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| City of license | New York City |
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| Broadcast area | New York City area |
| Branding | NewsTalkRadio 77 WABC |
| Slogan | News. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station The City of New York The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of Opinion. Passion. |
| Frequency | 770 kHz (Also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | October 1, 1921 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A (Clear channel) |
| Facility ID | 70658 |
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| Callsign meaning | W American Broadcasting Company (former owner) |
| Former callsigns | WJZ (1922-1953) |
| Affiliations | ABC News The Weather Channel |
| Owner | Citadel Broadcasting (Radio License Holding X, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WPLJ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.wabcradio.com |
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Since 1982 WABC has programmed a talk radio format, and has been one of the most successful talk stations locally and in the United States. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the WABC is, or has been, the flagship station for nationally known talk-radio hosts Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, John Batchelor and Don Imus and others. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative Political commentator. Sean Hannity (born December 30 1961 is an American radio and television host, conservative Political commentator, and Laura Anne Ingraham (born June 19, 1964) is an American radio host, Author, and conservative political commentator John Calvin Batchelor (born 1948 in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania) is an author and conservative host of The John Batchelor Show Radio news magazine John Donald Imus Jr (born July 23 1940) known simply as Don Imus, is an American radio host, Shock jock, Humorist Before 1982, WABC broadcast a Top 40 music format, was the dominant music station in the New York City area, and served as a template for many other Top 40 stations in different cities. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.
WABC and WPLJ were included in the recent sale of several ABC radio stations and the ABC Radio Network by the Walt Disney Company to Citadel, announced in February 2006 and finalized on June 12, 2007. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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History
As WJZ
WABC made its first broadcast on October 1, 1921 as WJZ, owned by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation and was based in Newark, New Jersey. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. The call letters stood for their original home state, New Jer(Z) sey. It was originally housed in a shack on the roof of the Westinghouse meter factory on Orange and Plane streets in Newark, accessible only by ladder. The station later expanded into the one available space downstairs.
WJZ started off on 360 meters (833 AM) and as one of the first stations to broadcast in the New York City area, was reluctant to share the frequency with other stations. The Tri-State Region is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City to unambiguously refer to the greater metropolitan area. WJZ later recommended that other frequencies be made available for broadcasting, and by 1923, WJZ had moved over to 660 AM. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In that same year, WJZ shifted ownership from Westinghouse to RCA and changed its city of license from Newark to New York City. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 New studios were in the 6th floor of the Aeolian Building. Aeolian Hall was a Concert hall near Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City located on the third floor of 29-33 West
WJZ's first major program occurred on October 5, 1921 when it broadcast the 1921 World Series, but there was no play-by-play direct from the baseball stadium. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar In the 1921 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees 5 games to 3 Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is the field of play in the game of Baseball and the spectator seating areas Announcer Tommy Cowan in Newark simply relayed the description phoned from the ballpark by a newspaper reporter. On March 15, 1922, WJZ broadcast a studio performance of Mozart's Impresario, probably radio's first full-length opera. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Der Schauspieldirektor ( The Impresario) K 486 is a comic Singspiel written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto In October 1922, WJZ aired its second World Series, this time feeding it to WGY in Schenectady, New York. In the 1922 World Series, the New York Giants beat the New York Yankees in five games (four games to none with one tie starting this year the World Series was WGY is a 50000 Watt Radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York. Schenectady (skəˈnɛktədi Θkahnéhtati in Tuscarora) is a City in Schenectady County, New York, United States
Program logs from May 15 to December 31, 1923 reveal that WJZ aired 3426 programs, including 723 talks, 67 church services, 205 bedtime stories and 21 sports events. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Most of the broadcasts were musical and ranged from Carnegie Hall and Aeolian Hall recitals to harmonica and banjo solos. Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east
At the end of 1925, WJZ opened its new 50,000 watt transmitter from Bound Brook, New Jersey. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bound Brook is a borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. However, it overwhelmed everything else on the air, and engineers visited homes in central New Jersey to deal with the complaints. As a result, WJZ didn't operate regularly at 50,000 watts until 1935. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
NBC Blue flagship years
In July 1926, WEAF also became an RCA station and on November 15, 1926, both WJZ and WEAF were under the umbrella of the newly formed National Broadcasting Company. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WFAN (660 AM) also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a Radio station in New York City. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's
On January 1, 1927, the NBC Blue Network debuted, with WJZ as the originating station. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Blue Network was the on-air name of an American radio production and distribution service from 1942 to 1945 which traced its formal origins back to 1927 In October 1927, WJZ moved into NBC studios still under construction at 711 Fifth Avenue. A month later, WEAF joined WJZ - and both were together under one roof. On March 24, 1932, WJZ became the first radio station to broadcast a program from aboard a moving train; the station aired a variety show produced aboard a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad passenger train travelling through Maryland. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( B&O) was one of the Oldest railroads in the United States and the first Common carrier railroad A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another [1] In November 1933, WJZ, WEAF and all of the NBC and RCA corporate headquarters moved to 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres between 48th and 51st streets in New York City.
