[15] The format featured nearly 2,000 unique songs in the playlist. Jay worked at WWRL New York, where, during his 15 year tenure, he performed virtually every duty . It's a pretty good montage of CBS-FM over the years along with a lot of formatics and jingles. . In the spring of 2005, Infinity Broadcasting, which was CBS' radio division during that time, contracted with Sparknet Communications, which owns the licensing of an Adult Hits format branded as "Jack FM", a format that has seen on-air success in Canadian areas since the early 2000s. Several people announced the passing of Don K. Reed on Facebook. Station website. He left WCBS-FM when it flipped to the dreaded Jack format in 2005. Demonstrates once again why AM radio can't play music. His first WOR-FM show was on October 8, 1966. The station's ratings increased during the 1990s (and were sustained into the 2000s) and market research studies showed a small and growing audience in the 35-to-49-year-old demographic as a new generation's "songs they grew up with" moved into the oldies format. On July 12, at approximately 12:40p.m., "Jack FM" ended with "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey, ending in the same spot where the song abruptly ended during the series finale of The Sopranos. Each of the stations began broadcasting its own programming in 1966. FOX News Talk. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its transmitter is located in east Kansas City, and studios are located in Mission, Kansas. Initial reports about the WCBS-FM format change initially surfaced on July 6, 2007, in the Radio Business Report online newsletter and at CrainsNewYorkBusiness.com. From mid-1968 to early 1969, he did a weekday show called "Radio Free New York". He was lured to New York and became a star on WCBS, but still flew back to Cleveland in his own plane to host his Cleveland shows. WCBS (AM) - Wikipedia. A bit of Harry and then a news broadcast about the Gulf War and then Dan Ingram sitting in for Ron Lundy playing the usual oldies. Even Mayor Bloomberg decried the format change. Joe McCoy left the station shortly thereafter and was replaced by Dave Logan. PRESS: Bob Cole tries to turn-around CBS-FM Group, In turn he delegates considerable authority to his station people; believes the guy on the scene, who knows the market, should make decisions, particularly programming ones.. An article describing the evolving CBS-FM. 98.1 WOGL FM Philly! WBBM Newsradio 105.9 FM. This was pretty good radio: far more mature, interesting and diverse than Top-40 radio, but not as edgy and progressive as WNEW-FM or WABC-FM.One interesting thing about this aircheck is that it still works 40 years later. PRESS: The "Young Sound" Syndication Service. AIRCHECK: Harry Harrison's Final Morning Show [stereo]. I had forgotten about this one. This was just five months before he'd be fired from WNEW-FM, AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Jocko Henderson. Radio Personality; On Air Hosting . Bruce is followed by Bobby Jay's "Soul of the City" show that begins with a great James Brown track. In reality, CBS-FM didn't quite return to an oldies format, but to a 'greatest hits' format and in the intervening years has stopped playing all 50's and most 60's music. As these types of radio shows either moved to television or were canceled outright, WCBS and WCBS-FM evolved toward a personality-oriented format featuring news and information, popular music, and sports. It's amazing how different Lewis sounded on FM (aside from the fact that he had a bad throat during this show). By the late 1970s however, the station dropped most of the adult standards, with a few exceptions, and added rock hits from the late 1960s. AIRCHECK: Pat St. John's Last Show WCBS-FM [scoped-stereo]. 12 am - Levon Putney. Brown was replaced by Les Hollander later that year after a big layoff of personnel at CBS Radio. 