Annie Leamy will join John Foxx as morning co-host when Foxx & Annie In The Morning debuts on Monday, Feb. 13. 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. However, by the end of that day, the station would be changed dramatically. 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.. He left WCBS-FM when it flipped to the dreaded Jack format in 2005. 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. Lewis and Clark didn't do the show together - Bob generally did 5-9pm and Steve did 9pm-1am, but Lewis mentions in this edition that Steve will be in about 9:30pm and they gave the 8 hour timespan one title. 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. CBS-FM wasn't always a oldies station. You can perceive this in their musical choices, which is exactly what I remember CBS-FM playing at this time. The format change to live jocks actually took place October 20th. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Dan Ingram [stereo-scoped]. A bit of Bob Lewis and Steve Clark from WCBS-FM's "sort of progressive" days. This is an interesting aircheck of Dan on WCBS-FM as Dan was yet to be hired as a regular personality at the station. The heartbreaking news was spread on social media but no official sources confirmed the news . [15] The format featured nearly 2,000 unique songs in the playlist. WCBS-FM New York, which switched to Jack FM on June 3, was a 33-year Oldies format icon. He also appeared on internet oldies radio stations and hosted concerts. For at least 25 years I was an avid listener to WCBS-FM as they were America's premier oldies station with fantastic personalities including Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy, Bill Brown, Bobby Jay, Bob Shannon, and Max Kinkel among others. In the summer of 2002, Don K. Reed's long-running Sunday night Doo-Wop Shop program was cancelled. KZPT (99.7 FM) is a hot adult contemporary radio station licensed to and serving the Kansas City metropolitan area.It first began broadcasting in 1962 under the call sign KMBC-FM. WNYC 93.9 FM. [6] On August 27, 1967, the AM station had to launch its news format (which was not full-time until 1972) on WCBS-FM because a small airplane had crashed into the AM radio tower a few hours earlier.[7]. After 22 years cohosting the morning show on WPLJ FM 95.5 and six previous years . too many pop music stations insult the intelligence of the listener in his twenties--what's more they are not even entertaining.. Freed was brought down by the payola scandal. The station is continually ranked one of the highest-rated stations in the New York market, as well as one of the highest-rated classic hits stations in the United States.[1]. Preparing John profile View John's Email & Phone . If you hit a bad patch, wait it out - it gets better. This is a really terrific sounding aircheck. Many criticized the change of formats, among them Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who, according to the New York Post, responded to the change by declaring he would "never listen to that fucking CBS radio ever again" (the quote was censored in the Post). 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 . 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. 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. [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). His progressive rock montages can be heard elsewhere on this site. In return, Sparknet Communications gave Infinity Broadcasting permission to bring the "Jack FM" format to some of Infinity's radio markets in the United States. Dan Ingram on WCBS-FM January 1991. This was the way it sounded as it was heard on WCBS-FM from 8/5/92. 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. In a testament to Patty's versatility and ability, she also does a weekly podcast with WCBS-AM Newsradio 880 morning show anchor, Wayne Cabot called "News On The Rocks". 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. AIRCHECK: Rocky G, Bill Brown, Steve Clark (Restored & Scoped). Here's CBS-FM's remembrance of Bob Lewis from one of the Radio Great Weekends, probably in the early 90's. Bob was a DJ on many NYC stations including WMGM, WINS, WABC-FM, WNEW-FM and WCBS-FM. At 3:00p.m. that day, Jack FM resumed streaming on their website. Jay joined WCBS-FM as the host of the popular Hall of Fame and Top Twenty Countdown shows. This aircheck is from about six months after CBS-FM moved from a quasi-progressive rock format to an oldies format. Description: On-air personality Bobby Jay has a full plate at WCBS-FM. She and Foxx, who was also named Brand Manager of the station, assume the daypart held since 2014 by Scott Shannon and Patty Steele. A composite of WCBS-FM from their hybird singles/AOR rock days. 5 am - Paul Murnane. A little over two years later WCBS-FM would become an Oldies station. The Radio Greats program showcased veteran on-air personalities, with music tailored to their era of success. Sirius Satellite Radio offers an ever-growing list of hosts across its various channels, especially since its 2008 merger with XM. Harry Harrison was a dynamite morning DJ in New York radio where he went from WMCA to WABC . We hear Cousin Brucie doing his show along with chatter from the studio from Rob Frankel and Lee Speigel, who had just interviewed Murrow. I heard you took a shot at us in the Post. 