Over the years, WJZ and the Blue Network presented many of America's most popular programs, such as Lowell Thomas and the News, Amos 'n' Andy, Little Orphan Annie, America's Town Meeting of the Air, and Death Valley Days. Lowell Jackson Thomas ( April 6, 1892 &ndash August 29, 1981) was an American Writer, broadcaster, and Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy based on Stereotypes of African-Americans and popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s Little Orphan Annie is a Full page (later half page or tab) American Comic strip, created by Harold Gray (1894-1968 America’s Town Meeting of the Air was a public affairs discussion broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1956 Death Valley Days is a long-running American radio and Television anthology about true stories of the old American West Each midday, The National Farm and Home Hour brought news and entertainment to rural listeners. The National Farm and Home Hour was a variety show which was broadcast in various formats from 1928 to 1958 Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time Ted Malone read poetry and Milton Cross conveyed children "Coast To Coast On A Bus," as well as bringing opera lovers the Saturday matinées from the Metropolitan Opera. The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera.
Occasionally, a show would premiere on NBC Blue, which had a weaker lineup of stations nationwide, and be shifted to the Red Network if it grew in popularity. Fibber McGee and Molly is one example. Fibber McGee and Molly was a radio show that played a major role in determining the full form of what became classic old-time radio.
Birth of ABC
In 1942, the FCC ruled that no broadcaster could own more than one station in a market. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A year later, on October 12, 1943, WJZ and the NBC Blue Network were sold to Edward J. Noble, then the owner of WMCA. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward John Noble (1882 &ndash 1958 was an American Broadcasting and Candy industrialist originally from Gouverneur, New York. WMCA, 570 AM, is a Radio station in New York City, most known for its "Good Guys" Top 40 era in the 1960s Technically, this spun-off network was simply called "The Blue Network" for little over a year.
On June 15, 1945, "The Blue Network" was officially rechristened the American Broadcasting Company, when negotiations were completed with George B. Storer, who had owned the defunct American Broadcasting System and still owned the name. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Storer Broadcasting Inc is a former owner of Television and Radio stations in the United States
In November 1948, WJZ and the ABC network finally got a home of their own when studios were moved to a renovated building at 7 West 66th Street. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On March 1, 1953, WJZ changed its call letters to WABC, after the FCC approved ABC's merger with United Paramount Theatres, Paramount Pictures' movie theater chain which, like the Blue Network, was divested under government order. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. United Paramount Theatres, one of the largest chain of cinemas in the United States, was divested from Paramount Pictures as a result of the 1948 United Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue
The WABC calls were once used previously on CBS Radio's New York City outlet, before adopting their current WCBS identity in 1946. This article is about the radio group for the radio network see CBS Radio Network. WCBS (880 kHz often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880", is a Radio station in New York City. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Westinghouse, however, didn't let the WJZ call go forgotten. After acquiring WAAM-TV in Baltimore, Maryland in 1957, Westinghouse applied to change the calls to WJZ-TV in honor of its pioneer radio station. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the television station in Baltimore Maryland The FCC granted the unusual request (perhaps because Westinghouse was highly regarded as a licensee by both the industry and the FCC at that time), and the Baltimore TV station retains the call letters to this day.
WABC's first era (1953-1960)
Although WABC continued to air ABC programming during this time, WABC began using deejays playing recorded music. Some programs featured "middle of the road" mainstream pop and showtunes, while other portions of the schedule included long-form newscasts and dramatic programs, similar to the other network-owned stations in New York like WCBS and WNBC. WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City.