5 am - Paul Murnane. AIRCHECK: Pat St. John announces his retirement from WCBS-FM. When was the last time you heard music DJs who sounded like they were having fun? Dick Clark, who had ownership of far more recording and music publishing companies than Freed, who was small-time in comparison, was smart enough to dump his holdings before testifying before Congress. A native New Yorker, Foxx also worked at PLJ as Program Director and afternoon drive host of and was Brand Manager of New Yorks former country station, WNSH-FM. [citation needed], By 2000, as demographics for 1950s and early 1960s oldies started to eclipse the target age groups that many advertisers covet,[12] WCBS-FM began cutting pre-1964 songs while adding more music from the 1970s and 1980s. It's also hard to believe that it was a year into Beatlemania and only 18 months after his death that WOR-FM joined the airwaves. [citation needed] In February 2008, Howard Cogan was replaced by Pat St. John as the pre-recorded voice of the Jack character on WCBS-FM HD2 and ilikejack.com. Over the next couple of weeks, the station started playing pre-1964 oldies again. CBS Radio, owner of the station, declined to comment on the rumors. You can tell that he doesn't know a lot of the music and he relies upon his old shtick, but he's still very impressive. Dan Ingram playing the hits of the 50's-80's on "all New York artists weekend". Here's a great aircheck of a portion of Scott Muni's shift from the Radio Greats Reunion Weekend of June 1998. Air personalities did on-air auditions on the WCBS-FM HD2 oldies station on July 11, 2007, as a preview of the next day's changeover. On Friday, June 3, 2005, Micky Dolenz, Mike Fitzgerald, and Randy Davis all signed off their shows expecting to be back the following Monday. We even hear Ernie Maresca. To save money, CBS-FM wanted to cut Ingram back to one day a week from two (with a commensurate cut in salary) and Ingram refused. While they failed, their efforts led to the invention of the playlist and the end of disc jockey freedom until free-form radio stations brought it back some years later. Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format "Jack FM". WCBS-FM's oldies format weathered many trends and corporate moves. When FM radio split from AM radio simulcasting in 1966, Bob saw the potential of working in a freer creative environment and started doing the only weekday live show on WABC-FM in April of 1967. Rob restored the aircheck using his production magic, but we had to scope it again so as not to violate copyright law and to make it easier to listen to. Of course, it was easy for WCBS-FM to play "more music" because in 1970, they still probably didn't have very many spots. A few hours after the change back from Jack FM, WCBS-FM's '60s and '70s music was brought back online on the stations website. In 1978, Brown gave up his program director . WEPN-FM - ESPN New York 98.7 FM. On October 2, 2008, WCBS-FM HD3 was launched as a simulcast of WCBS. While CBS shareholders retained a 72% ownership stake in the combined company, Entercom was the surviving entity, separating WCBS radio (both 101.1 FM and 880 AM) from WCBS-TV. "My alarm has gone off at 3:15 for eight and a half years . WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station offering a classic hits format licensed to New York City and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. Lots of oldies that we never hear anymore but weren't actually all that old back then. It's hard to believe that this aircheck is from 40 years ago. Charlie Schue: Rock & Roll Radio Heaven: David B. Simmons (News) Rock & Roll Radio Heaven: Pete Simpson . Contributed by Gus Gossert to Rob Frankel and posted via Rob's RadioMaven77 postings on MixCloud. And later in 1970, he was doing weekends on WNEW-FM. New York, New York, United States. This is an aircheck from radio pro and historian, Rob Frankel. [26][27] As part of the agreement with CBS, Entercom was given the rights to use the brand and trademarks for WCBS-FM along with sister stations WCBS (AM), KCBS (AM) in San Francisco and KCBS-FM in Los Angeles for a 20 year period after which Entercom (or succeeding entity) will be required to relinquish using those call-letters.[28]. Most recently, Bob had been doing low-key progressive rock radio, but here he exhbits the full enthusiasm for top-40 style radio (albeit Oldies, but these are REAL oldies). With the reallocation of the FM band, WABC-FM's new frequency became 96.9MHz; finally, in September 1947 the station became WCBS-FM, and the frequency moved to the current 101.1. #61. Our hosts cover all that matters to you. WNEW-FM had their classic lineup of Johnny Michaels, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott Muni, Rosko, Zacherely and Alison Steele. In an attempt to cater to fans of the old format, the station created an internet-only oldies station on its website, and