American Urban Radio Networks

{{Short description|Radio network in the US}}

{{Infobox broadcasting network

| name = American Urban Radio Networks

| logo = File: AURN_logo_with_text.png

| type = Radio

| branding = AURN

| country = United States

| language = English

| available = National, through regional affiliates

| founded = {{Start date and age|1991}}

| headquarters = 1 Penn Plaza, Suite 2100, New York City, United States

| launch_date = {{Start date|1991}}{{Cite web|url=https://urbanintellectuals.com/did-you-know-the-sheridan-broadcasting-corporation-was-the-first-black-owned-radio-network/|title=Did You Know the Sheridan Broadcasting Corporation Was the First Black Owned Radio Network?|first=James|last=Washington|date=December 9, 2017}}

| replaced = Mutual Black Network
National Black Network

| former_names =

| affiliates =

| website = {{URL| https://aurn.com/}}

}}

American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) is the only African-American-owned-and-operated Nielsen RADAR-rated radio network in the United States.{{cite web |title=American Urban Radio Networks and Nielsen Sign Agreement for Network Audio Measurement |url=https://global.nielsen.com/news-center/2021/american-urban-radio-networks-and-nielsen-sign-agreement-for-network-audio-measurement/ |website=nielsen.com |access-date=June 30, 2022}}

The American Urban Radio Networks has been privately held since its founding, and it has not changed ownership since it was formed in 1991 through a merger of the Sheridan Broadcasting Network (SBN), previously known as the Mutual Black Network, and the National Black Network (NBN). AURN reaches an estimated 40 million listeners weekly on over 6,000 affiliates and provides the advertising community with multiple networks and marketing, gaming, and digital capabilities.{{cite web |title=About AURN |url=https://aurn.com/about-aurn/ |website=aurn.com |publisher=AURN |access-date=June 30, 2022}}

AURN is the only African-American broadcasting company with a desk in the White House and has offices in New York City, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles.{{cite web |title=White House Press Room Seating Chart 2022 |url=https://factba.se/white-house-seating-chart |website=Factba.se.com |publisher=Factba.se |access-date=June 30, 2022}}