RadioTime, Inc.’s new ranking of the top hip hop radio stations among its users finds fans exploring well beyond the United States’ borders to find new music and on-air personalities. Stations airing in five different countries and broadcasting in five different languages are some of the most popular.

RadioTime has released its first-ever Top 19 Hip Hop Stations list, and New York’s Hot 97 takes the top spot. The list features stations across the U.S., Western Europe and even a couple in Africa. There are also a few Internet-only stations, such as sixth-ranked 181.FM The Beat.

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RadioTime.com’s Top 19 Hip Hop Stations

1 WQHT-FM Hot 97.1 (New York City)
2 Sky Rock FM – 96.0 FM (Paris, France)
3 Choice FM – 107.1 FM (London, U.K.)
4 KXOL-FM 96.3 (Los Angeles, Calif.)
5 Homeboyz Radio – 91.5 FM (Nairobi, Kenya)
6 181.FM The Beat (Internet stream)
7 Kiss 100 FM (London, U.K.)
8 DWAV-FM Wave 89.1(Manila, Philippines)
9 Ado 97.8 FM (Paris, France)
10 WKYS-FM 93.9 (Wash., D.C.)
11 WPGC-FM 95.5 (Wash., D.C.)
12 Hot 108 Jamz (Internet stream)
13 BBC Radio 1XTRA (London, U.K.)
14 WVEE-FM103.3 (Atlanta, Ga.)
15 WBBM-FM 96.3 (Chicago, Ill.)
16 1Club.FM (Internet stream)
17 KMIH-FM 88.9 (Seattle, Wash.)
18 Capital FM-FM 98.4 (Nairobi, Kenya)
19 WPOW-FM 96.5 (Miami, Fla.)