Here's a short aircheck from the end of Norm N. Night's last show on WCBS-FM. In addition, the station broadened their format to include select hits from the 1990s, up to about 1999. Did they really work an eight hour on-air shift together or was it two four-hour shifts? ), AIRCHECK: Cousin Brucie - Bobby Jay [stereo]. The only radio personality to have worked at former Top 40 WMCA-AM 570 in New York, rival Top 40 WABC-AM 770 in N.Y., and Oldies WCBS-FM 101.1 in the Big Apple has died. AIRCHECK: First Radio Greats Weekend: Bob Lewis [stereo]. AIRCHECK: John Zacherley on Halloween [stereo-scoped], Once again, Ken Tullipano strikes gold! I could have watched two more hours of it, but it came in handy", Listen to Scott Shannon, weekday mornings on WCBS-FM. The station's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan, and its transmitter is located on the Empire State Building.. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format dating back to July 7, 1972. WCBS-FM New York, which switched to Jack FM on June 3, was a 33-year Oldies format icon. He is best known for hosting the Doo Wop on Sunday nights from 7 PM-Midnight. Lots of oldies that we never hear anymore but weren't actually all that old back then. The . Huge thank you to John, [Senior VP of Programming] Jim Ryan, and [Market President] Chris Oliviero for this incredible opportunity.. Bob was born April 3, 1937 putting him at the center of early top-40 radio. Vinyl: VAN MORRISON Veedon Pleece Rare PROMO LABEL LP near mint Them From collection of legendary DJ SCOTT SHANNON WCBS Z100 No ratings . For more about Murray, check out the WINS, WOR-FM and General Radio History pages. And then Bobby comes on and entertains us with even more of a distinctive personality. In this era, WABC-FM was largely automated, but also featured Dave Herman and Jimmy Rabbit. (And scroll down to find where Zach does it again 20 years later and still sounds as great.). Station website. We also have WNEW-FM's tribute to Murray on the WNEW-FM page (scroll down to February of 1982). The 80s hits, along with the collection of enduring 70s, have an undeniable appeal to a younger audience . 8 months ago. It was quite lame, but typical of FM at the time with the exception of WOR-FM. I am interested in rock and roll radio. I had forgotten about this one. 3,492 likes. The transmitter was moved to the Empire State Building in the early 1950s. It's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center in midtown Manhattan & the transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx, New York (the antenna is shared with WFAN). . Since the end of the Vietnam War, the nation has continued to build itself into an . WCBS-FM 101.1 / WCBS-FM: 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY, 10014: 212-242-6190: WFAN 101.9 FM/660 AM / WFAN-FM/WFAN-AM: 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY . Over the next couple of weeks, the station started playing pre-1964 oldies again. You have permission to edit this article. In late June 2009, the HD2 channel was rebranded again as ToNY, meaning "to New York" but pronounced as "Tony". FOX News Talk. His Sirius/XM shows will continue. In fact, there aren't too many spots aside from Coke. 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. We hear Cousin Brucie doing his show along with chatter from the studio from Rob Frankel and Lee Speigel, who had just interviewed Murrow. Fri. Feb 24th, 2023 ; Home; Airchexx Social - Forums & Topics; Airchexx By Region . It was geared for listeners who weren't into AM radio anymore, but weren't into the heavier sounds of the progressive stations either. PRESS: New York Daily News: Ingram Out at CBS-FM. Demonstrates once again why AM radio can't play music. 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. During that era, the jocks included Bobby Wayne, Bill Brown, Steve O'Shea, K.O. This was followed by greetings from former WCBS-FM DJs Harry Harrison and Ron Lundy. He was known as the 'Morning Mayor'. Previous Format: Oldies "101.1 CBS-FM" New Format: Variety Hits "101.1 Jack-FM" Date & Time Of Change: June 3, 2005 at 5:00pm More Info: Wikipedia Related Change: 101.1 WCBS-FM Returns It was the day many never thought would happen. Then, at 4:00p.m., the station played the usual station identification, and then a mix of Oldies and Greatest Hits referring to change, including "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)", "Get a Job", "Glory Days" and "Hit the Road Jack" (the last song of which had the word "Jack" edited out, giving an advance hint to the new format),[14] among others. including 92.3 NOW in New York as a personality and producer for the Rollin' with Nick Cannon morning show. Updated on September 1, 2021. He also appeared on internet oldies radio stations and hosted concerts. PRESS: The "Young Sound" Syndication Service. Gus opens with Ray Charles and plays a lot of 50's Doo-Wop, which is almost impossible to find on the radio anymore. That April, Infinity flipped radio stations KCBS-FM in Los Angeles and WQSR in Baltimore to the "Jack FM" format. AIRCHECK: Rocky G, Bill Brown, Steve Clark (Restored & Scoped). Additionally, the '60s and '70s oldies became broader and '80s and early '90s oldies were also mixed in, and the format got much deeper. Note: The audio quality is inconsistent. Note: Rob Frankel has since advised us that the Rosko show was a syndicated show produced from Rosko's then home in France. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Reunion Weekend: Murray the K. Back when CBS-FM was more than just a "play the hit oldies" station, they had special weekends dedicated to the radio greats of the past. Dick Heatherton was on CBS-FM from September 1972 through March 1986, mostly doing the 2-6pm shift. The great Bob Shannon doing the Oldies thing. This aircheck also features some interesting jingles, news and spots. G.' Gikofsky providing weather updates. Don K. Reed was best known for his Doo-Wop Shop that aired on Sunday nights on WCBS-FM. The weekday lineup also features Ron Parker (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), Broadway Bill Lee (3 to 7 p.m. plus Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Joe Causi (Monday through Friday, 7 p.m. to midnight, as well as "Saturday Night 70's" on Saturdays from 7 p.m. to midnight). The change left WBZO as the only FM station playing any type of oldies format in the market. New York City, Talk. Radio Personality; On Air Hosting . por . The format then moved to the analog and HD1 channels. We even hear some Doo-Wop. Listen HERE. Annie has the ability to relate and build a community of loyal fans instantly. 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. While Jocko was probably out of his prime, he still exhibits more personality in 60 seconds than today's jocks are allowed to exhibit in entire shows. 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. I have a son Lee who is now 34 years old. No wonder we don't listen the same way. 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. 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. 5 The Beach Big 107. m. . . 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 when it happened, two of the top three radio markets would simultaneously wonder what had happened. Memories of WCBS-FM This is a video collection of ALL of the footage shot at WCBS-FM between 1987 and 1997America's most famous oldies station. At CBS-FM, she is once again teamed up with Radio Hall of Famer, Scott Shannon. Many of these hosts are well-known DJs, talk show hosts, and celebrities who sometimes anchor special shows. Announcing the passing should state the source of information. He also appeared on internet oldies radio stations and hosted concerts. End date 20 Oct 2017. When the station returned to a modified oldies and classic hits format in 2007, the station compiled a new listener-voted survey and played the results Labor Day weekend. This is a really terrific sounding aircheck. One of many format change announcements. In the summer of 2002, Don K. Reed's long-running Sunday night Doo-Wop Shop program was cancelled. Leamy, who has been hosting mornings at iHeartMedia AC "Q92 . Annie Leamy will join John Foxx as morning co-host when Foxx & Annie In The Morning debuts on Monday, Feb. 13. Citing a family remember or a publication would be appropriate. Audacy has announced its post-Scott Shannon plans for classic hits WCBS-FM New York (101.1). Zacherley, doing his annual Halloween guest spot on WCBS-FM back when radio was still an awful lot of fun. While CBS-FM now achieves pretty good overall ratings, its audience is primarily elderly and it's just a matter of time before the format is going to have to change again. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Scott Muni [stereo-scoped]. 101.1 WCBS FM New York! Freed was brought down by the payola scandal. 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. Gossert's show was generally broadcast on Sunday evenings, a perfect time for this nostalgia. Im incredibly grateful to all those who supported my roller coaster journey to this point. During the holiday season in 2008, WCBS-FM's HD1 and analog signal played Christmas music, resulting in the oldies format being temporarily moved back to the HD2 channel. This is an excerpt from the 1991 broadcast featuring some rarely heard airchecks of Murray from his WINS days as well as interviews with his son Peter and several performers, including Ronnie Spector, who talks about the attention to detail that Murray put into his live shows. On even years, up to 1990, the survey from the previous year was played. 