''High Freakquency'' is a 1998

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directed by Tony Singletary about life at an urban radio station. The film's tagline is ''Where Comedy Is In Heavy Rotation''.

Synopsis

24-7 Radio finds itself at the top of the charts, yet all is not well in radio paradise as a series of quirky and mentally challenged DJ's jockey for ratings and professional success. Station Manager Wes Thomas (

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), is trying to force an inappropriate play list on station DJ and Program Director Jordan (

Marcus Chong Marcus Scott Chong (né Wyatt; born July 8, 1967) is an American actor. He played Miguel Mendez in the crime drama, '' Street Justice'' (1991–1993), real-life activist Huey P. Newton in '' Panther'' (1995), directed by Mario Van Peebles, and Ta ...

). Jordan resists the songs for music that moves the listeners. He teams up with the support of fellow DJ Venom (

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), as a romance develops between the two. Also starring Ajai Sanders) and a special appearance by

Adina Howard Adina Marie Howard (born November 14, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s with her debut album, ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' and her debut single, "Freak like Me". Some of her other minor hit record, hits ...

Cast

as Wes Thomas *

as Jordan Barnes *

as D.J. Venom * Deon Richmond as Coffee Boy * Ajai Sanders as LaShanda * Paul Mooney as Love Doctor *

as Performer

Home video

For one of the film's DVD releases it is titled "Da Station" with the closing credits edited out, and the DVD cover crediting Alan Smithee as the director.

External links

* 1998 comedy films 1998 films African-American comedy films Films about radio people 1998 directorial debut films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language comedy films {{1990s-US-comedy-film-stub