Philadelphia hip-hop and R&B station Power 99 is transitioning away from its long-running morning show to start broadcasting the syndicated New York radio show "The Breakfast Club."
The Bala Cynwyd-based FM station, owned by iHeartMedia, announced the move Friday and said "The Breakfast Club" will start airing in Philly, South Jersey and Delaware on Monday morning. The weekday show runs from 6-10 a.m.
The programming change comes days after iHeartMedia laid off talent at stations across the country. The cuts included Power 99 hosts Mikey Dredd and MuthaKnows , who started their "Rise & Grind Morning Show" at the station in 2011 after years together hosting "The Hot Boyz" show on weeknights.
"The Breakfast Club," which debuted in 2010 on Manhattan's Power 105.1, is hosted by the trio o