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. Originally from Detroit, Pat joined WPLJ in 1973, held a regular shift from 1974 and stayed until about 1987. By January of 1991, he had appeared at . WCBS-FM also played a moderate number of adult standards from the rock era. Saturday. When WCBS-FM was relaunched in July 2007 Don came back to host the radio greats show on the last Sunday of every month. AIRCHECK: Pat St. John's Last Show WCBS-FM [scoped-stereo]. WCBS can also be heard on WCBS-FM HD 2 channel which provides crystal clear reception if you are driving in midtown Manhattan! News Reporter WNNJ FM, NJ . Pat St. John, who's been on New York radio since the 1970s, has announced that he's leaving CBS-FM, where he's been holding down the Sunday 11-3pm airshift, in order to spend more time with his west-coast based family. The final Radio Greats show was hosted by WCBS-FM veteran Dick Heatherton. With this move, WCBS-FM had left the oldies format after 33 years. The morning mayor doing his final show from the Museum of TV & Radio. [10] In 1992, WCBS-FM ran a Top 500 Countdown based on all their surveys from 1973 to 1991. Audacy classic hits WCBS-FM New York (101.1) has recruited a second personality with Big Apple radio experience for its post-Scott Shannon plans for morning drive. In 1975, Brown also became Program Director of WCBS-FM. [21][22] The station went to number one again in the July 2014 & August 2017 ratings periods.[23]. Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format "Jack FM". Newly Released Study - Sound . In 2003, the station played a Top 500 Countdown covering the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and some 1950s songs, and in 2004 played a Top 500 Countdown with mostly songs from 1964 to 1979 with some pre-1964 songs and 1980s songs. WNUR-FM. It didn't sound free-form, but it did sound low key. Harry Harrison was a dynamite morning DJ in New York radio where he went from WMCA to WABC . WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) is a CBS-owned radio station in New York City, offering a Classic Hits format. In addition to her six years at WPLJ and her recent stint at Q92, Leamy served as co-host of Woodman in the Morning on Pamal Broadcasting CHR K104.7 WSPK, and as morning co-host of CJs Playhouse with Annie on iHeartMedia CHR 96.1 Kiss FM WPFK, both in Poughkeepsie. In addition, Fast Jimi Roberts, Big Jay Sorensen, Steve O'Brien, Famous Amos, Randy Davis, Dave Packer and Don Geronimo have done occasional fill-in work. "It's a difficult decision for me because I actually love CBS-FM, it was a dream of mine to work here, and I did get to work here. AIRCHECK: Ron Lundy with Dan Ingram [stereo], Contributed by Rob Frankel via RadioMaven77 on Mixcloud. With a total of sixteen streams a substantional range of listening occasions is offered. It should be noted that payola was not illegal before Congress made it so in 1960 (as long as you reported the income on your taxes, which Freed was accused of not doing). And we even hear news. In the summer of 2003, to appease some fans, they did add a specialty 19551964 oldies show called Heart & Soul of Rock & Roll with Norm N. Nite (who had been with WCBS off and on since 1973). Harry Harrison, inducted . I love the station, I love the people I work with and work for, and of course, I'll be honest with you, I think these are the best listeners we ever had. He's known for being informative on the air and for playing that rare but great track that you didn't know existed. RACE TAYLOR. Location. Yet still another terrific sounding aircheck with the great Bob Lewis who could and did great in any format. This was the way it sounded as it was heard on WCBS-FM from 8/5/92. Start date 13 Oct 2017. Stephen A Smith will be among the personalities on ESPN's new FM home. 6:30 pm - CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell (WCBS-TV simulcast) 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. His progressive rock montages can be heard elsewhere on this site. Gossert during the "light" progressive era of CBS-FM. Transit Reporter WCBS, 880 AM, NY (WCBS Transit Center) . Then, after a few seconds of dead air and a few seconds of a "Wayback Machine" audio special effect, the oldies format returned with the resumption of the last song played before the change to Jack FM, Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind" (starting like a phonograph record played very slowly but quickly accelerated to normal speed). The new programming was unsuccessful, and WCBS-FM switched back to a personality-driven classic hits format. It takes less than 60 seconds for Lewis to demonstrate more personality than one hears on radio today in a week. Thanks to Rob Frankel, we have this fine aircheck of a mellow Gus Gossert doing the CBS-FM pre-oldies thing, which was a combination of pop, light rock and some R&B. [2] The allocated frequency changed several times before the station finally went on the air at 46.7MHz on December 1, 1941. 