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. "[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". WVCO 94. . Everyone was still trying to find their way in this new world of FM. The morning mayor doing his final show from the Museum of TV & Radio. [11] This survey would be repeated on Thanksgiving weekend in 2002. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s, especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Alan Freed Tribute [scoped-stereo]. News Reporter WNNJ FM, NJ . 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. It's just music." . An article describing the original "The Young Sound" service, which was 180 hours a month of instrumental versions of rock songs. Here's a great aircheck of Jocko Henderson from the sixth Radio Greats Reunion Weekend of June 1998. A photo of Bob "the Wizard" Wayne from contributor Kimbal Brandner. In some cases, the same dates are posted twice due to conflicting information from different sources. 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. Annie is no stranger to NYC radio, and I'm excited to welcome her back through the iconic WCBS-FM brand, Foxx said in a release. Harry Harrison, inducted . Audacy welcomes Andr Yancey as the new morning show producer for "Scott Shannon in the Morning with Patty Steele" on WCBS-FM 101.1 (WCBS-FM) in New York. . AIRCHECK: Harry Harrison's First CBS-FM Morning Show [stereo]. 2023 Audacy, Inc. All rights reserved. Cumulus Q4 Net Revenues Down 0.4% to $252 . Based on some spots in the show (which we removed), we believe this is from June of 1989. Audacy has announced its post-Scott Shannon plans for classic hits WCBS-FM New York (101.1). The format then moved to the analog and HD1 channels. The entire staff from the rock format remained at the station. Joe McCoy On The Former Musicradio77 Air Personalities At WCBS-FM By Scott Benjamin . New York, New York, United States. He also spent time as Program Director. A great photo of the CBS-FM jocks from contributor Kimbal Brandner. And we even hear news. 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. That's quite a diverse and interesting group of nighttime jocks. In January 2001, they stopped playing currents and 90's hits on the overnight, dropping them altogether. We first hear Brucie closing out his show and what's remarkable is that in those 60-odd seconds, Bruce displays more personality than today's DJ's are allowed to exhibit in a month. 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. One other surprise for me was the promotion for the DJs appearing later that night: Ed Williams and Rosko (Bill Mercer). 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). CBS-FM of that era was a fairly light station compared with WNEW-FM and WABC-FM. Today, November 2nd, is the 95th anniversary of Pittsburgh's KDKA 1020. At first, the station focused on rock-and-roll hits from 1955 to 1964 and mixed in some softer hits of the late 1960s and early 1970s, as well as a few then-current songs. Morgan died of lung cancer in 1998. . After compiling an all-time survey based on past surveys in 1997, the station abandoned listener surveys, repeating the 1997 all-time survey on subsequent Thanksgiving weekends. Sourced from the Gus Gossert archive to Matt Seinberg and Rob Frankel and posted via Rob's RadioMaven77 postings on MixCloud. The station even hit number one overall in the ratings on at least several occasions during the 1990s. It wasn't that good music wasn't released in 1960, but it didn't make the top of the pop charts. 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. 