Urban One Class A (UONE)
Serving Black and urban audiences through radio, cable networks, and digital publishing.
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Sells advertising across local radio, syndicated audio, digital publishing, and the TV One and CLEO TV cable networks, while earning cable affiliate fees from distributors. The portfolio centers on Black and urban audiences, with voting control concentrated in the Hughes–Liggins family.
Combines local radio stations, nationally syndicated audio programming, the TV One and CLEO TV cable networks, and digital brands including iONE Digital, Cassius, Bossip, HipHopWired, and MadameNoire. Programming and publishing focus on Black and urban audiences across U.S. markets.
Generates most revenue by selling advertising across radio, audio, digital, and cable; cable distribution also provides affiliate fees through multi-year carriage agreements. Radio formats span urban contemporary, rhythmic contemporary, gospel, and talk, while Reach Media syndicates programs including The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.
Depends on advertising demand, cable carriage and subscriber levels, FCC licenses, platform and media rules, and remediation of disclosed financial-reporting control weaknesses. Voting control remains concentrated with founder Cathy Hughes and CEO Alfred C. Liggins, III.
Company facts
No analyst consensus on record.
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $15.4M · Total debt $459.8M · Total assets $551.5M · Shareholders' equity $16.3M
- Revenue
- $85.8M
- Operating income
- −$11.2M
- Net income
- −$7.1M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | ≥ 18.81% | 868.3K shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 7.63% | 352.0K shares | |
| 7 holders · as of Sep 2, 2026 | |||
| Other | ≤ 73.56% | 3.39M shares | |
| remainder | |||
4.61M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Two share counts disagree (4.61M in the company's Sep 22, 2026 report, 2.55M elsewhere); stakes use the report.
Institutional filings for UONEK (76% of the company) are not on file here, so the institutional figure is a floor.
This company has 4 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Zazove Associates LLCInstitution | 11.10% | 512,035 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Barclays PLCInstitution | 2.35% | 108,392 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Terry L. JonesInsiderdirector | 2.34% | 66,616 D · 41,596 A | filed Jul 16, 2026 |
Brian W. McneillInsiderdirector | 2.30% | 40,863 D · 65,261 A | filed Jul 16, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 1.81% | 83,335 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Lemuel Deon Levingston | officer: Co-President, Audio Division | −5,646 | $4.15 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Lemuel Deon Levingston | officer: Co-President, Audio Division | −2,891 | $5.40 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Lemuel Deon Levingston | officer: Co-President, Audio Division | −88 | $5.40 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Lemuel Deon Levingston | officer: Co-President, Audio Division | −1,677 | $5.40 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Lemuel Deon Levingston | officer: Co-President, Audio Division | −160 | $5.40 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban One Class A | $4.42 | +3.15% | $10.9M | — | — | 0.0 | −6.4% |
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| Alphabet Class A | $353.92 | −0.30% | $4.30T | 17.8 | 26.3 | 9.6 | +24.2% |
| Meta | $748.99 | +1.04% | $1.89T | 27.9 | 24.6 | 8.3 | +28.0% |
| Amazon | $254.89 | −1.38% | $2.78T | 20.8 | 27.3 | 3.6 | +19.6% |
| Netflix | $72.08 | −1.75% | $305.47B | 23.1 | 20.8 | 6.3 | +13.4% |
| Sirius XM | $26.72 | −2.63% | $9.25B | 10.8 | 8.6 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| Median | 20.8 | 22.7 | 3.6 | +13.4% |