soon after, simulcasted the format on 101.1-HD2. But in our opinion he was great and was unfortunately underused in his WABC years. What??!!!! I could have watched two more hours of it, but it came in handy", Listen to Scott Shannon, weekday mornings on WCBS-FM. We send our deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and fans. The channel continued to feature an adult hits format until December 21, 2012, when it was dropped and replaced with a simulcast of WCBS. . Rob Frankel relates that Rocky G (Groce) was a former WWRL jock who was doing fill-in work at CBS-FM on that particular night.Featured in this aircheck are many vintage Coca-Cola commercials sung by the big artists of the day. University of Central Missouri. This is a great aircheck of John Zacherley returning to CBS-FM when it was still a true oldies station to play a bunch of crazy tracks for Halloween and it sounds great. The station's studios are in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan, and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building. . Thanks to Rob Frankel's postings on Mixcloud, this is a restored aircheck of the supposed first edition of the Lewis & Clark expedition with Bob Lewis (and Steve Clark). Bob Shannon, whose only previous New York City radio experience before coming to WCBS-FM was as a fill-in DJ at WYNY, became well-known himself through his 19-year run as the station's afternoon disk jockey. There are excerpts from his WINS and WABC-AM shows as well as from a few recordings that he made, including a novelty record that anticipates what Dickie Goodman would do just a few years later. A photo of Bob "the Wizard" Wayne from contributor Kimbal Brandner. 6:30 pm - CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell (WCBS-TV simulcast) Terms related to wcbs-fm: Related Phrases. In the fall of 2014, the station dropped the pre-1964 oldies altogether and also dropped many of the songs from the 1960s, cutting the number down to one to two per hour. You can perceive this in their musical choices, which is exactly what I remember CBS-FM playing at this time. Announcing the passing should state the source of information. After the new programming's failure, WCBS-FM returned to its format of personality-driven classic hits. Jay joined WCBS-FM as the host of the popular Hall of Fame and Top Twenty Countdown shows. Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy, Dan Ingram, Bruce Morrow WCBS-FM 1991 . Dan Ingram last appeared on CBS-FM on Sunday, June 8, 2003. Bob Shannon (radio personality) Syracuse, New York. An article describing the original "The Young Sound" service, which was 180 hours a month of instrumental versions of rock songs. While Freed and rock 'n roll music in general was highly controversial in the 1950s, Freed himself was very low-key, spoke in conversational tones on the air (unlike the screamers and speed-talkers of the time) and dressed in conservative suits. Master of Arts - MA (Communications) Skills. In those areas WBEB interferes with WCBS-FM, and in some spots, WBEB's signal actually seems stronger. He certainly kept alive this genre of music that was very popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Joe McCoy took over as program director in 1981, and at that point WCBS-FM began to gradually shift its focus to the 19641969 era, but would also feature more pre-1964 oldies than most other such stations of that decade. Then at exactly 1:01p.m., the legally mandated station identification played, and WCBS-FM's classic hits format officially returned with Do It Again by the Beach Boys. Later that year, Maire Mason replaced Donohue. Albany/Troy NY Another terrific sounding aircheck with the great Bob Lewis who could and did do any format. This was followed by greetings from former WCBS-FM DJs Harry Harrison and Ron Lundy. History WGLI-FM-WTFM (1958-1982) In 1958, 103.5 MHz was assigned to Babylon, New York for WGLI-FM, simulcasting sister station WGLI 1290AM.William Reuman, the founder and owner of WWRL in New York City, was the owner of WGLI. Originally from Detroit, Pat joined WPLJ in 1973, held a regular shift from 1974 and stayed until about 1987. Harry's first day at WCBS-FM. However, it was commercial-free and had no airstaff. Alan Berman with Don at the Long Island Radio Day in 2010. Bill Brown (who had started with the station in 1969, during their rock days) and Don K. Reed (who started at the station 6 months before the switch to oldies) remained with the station during their entire first period as an oldies station. You have permission to edit this article. He also appeared on internet oldies radio stations and hosted concerts. The format then moved to the analog and HD1 channels. Yet still another terrific sounding aircheck with the great Bob Lewis who could and did great in any format. 