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. The transmitter was moved to the Empire State Building in the early 1950s. I could have watched two more hours of it, but it came in handy", Listen to Scott Shannon, weekday mornings on WCBS-FM. Access the free radio live stream and discover more radio stations at one glance. Gossert's show was generally broadcast on Sunday evenings, a perfect time for this nostalgia. Gossert during the "light" progressive era of CBS-FM. [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]. Listen HERE. I retired five years ago after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. In 1989, WCBS-FM limited current music to late nights and overnights. FishbowlNY has explored how some of your favorite TV and radio personalities are coping with the 9/ . Earlier today, legendary radio personalityScott Shannon -- heard for almost a decade every morning on New York City's WCBS-FM with long-time co-host Patty Steele, entertainment reporter Brad Blanks, and a whole crew of returning "Big Show" friends -- has announced his decision to retire from daily morning radio on Friday, December 16. At 4:30p.m., the station stunted with a 30-minute montage of lines from various movies and other sources. Several people announced the passing of Don K. Reed on Facebook. Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format "Jack FM". It's a pretty good montage of CBS-FM over the years along with a lot of formatics and jingles. On the AM dial, there were a few oldies stations receivable at night, like Buffalo's WKBW at the time.[16]. I wrote an article titled Spotlight on Don K. Reed in this journal in February 2009. The station canceled more specialty shows in 2003, such as the Top 20 Oldies Countdown. On the other hand, it looked sorta like something your friends doodled in high school. WOR-FM was still being programmed by Bill Drake and featured Jimmy King, Sebastian Stone, Tommy Edwards, Sean Casey, Al Brady, Bob Evans and Johnny Donovan. The station segued to "Use Me" by Bill Withers. [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. "It was like an hour. 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. Additionally, the '60s and '70s oldies became broader and '80s and early '90s oldies were also mixed in, and the format got much deeper. WCBS-FM initially programmed a younger-leaning easy listening format known as "The Young Sound", playing soft instrumental versions of current pop music songs. Bill Brown (radio Personality) CBS Radio; WCBS-FM 101 New York - Don K Reed - March 3 1981 - Radio Aircheck On July 4 1972, WCBS-FM dropped the Rock format it had had for a few years, and flipped to . In 2010, the station was number one among all stations in the New York region, 25-54 and 12+ (Arbitron PPM report, May 2010). On even years, up to 1990, the survey from the previous year was played. 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. [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. Cousin Brucie moved over to Sirius Satellite Radio's '60s on 6 channel to continue playing oldies. Scott Shannon is moving to WCBS-FM 101.1, a station that's been a city radio institution even longer than he has. A member and Hall of Famer at the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington DC, as well as the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, Scott's remarkable career was recently chronicled in the documentary Worst to First: The True Story of Z-100. 6:30 pm - CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell (WCBS-TV simulcast) . Part of Audacy. AIRCHECK: Composite: Roby Yonge - Steve Clark - Gus Gossert - Steve O'Shea [stereo], Contributed by Rob Frankel via his RadioMaven77 postings on Mixcloud. Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format "Jack FM". This automated format was syndicated to CBS stations across the country and to AFN (American Forces Network). Seller Id 2ps9mB3juE9M. He also appeared on internet oldies radio stations and hosted concerts. 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. Scott Shannon retiring from WCBS-FM, ending morning show this December, 'I believe it's time to take a break from morning radio and just kind of chill for a while', Scott Shannon Presents Americas Greatest Hits - Sundays 7-11AM, Featured Image Photo Credit: WCBS-FM/Audacy, Have any $2 bills? 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. If you're using an older version of a browser . AIRCHECK: Harry Harrison's Final Morning Show [stereo]. Location. Besides Bill Brown and Don K. Reed, Wayne and Williams also stayed into the early part of the oldies format. Rate the Price of this item. Each of the stations began broadcasting its own programming in 1966. His Sirius/XM shows will continue. WCBS-FM also played a moderate number of adult standards from the rock era. It didn't sound free-form, but it did sound low key. But in our opinion he was great and was unfortunately underused in his WABC years. WOCL in Orlando used the same sequence (with the montage starting with 1966 and running clips for every year through 1989) the following year, dropping alternative rock for classic hits, and later WJMK in Chicago also used the same sequence (with a few Chicago-themed modifications) on March 14, 2011 when they switched from Jack FM to a classic hits format. Among them: New York's Z100; WPLJ, WOR, and currently at CBS-FM and WCBS Newsradio 