051-wbix-flips-from-ac-to-rhythmic-oldies/|title=105.1 WBIX flips from AC to Rhythmic Oldies – Format Change Archive|date=December 10, 1998|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gilbert |first1=Calvin |title=Chancellor Spreads Big Apple Jam |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-12-11.pdf#page=3 |access-date=October 28, 2021 |work=R&R |date=December 11, 1998 |page=1}}</ref> On March 1, 1999, WBIX changed call letters to WTJM, to match the "Jammin'" branding.  The station played rhythmic and dance pop hits of the mid-1960s through the 1980s.  TV comedian [[Jay Thomas]] was hired for morning [[drive time]].  WTJM did better in the ratings than the previous format, and its results initially challenged those of longtime oldies station [[WCBS-FM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/11/nyregion/turn-down-elvis-crank-up-disco-upstart-with-younger-twist-sets-off-rivalry.html|title=Turn Down the Elvis, Crank Up the Disco; Upstart With a Younger Twist Sets Off a Rivalry on Oldies Radio|date=September 11, 1999|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref>

Chancellor merged with Capstar Broadcasting to form AMFM Inc. in 1999. Then, in 2000, [[Clear Channel Communications]] merged with AMFM Inc., giving WTJM and the other four stations a new owner. Under Clear Channel (now [[iHeartMedia]]), WTJM evolved into an [[urban oldies]] direction, and then to an [[urban adult contemporary]] format, while keeping the "Jammin' 105" moniker. Frankie Blue was brought in to program the shift to urban AC. He immediately brought in Jeff Foxx (formerly of [[WEPN-FM|WRKS]] and [[WBLS]]) and teamed him with comedian [[George Wallace (American comedian)|George Wallace]] to form the "Jammin' New York Wake-up Club". While the morning show was a hit, it did not warrant keeping the format due to the station's low ratings in other dayparts.

===Power 105.1 (2002–present)===
At 6:05&nbsp;a.m. on March 14, 2002, the station abruptly changed, as it flipped to its current mainstream urban format as WWPR-FM "Power 105.1".<ref>{{cite news |title=WTJM Turns On The 'Power' |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2002/RR-2002-03-22.pdf#page=5 |access-date=October 9, 2020 |work=R&R |issue=1445 |date=March 22, 2002}}</ref> A speculated reason for the format change is that while they could not beat competitor [[WQHT]] ("Hot 97"), they could take enough ratings away from them to keep them from being number one, which would leave WWPR's sister station WLTW with a comfortable lead in that race (prior to the change, WQHT and WLTW had alternated at the top spot).

By 2004, WWPR-FM technically became the market's only [[urban contemporary]] station due to the transition of 107.5 [[WBLS]] from urban contemporary to [[urban adult contemporary]].  WQHT reports as [[rhythmic contemporary]] to [[Mediabase]] & [[Nielsen BDS]], although WQHT was an urban reporter on Nielsen BDS from 2006 to 2007. WWPR-FM and WQHT's [[playlist]]s are similar, and the two stations aim at roughly the same audience.

WQHT had been the only New York station featuring current [[hip hop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] since its owner, [[Emmis Communications]], purchased WRKS in 1994 and moved that station towards an adult R&B format. In an effort to build an audience, WWPR-FM brought in former Hot 97 personalities and ''[[Yo! MTV Raps]]'' hosts [[Ed Lover]] and [[Doctor Dré]] to anchor the station's morning show. The station then entered into the top five of the [[Arbitron]] ratings, a position it maintained for several years.

The station terminated Doctor Dre's contract in December 2003 and gave Ed Lover a new co-host in rapper-turned-radio personality [[Monie Love]].  The morning team lasted for about a year.  By the end of 2004, WWPR decided to heat up the rivalry with WQHT by bringing in ex-Hot 97 morning show hosts Star & Buc Wild as their new morning drive team, as well-known disc jockeys were deemed critical to the station's success.

The "Star and Buc Wild Morning Show" was replaced in 2006 by ''Live with [[Big Tigger]] and Egypt''.  That team was later replaced by a returning Ed Lover, who was later joined by [[Malikha Mallette]]. This last show incarnation ended on November 19, 2010, when Ed Lover was released from the station and Mallette was reassigned to the midday shift, replacing De Ja.

===Star controversy===
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Troi Torain (born May 3, 1964), who previously worked at Power 105's rival hip-hop station [[WQHT]] with his half-brother Timothy Joseph (born January 3, 1979) who took Torain's old stage name "Buc Wild" until he switched to Power 105, is known as "Star" from the ''Star & Buc Wild'' morning show. Star stands for "Strange Thoughts and Revelations". He had a running on-air feud with Power 105.1's [[DJ Envy]], whose real name is Raashaun Casey.

In a May 3, 2006, broadcast, Torain mentioned DJ Envy's wife and child. Torain said he would pay $500 to any listener who told him where the girl attended school. Torain, who is bi-racial, also used racial and sexual epithets about DJ Envy's wife, Gia Casey, who is part Asian.

New York City Council members called for an investigation by law enforcement and the Federal Communications Commission. After the protests, Clear Channel Communications, the corporate owner of Power 105, suspended Torain. After reviewing transcripts of the broadcast, New York City law enforcement officials called Torain to police headquarters in Lower Manhattan to surrender his target pistol license and 9-millimeter handgun. Detectives from the Hate Crimes Unit charged him with endangering the welfare of a child.