6 am - Wayne Cabot and Paul Murnane (with CBS World News Roundup at 8-8:08 am) 10 am - Lynda Lopez. Such was the appeal of the packages of jingles that stations around the world wanted that WCBS-FM sound for their stations, including for example the UK's Radio Victory. [citation needed] CBS Radio confirmed the rumors on July 9, 2007, that live announcers would indeed return to 101.1 and the HD1 channel on July 12, meaning that the "Jack" format in New York had run its course after two years, likely due to its lackluster ratings. Fleet Week is over. If CBS-FM was as creative as this every day, it would be a much better radio station. This aircheck is of the flip back from JACK to Greatest Hits CBS-FM. Part of Audacy. This was back when WCBS-FM was still a true Oldies station, at least for the Radio Greats Weekends. At Audacy our New York radio stations connect audiences with influential radio personalities, local events, and the best news, sports and entertainment in radio. This was the way it sounded as it was heard on WCBS-FM from 8/5/92. WCBS (880 kHz), often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880", is a radio station in New York City. 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The new programming was unsuccessful, and WCBS-FM switched back to a personality-driven classic hits format. Audacy has announced its post-Scott Shannon plans for classic hits WCBS-FM New York (101.1). Access the free radio live stream and discover more radio stations at one glance. . That April, Infinity flipped radio stations KCBS-FM in Los Angeles and WQSR in Baltimore to the "Jack FM" format. If you wanted listeners to believe that CBS-FM was not part of a large corporation, this ad worked quite well. Don K. Reed, Norm N. Nite, Ed Baer, Steve O'Brien, Randy Davis, Big Jay Sorensen, and Famous Amos were regularly featured on the program. WCBS (880 AM, "WCBS Newsradio 880") is a radio station licensed to New York, New York and is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. WCBS's studios are located in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of lower Manhattan and its transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx.Its 50,000-watt clear channel signal can be heard at night throughout much of the eastern United . The final Radio Greats show was hosted by WCBS-FM veteran Dick Heatherton. Did they really work an eight hour on-air shift together or was it two four-hour shifts? Prior to the last few years, CBS FM winning 18 to 34 never happened once. 7 pm to 12 mn - Joe Causi. "[18] Mayor Bloomberg, who had criticized the Jack FM format after its debut, also welcomed oldies back with open arms, proclaiming July 12, 2007, as "WCBS-FM Returns to New York City Day". It takes less than 60 seconds for Lewis to demonstrate more personality than one hears on radio today in a week. With a total of sixteen streams a substantional range of listening occasions is offered. The station's studios are in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan, and its transmitter is located at the Empire State Building.. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format . And the ratings never matched what CBS-FM had achieved. Today, November 2nd, is the 95th anniversary of Pittsburgh's KDKA 1020. In addition, the station broadened their format to include select hits from the 1990s, up to about 1999. It was quite lame, but typical of FM at the time with the exception of WOR-FM. AIRCHECK: Back from JACK Format Flip [scoped]. On February 2, 2017, CBS agreed to merge CBS Radio with Entercom, currently the fourth-largest radio broadcaster in the United States; the sale was conducted using a Reverse Morris Trust so that it would be tax-free. WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) is a CBS-owned radio station in New York City, offering a Classic Hits format. The following week, Dan Daniel took over on Saturday and Pat St. John "sat in" for Ingram on Sunday, but Ingram never