880. Note: Rob Frankel has since advised us that the Rosko show was a syndicated show produced from Rosko's then home in France. And when it happened, two of the top three radio markets would simultaneously wonder what had happened. In 2007, Jennifer Donohue (from WWFS) was named as Jack's new general manager. During this period, the station's on-air jingles were made by JAM Creative Productions in Dallas. AIRCHECK: Cousin Brucie (On and Off Mic) [stereo], This is something quite unique. LISTEN NOW: Scott Shannon and Patty Steele discuss WCBS-FM retirement announcement and love for listeners. The 80s hits, along with the collection of enduring 70s, have an undeniable appeal to a younger audience . Harry stayed with WCBS-FM until March of 2003, so he had a 44-year run on these three major NYC pop music stations. AIRCHECK: Ron Lundy with Dan Ingram [stereo], Contributed by Rob Frankel via RadioMaven77 on Mixcloud. They would have been better off taking a curated approach rather than a charts approach and/or they should have selected songs from the R&B charts. In the late 90's, he did overnights. #2. WBBM Newsradio 780 AM. He certainly kept alive this genre of music that was very popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its transmitter is located in east Kansas City, and studios are located in Mission, Kansas. Each episode includes guests from the Radio industry including, but not limited to, Air Personalities, Program Directors, General Managers, and Owners. This aircheck also features some interesting jingles, news and spots. In 1969, WCBS-FM launched a freeform rock format, which was becoming increasingly popular, and all other CBS-owned FM stations followed suit. 8 months ago. This is a great aircheck of Pat St. John's last show on WCBS-FM. [17] This sequence is now repeated on-air every July 12. Dan Taylor hosts WCBS-FM's morning show from 6 to 10 a.m., with Irv 'Mr. G.' Gikofsky providing weather updates. Dick Bartley's syndicated Classic Countdown airs on Sunday nights from 7 to 11 p.m., followed by the Classic Dance Showcase hosted by Joe Causi from 11 p.m. to midnight. Even Mayor Bloomberg decried the format change. No wonder we don't listen the same way. Spitz was an on-air personality on WPHR-FM/107.9 (Power 108 . Yet still another terrific sounding aircheck with the great Bob Lewis who could and did great in any format. However, it was commercial-free and had no airstaff. Between June 3, 2005, and July 12, 2007, the station aired the automated adult hits format "Jack FM". Advertisement: Latest Radio Stories. New York City, Classical. Leamy, who has been hosting mornings at iHeartMedia AC Q92 WRNQ Poughkeepsie since January 2020, previously served as a member of Todd & Jayde in the Morning at the former WPLJ New York. 98.1 WOGL FM Philly! ", 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.". In this era, WABC-FM was largely automated, but also featured Dave Herman and Jimmy Rabbit. This is a rare promotion contributed by Myles Putman. You have permission to edit this article. With this move, WCBS-FM had left the oldies format after 33 years. There's also a bit where Murray does a pulp fiction comic book intro to Ernie K Doe's "Mother In Law". The moderation is in English. Note the great inside joke at the beginning. This was followed by greetings from former WCBS-FM DJs Harry Harrison and Ron Lundy. WCBS-FM was one of the first notable oldies stations in the country, with the format dating back to July 7, 1972. Joe McCoy hosts a tribute to Alan Freed. [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. Television Host @ WCBS-TV; Radio Host @ Shannon In The Morning - CBS 101.1 FM; . including 92.3 NOW in New York as a personality and producer for the Rollin' with Nick Cannon morning show. Lots of oldies that we never hear anymore but weren't actually all that old back then. Check out the spot for the lengendary Downstairs Records in part 1 and a spot for all the old CBS-FM jocks in part 2. Transit Reporter WCBS, 880 AM, NY (WCBS Transit Center) . If you wanted listeners to believe that CBS-FM was not part of a large corporation, this ad worked quite well. Read more about this topic: WCBS-FM. Radio personalities such as Bobby "Wizzard" Wayne, Tom Tyler, Ed Williams, Steve Clark, Roby Yonge, K.O. ), AIRCHECK: Cousin Brucie - Bobby Jay [stereo]. The HD2 station also simulcast the oldies format until 2:00p.m. that day, at which time Jack FM moved to HD2. And the ratings never matched what CBS-FM had achieved. WBEB, an adult contemporary station in Philadelphia, also broadcasts on 101.1 MHz. 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). 