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. After an incredible broadcasting career that has spanned over four decades, much of that time spent in New York City, radio legend Scott Shannon has decided to retire from his Big Show morning show on Audacy's WCBS-FM. Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind" was the last song played before the format change. Radio personalities such as Bobby "Wizzard" Wayne, Tom Tyler, Ed Williams, Steve Clark, Roby Yonge, K.O. [30] In February 2021, the HD3 sub-channel flipped to The True Oldies Channel; CBS Sports Radio would subsequently move to WNSHs HD3 sub-channel. So he plays a bit of Philly Soul and the next record is Joe Cocker. Here is audio from the WCBS Appreciation Site of Gordon's first Newsradio 88 broadcast in the 5:00 am hour with anchorman Steve Porter on August 28, 1967, the very first hour of the all-news operation, which was actually heard on WCBS-FM because a plane crash had destroyed the AM transmitter tower. 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. She and Foxx, who was also named Brand Manager of the station, assume the daypart held since 2014 by Scott Shannon and Patty Steele. Chuck is quite modest and claims he wasn't "great", but that other jocks he names were. AIRCHECK: Zacherley on Halloween [stereo]. The entire staff from the rock format remained at the station. But we also hear a then-new track by Cher. Our hosts cover all that matters to you. Shannon, 75, joined WCBS-FM in February . Thanks for listening to WCBS-FM 101.1! Bob Lewis died on January 23, 1987 at the young age of 49. In early July 2007, various websites quoted sources as saying the station was ready to shift from its current "Jack FM" format and return to its previous format. Dan claims he listened to Chuck on WWRL and recommended him to WABC management. An article describing the original "The Young Sound" service, which was 180 hours a month of instrumental versions of rock songs. She will bring a lot of energy, a deep skill set, and a whatever it takes attitude that really sets her up for success in this role.. When WOR-FM promoted that it was going rock in June of 1966, I thought it was also going to be a soft rock instrumentals station because at the time, it was difficult to imagine real rock on a commercial FM station. This was back when WCBS-FM was still a true Oldies station, at least for the Radio Greats Weekends. The Radio Greats program showcased veteran on-air personalities, with music tailored to their era of success. In some cases, they may oversee programming on individual streams or channels. Harry's first day at WCBS-FM. Joe McCoy hosts a tribute to Alan Freed. WNEW-FM had their classic lineup of Johnny Michaels, Jonathan Schwartz, Scott Muni, Rosko, Zacherely and Alison Steele. In 1989, WCBS-FM limited current music to late nights and overnights. May the legend rest in heaven. DOB said: It's funny that in most large markets now, chr does best in 25 to54, while classic hits does the opposite, WCBS FM was recently #1 18-34. They broke format to only play Soul and R&B? Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format "Jack FM". We send our deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and fans. 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The station's playlist consisted of music almost entirely from 1964 to 1979, dividing about equally between the 1960s and 1970s, playing only a handful of pre-1964 oldies and songs from the 1980s. It wasn't that good music wasn't released in 1960, but it didn't make the top of the pop charts. The popular Jay is heard Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and Wednesday . WCBS-FM's subcarrier also airs Spanish language Catholic programming for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from Radio Maria Hispana, a local unit of Radio Maria USA. There's also a bit where Murray does a pulp fiction comic book intro to Ernie K Doe's "Mother In Law". It features DJs Rocky G, Bill Brown and Steve Clark from the semi-progressive days of CBS-FM. For a few months he gave up his midday airshift. Many historians believe that he became the scapegoat for the scandal largely because he promoted R&B music more than other DJs of the time, even though politicians of the era hated rock music in general and tried to stop it. In the course of 1981, all of CBS's FM stations, except for WCBS-FM and their FM station in San Francisco, adopted a CHR format known as "Hot Hits". Several people announced the passing of Don K. Reed on Facebook. Another syndicated show, Dick Clark Presents Rewind with Gary Bryan, airs on Sunday mornings from 12 to 4 a.m. The following week, Dan Daniel took over on Saturday and Pat St. John "sat in" for Ingram on Sunday, but Ingram never returned. Another psychedelic ad approach. For the first time, WCBS-FM would have an airstaff. After the new programming's failure, WCBS-FM returned to its format of personality-driven classic hits. 