Leaving the precinct house, Torain leaned back and grinned for television cameras, saying "You're looking at the new [[Lenny Bruce]]." Torain's lawyer's defended his broadcasts on first amendment grounds.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/13/nyregion/13arrest.html "D.J. Is Arrested Over His Threat to Rival's Child."] ''The New York Times'' May 13, 2006.</ref>

Star and Buc Wild were replaced with ''Live with [[Big Tigger]] and Egypt'' on May 4, 2006.

==''The Breakfast Club''==
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WWPR is the [[flagship station]] of the [[radio syndication|nationally syndicated]] ''The Breakfast Club'' morning show.  It is hosted by [[Charlamagne tha God]] and [[DJ Envy]].  It debuted in December 2010 and grew to be one of the most popular morning programs in New York.<ref>[http://www.urbanradionation.com/2010/12/breakfast-club-debuts-at-power-1051.html The Breakfast Club Debuts at Power 105.1] Urban Radio Nation</ref>  The program is heard in dozens of other cities through [[Premiere Networks]], co-owned with WWPR-FM. ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'', a hip-hop magazine, named ''The Breakfast Club'' the No. 1 radio program in the nation.<ref>[http://www.urbaninsite.com/?p=28822 NY Power 105.1 Breakfast Club Launches National Morning Show] Urban Insite</ref>

Both personalities have experience in radio and television.  DJ Envy is the host of [[MTV2]] shows ''[[Sucker Free]]'' and ''[[The Week in Jams]]''. Charlamagne Tha God is the co-host of MTV2's ''[[Guy Code]]'' and was a former co-host of ''The [[Wendy Williams]] Experience''.

In April 2013, Premiere Networks launched a weekend version of the show ''Weekends with the Breakfast Club'', which features a Top 20 countdown. Four months later, ''The Breakfast Club'' weekday version went into national syndication.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2013/03/power-1051s-weekends-breakfast-club-earns-national-syndication|title=Power 105.1's Weekends With The Breakfast Club Earns National Syndication|date=March 31, 2013|website=Vibe}}</ref> The show is heard in [[KOHT|Tucson]]; [[WKKV-FM|Milwaukee]], [[WWWZ|Charleston, South Carolina]]; [[W281AB|Birmingham]]; [[WQUE-FM|New Orleans]]; [[KBHT|Waco]]; [[WZHT|Montgomery]]; [[WJBT|Jacksonville]]; [[WMIB|Miami]]; [[WOWI|Norfolk]]; [[WZCB|Columbus, Ohio]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/123922/miami-s-103-5-the-beat-adds-the-breakfast-club|title=Miami's 103.5 The Beat Adds 'The Breakfast Club'|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> [[KQBT|Houston]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dayandadream.com/2013/12/31/937-the-beat-debuts-in-houston/|title=Goodbye To The Arrow: 93.7 The Beat Is Houston's New Hip-Hop Station [@937thebeat] » Day & A Dream|date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> [[WJLB|Detroit]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/detroit/index.ssf/2014/01/detroits_fm_98_wjlb_stays_mum.html|title=Detroit's FM 98 WJLB stays mum on Coco and Foolish firing reports; fans show anger online|date=January 6, 2014|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> [[WFXE|Columbus, Georgia]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/127193/wfxe-wakes-up-with-the-breakfast-club|title=WFXE Wakes Up With The Breakfast Club|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> [[W233BF|Atlanta]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2014/03/28/streetz-94-5-signs-the-breakfast-club-from-nyc-drops-rashan-ali/|title=Streetz 94.5 signs The Breakfast Club, drops Rashan Ali - Radio and TV Talk|first=Rodney|last=Ho|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref> [[W280DO|Lexington, Kentucky]]; [[WDHT|Dayton]]; [[WCST-FM|Charleston, West Virginia]]; [[KVEG|Las Vegas]]; [[WCZQ|Champaign, Illinois]]; [[WGOV-FM|Valdosta, Georgia]]; [[KKMY|Beaumont, Texas]], [[WKJS|Wilmington]]; [[WTFX-FM|Louisville]]; [[WEBN#HD3: 102.3 The Beat|Cincinnati]]; and [[WTKS-FM|Orlando]]. A video version of the show is also carried weekdays on [[BET Networks|BET.]]

==Staff==
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===On-air===
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* [[Charlamagne Tha God]]
* [[DJ Clue?]]
* [[DJ Envy]]
* [[DJ Prostyle]]
* [[DJ Self]]
* [[Angie Martinez]]
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===Former DJs===
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* DJ [[Tony Touch]]
* [[DJ Yonny]]
* [[DJ Spinbad]]
* [[Egypt (media personality)|Egypt]] (now at HGTV in Atlanta, Georgia)
* DJ [[Doctor Dré]]
* [[Ed Lover]]
* [[Malikha Mallette]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
{{FM station data|6373|WWPR-FM}}
* {{Cite web|url= https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=82810 |title= History Cards for WWPR-FM|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]}} ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Radio Stations/History Cards|Guide to reading History Cards]])<!--Converted from {{FCC letter}}-->
* [http://danuradio.com DaNu Radio (HD2)]
* [https://www.binnews.com/ BIN (HD3)]

===Format changes===
* [http://formatchange.com/1051-wrfm-flips-from-beautiful-music-to-ac-wnsr/ 105.1 WRFM flips from Beautiful Music to AC WNSR]
* [http://formatchange.com/1051-wmxv-ends-showtunes-stunt-launches-modern-ac-the-buzz/ 105.1 WMXV ends Showtunes stunt, launches Modern AC "The Buzz"]
* [http://formatchange.com/1051-wnsr-becomes-big-105/ 105.1 WNSR becomes "Big 105"]
* [http://formatchange.com/1051-wbix-flips-from-ac-to-rhythmic-oldies/ 105.1 WBIX flips from AC to Rhythmic Oldies]

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