12 am to 7 am - Music automation (no DJs) 7 am to 1 pm - Matt Sneed. Also in the 1980s, after WABC and later WNBC abandoned music in favor of talk, WCBS-FM began employing many disc jockeys who were widely known on other New York City stations (and sometimes nationally), most notably Musicradio 77 WABC alumni Ron Lundy, Dan Ingram, Bruce "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, and Harry Harrison, as well as former WMCA "Good Guys" Dan Daniel and Jack Spector. On May 7, 2008, the Jack branding was dropped from WCBS-FM HD2 and was just called 101.1 HD2 or WCBS-FM HD2 due to the end of a licensing agreement with the owner of the Jack name and slogan, Sparknet Communications. 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. WCBS-FM New Yorks Foxx & Annie In The Morning To Debut Feb. 13. 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. Bob Lewis died on January 23, 1987 at the young age of 49. Here's another example of one of their earliest promotions, which you'll have to admit is a bit freaky, but who exactly were they trying to appeal to? It features DJs Rocky G, Bill Brown and Steve Clark from the semi-progressive days of CBS-FM. 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.. 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. Dan Ingram playing the hits of the 50's-80's on "all New York artists weekend". AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Chuck Leonard [stereo]. Bob interviews Rick Sklar who was the program director at both WINS and WABC-AM. Over the next couple of weeks, the station started playing pre-1964 oldies again. Recognizing the controversy of the sudden change, on June 14, 2005, the station announced that it would be unique among those with the Jack format in that it would occasionally include '50s and early '60s songs in its rotation as well as songs by performers like Frank Sinatra that are normally not part of the Jack format, though a later Web update retracted this, and songs from before the late '60s were no longer played. This is an aircheck from radio pro and historian, Rob Frankel. 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. knx 1070 radio personalities. Dan would leave CBS-FM 18 months later. m3u: Radio 567 - XRN Australia. On July 9, 2017, Backtrax USA, hosted by former WHTZ jock Kid Kelly, debuted on WCBS-FM on Sunday nights. Bill Brown began his long tenure with the station, and Don K. Reed began his late in 1971; both remained there until 2005. A large portion of the aircheck is dedicated to the "hit" songs of 1960 and most are quite awful. 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. AIRCHECK: Bob Lewis sitting in for Cousin Brucie [stereo]. 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. Top Stations. [24][25] The merger was approved on November 9, 2017, and was consummated on November 17. It may have been repeated in 1991. [5] This allowed the station to reflect its corporate ownership by the Columbia Broadcasting System or CBS. WCBS can also be heard on WCBS-FM HD 2 channel which provides crystal clear reception if you are driving in midtown Manhattan! PRESS: The "Young Sound" Syndication Service. (The show begins with the last few minutes of Bob Shannon's show. He pretty much ignores the playlist and he breaks formats and that makes it a fantastic show. AIRCHECK: Radio Greats Weekend: Scott Muni [stereo-scoped]. When was the last time you heard music DJs who sounded like they were having fun? WCBS-FM's last morning show host of this period was ex-Monkee Micky Dolenz, who had appeal to this audience segment by virtue of 1970s reruns of his band's eponymous television series and the mid-1980s Monkees revival. We even hear Ernie Maresca. But we also hear a then-new track by Cher. May the legend rest in heaven. The station even began to de-emphasize the phrase 'oldies' in promotion of the station.[13]. Murray repeated this bit many times, even on free-form WOR-FM, but it demonstrates how much trouble he would go to just to make his show a little different. It would take the Beatles to get them heard again. And to Shannon, who rehired his long-time WPLJ sidekick Patty Steele and has clearly reconnected with a lot of folks who grew up hearing him on Z-100. Later that year, Maire Mason replaced Donohue. For many years, WCBS-FM simulcast its programming with its AM sister station. Initially, the internet-only station was DJ-less like Jack FM on the analog 101.1 and HD1 station; in between songs, the station played jingles plus pre-recorded voice overs done by their production director. A somewhat progressive, somewhat light format on WCBS-FM that lasted froom October 1967 to October 1969, although it continued in overnights until late '71. 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. I had forgotten about this one. It works for those who thought WNEW-FM and WPLJ were "too heavy". 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