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. It's amazing how different Lewis sounded on FM (aside from the fact that he had a bad throat during this show). This aircheck is of the flip back from JACK to Greatest Hits CBS-FM. JACK was a snarky format that was marketed as a more personalized approach with music chosen by a DJ named "Jack", rather than a corporation. The "Jack" format experiment at WCBS-FM is widely regarded, inside and outside the industry, as one of the greatest failures in modern New York radio history, as the station fell to the very bottom of the ratings of full-market-coverage FM stations in the New York market. Former Mayor Ed Koch then welcomed back the format, noting the "mistake" CBS Radio had made with the switch. Jay joined WCBS-FM as the host of the popular Hall of Fame and Top Twenty Countdown shows. 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). Prior to 2016, WCBS-FM used JAM Creative Productions, Inc. for their jingles. 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. Elvis Duran of WHTZ (100.3 FM) and Scott Shannon of WCBS-FM (101.1) are the winning personalities, with all-news WCBS-AM (880) and WINS (1010 AM) also clustered at the top. Dan Ingram on WCBS-FM January 1991. A great photo of the CBS-FM jocks from contributor Kimbal Brandner. Education. . WCBS-FM New Yorks Foxx & Annie In The Morning To Debut Feb. 13. He also spent time as Program Director. Fans will be happy to know that Scott has plenty of shows to do before December 16, and he will remain with Audacy as the host of his syndicated America's Greatest Hits show, which airs on CBS-FM each Sunday morning, plus his True Oldies Channel highlighting the best tracks from the 60s, 70s and 80s on WCBS-FM HD3. He added, "This music has been treated terribly, and people in their 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s are still a very viable product in this society. I wrote an article titled Spotlight on Don K. Reed in this journal in February 2009. In 1978, Brown gave up his program director . Bob was a DJ on many NYC stations including WMGM, WINS, WABC-FM, WNEW-FM and WCBS-FM. Zach was 90 when this was recorded and it's amazing how strong, vibrant and ageless he sounds. But in our opinion he was great and was unfortunately underused in his WABC years. The playlist was wider than most typical radio stations, but it was also far more current. This is an interesting aircheck of Dan on WCBS-FM as Dan was yet to be hired as a regular personality at the station. ", Patty Steele, Scott's longtime co-host at numerous stations throughout their careers, added tearfully, "I absolutely loved working here through all the challenges in my life like breast cancer, family addiction issues which have famously been explored in podcasting my kids' high school and college graduations you our amazing listeners have been my friends and my radio family, and I have not for one minute thought I could have gotten through it without any of you.". . Brown was replaced by Les Hollander later that year after a big layoff of personnel at CBS Radio. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its transmitter is located in east Kansas City, and studios are located in Mission, Kansas. cooper's hawk copycat recipes Uncategorized. In 1940, during the early days of FM broadcasting, what is now WCBS-FM was allocated an FM frequency and call sign, W67NY, becoming CBS's first FM station. Don K. Reed is the leader of WCBS-FM. On October 2, 2008, WCBS-FM HD3 was launched as a simulcast of WCBS. [19][20] Arbitron's switch from diary to PPM facilitated a move back to oldies and classic hits as sister station WOGL in Philadelphia had demonstrated ratings success in the new methodology by reaching the top five. . Top Stations. Morgan died of lung cancer in 1998. . The final Radio Greats show was hosted by WCBS-FM veteran Dick Heatherton. 3 pm - Steve Scott. ( Source : twitter) The final Shannon in the Morning show aired on Dec. 16. In spring 2004, WCBS-FM narrowed the playlist even more. On November 19, 2016, the "Saturday Night Block Party" was discontinued after four years in favor of regular programming. WCBS-FM broadcasts at 6,700 watts. But it was also a format maverick--different for many years from the 250-song, heavily focused music machines that the Oldies format had become. 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 . End price 46.00 USD Start price 9.99 USD. Terms related to wcbs-fm: Related Phrases. Air Personalities Morning Shows News Guys Money Girls Program Directors General Managers Sales Types Engineers Other Alumni The Good Guys Today . He pretty much ignores the playlist and he breaks formats and that makes it a fantastic show. Today, November 2nd, is the 95th anniversary of Pittsburgh's KDKA 1020. 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