returned. Saturday. If you hit a bad patch, wait it out - it gets better. Patty Steele says her last show with Audacy's New York City oldies station WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) will coincide with co-host Scott Shannon's retirement in mid-December. For more about Murray, check out the WINS, WOR-FM and General Radio History pages. As a result, WCBS-FM switched to oldies on July 7, 1972, becoming one of the first full-time stations in the country to use that format. Herb Oscar Anderson and Dan Ingram sneaks in just after "Brown Eyed Girl". Education. Dan Ingram on WCBS-FM January 1991. AIRCHECK: Composite: Roby Yonge - Steve Clark - Gus Gossert - Steve O'Shea [stereo], Contributed by Rob Frankel via his RadioMaven77 postings on Mixcloud. WCBS-FM was never successful with their rock format, where it competed with stations such as WPLJ and WNEW-FM; these two stations had most of the rock audience. Freed was brought down by the payola scandal. Note the great inside joke at the beginning. Gradually and subtly, WCBS-FM is increasing the frequency of 1980s and 1990s hits per day and is also adding music from the 2000s. At CBS-FM, she is once again teamed up with Radio Hall of Famer, Scott Shannon. Sourced from the Gus Gossert archive to Matt Seinberg and Rob Frankel and posted via Rob's RadioMaven77 postings on MixCloud. Check out Race weekdays beginning at 10AM. In a letter on the WCBS-FM website posted on June 5, 2005, station VP Chad Brown announced the webstream would try to bring back most of the original shows and DJs, and that eventually the station would also be able to be heard on HD Radio. Taylor will join WCBS-FM as midday host as of July 22. Bids 7 bids. [3] On November 1, 1943, the callsign was changed to WABC-FM[4] for Atlantic Broadcasting Company, the former owner of CBS's AM station (no relation to the present-day WABC). The station segued to "Use Me" by Bill Withers. What's with all the swearin' like a sailor? They could be worth thousands, Celebrate the Women of Alternative all weekend on Audacy, Join us for an Audacy Check In with Depeche Mode, GO LIVE with JAX to talk about her new song, 'Cinderella Snapped', WATCH: Dwight Howard competes in three-point contest at Taiwanese All-Star Game. The station broadcast "Jack FM," an automated adult hits format, from June 3, 2005, to July 12, 2007. New York City, Talk. Remember . The station continued to also feature hits of the 1970s and some hits of the 1980s while cutting future gold selections to one per hour. Since the end of the Vietnam War, the nation has continued to build itself into an . Annie Leamy will join John Foxx as morning co-host when "Foxx & Annie In The Morning" debuts on Monday, Feb. 13. AIRCHECK: WCBS-FM AOR/Top-40 Hybrid Format Compilation [restored - stereo). 3 pm to 7 pm - Broadway Bill Lee. Radio personalities such as Bobby "Wizzard" Wayne, Tom Tyler, Ed Williams, Steve Clark, Roby Yonge, K.O. Here's CBS-FM's remembrance of Bob Lewis from one of the Radio Great Weekends, probably in the early 90's. Live from the Blythedale Children's Hospital, their last show together will be December 16, after which Steele will devote more time to her podcast, "The Deep 6." 10 am to 3 pm - Race Taylor. CBS-FM of that era was a fairly light station compared with WNEW-FM and WABC-FM. Even Ingram calls 1960 the "year of the dog in music". Next were audio-clip montages of music, movies, television shows, and events for each year from 1964 through 1979 followed by a single montage, similar to the aforementioned, which paid homage to the entire decade of the 1980s, with WCBS-FM jingles interspersed between. 3,492 likes. May the legend rest in heaven. Contributed by Rob Frankel via his RadioMaven77 posts on Mixcloud: AIRCHECK: John Zacherley on Halloween [scoped]. Jack Spector doing the "Saturday Night Sock Hop". He first appeared on CBS-FM around July of 1972. Since you don't like John Foxx and Annie Leamy's new morning show on WCBS-FM, let's go back in time and listen to the "Morning Mayor" himself, Harry Harrison. He has also frequently appeared on CBS-FM from at least 2003 and is heard on several different shows on Sirius/XM. Since then, WCBS-FM has consolidated its position as a market powerhouse - a tribute to Program Director Jim Ryan and veteran city DJs like Dan Taylor, Broadway Bill Lee and Joe Causi. 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