(This would continue until 1960, as the Musicradio 77 era formally began, but WABC was still required to carry ABC Radio's non-music and entertainment shows, including the long-running Don McNeill's Breakfast Club during the 10:00 a. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don McNeill ( December 23, 1907 &ndash May 7, 1996) was an American Radio personality best known as the creator The Breakfast Club was a long-run morning variety show on ABC Radio (and briefly on Television) originating in Chicago Illinois. m. hour, and a long-form news block in the afternoon-drive period. While this was not an issue prior to 1960, such committments created a programming clash with the Top 40 format up until the network was dissected into four sub-networks in 1968. )
A hint of what was to come came in 1958-1959, when for a time legendary rock and blues disk jockey Alan Freed hosted a daily evening show on WABC which was formatically (sic) and musically like the early rock shows he had gained fame with on WINS. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Freed (December 15 1921 &ndash January 20 1965 also known as Moondog, was an American Disc-jockey who became Freed's time at WABC ended when he was caught up in the investigation of the "payola" scandals of the era. Payola, in the American Music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on Music
The Musicradio 77 era (1960-1982)
Early years
Harold L. Neal, Jr. was named General Manager of WABC. Neal had been at WXYZ in Detroit. He was charged with making WABC successful in terms of both audience and profits. WABC committed to a virtually full-time schedule of top-40 songs played by upbeat personalities during the first week of December, 1960. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. WABC's early days as a Top 40 station were humble ones. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Top 40 WINS was the #1 music station and WMCA was also a formidable competitor, while WABC barely ranked in the Top Ten. WINS (1010 kHz known on-air as "Ten-Ten WINS", is a radio station in New York City, owned by CBS Radio. WMCA, 570 AM, is a Radio station in New York City, most known for its "Good Guys" Top 40 era in the 1960s Fortunately for WABC, the other Top 40 outlets could not be heard well in certain New York and New Jersey suburbs, since WINS, WMGM, and WMCA were all directional stations. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. WEPN (1050 kHz branded as 1050 ESPN New York, is a 24-hour Sports radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs WABC, with its 50,000-watt non-directional signal, had the advantage of being heard in places west, south, and northwest – a huge chunk of the suburban population – and this is where the station began to draw ratings.
Sam Holman was the first WABC program director of this era. Under Holman, WABC achieved #1 ratings in late 1962, when WINS and WMCA experimented with "softer" music. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During 1963, both WINS and WMCA went back to pop Top 40 and WABC slipped a bit. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. By the summer of 1963, WMCA led the pack, with WABC at #2 and WINS slipping to third place. It has been said, but is difficult to verify, that WMCA dominated in the city proper, while WABC owned the suburbs. This would be consistent with WMCA's 5,000-watt directional signal, although WMCA had the benefit of a lower frequency than WABC.
Dominant years
Hal Neal hired Rick Sklar the program director. Rick Sklar (born c 1930 died June 22, 1992) was an American radio Program director, who while at New York City 's WABC He would go on to become a member of the Radio Hall of Fame and be credited as one of the pioneering architects of the Top 40 format. History The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago Illinois, is a Museum dedicated
Under Sklar, the station went to the shortest playlist of any contemporary music station in history; the number one song was heard almost every hour. In his book Rockin' America, Sklar said he was sensitive to payola concerns and advanced airplay. Payola, in the American Music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on Music
Through the years, WABC was known by various slogans, "Channel 77 WABC", then "77 WABC", and later "Musicradio WABC".
Early 1960s disc jockeys included Herb Oscar Anderson, Charlie Greer, Scott Muni, Chuck Dunaway, and Bob Lewis, but the best known WABC DJs are the ones that followed them in the mid-1960s and beyond: Harry Harrison, Ron Lundy, Jim Nettleton, Jim Perry, Dan Ingram, Radio Hall of Fame member "Cousin Brucie" Bruce Morrow, Chuck Leonard, Bob Cruz, Frank Kingston Smith, Roby Yonge, George Michael, and Johnny Donovan. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Herb Oscar Anderson was the legendary morning drive-time personality on WABC Radio in New York City December 1960 to September 1968 Charlie Greer (1923-1996 was an on-air Radio personality at WAKR in Akron Ohio. Scott Muni (May 10 1930 – September 28 2004 was an American Disc jockey, who worked at the heyday of the AM Top 40 format and Harry Harrison (born September 20, 1930 in Chicago) has been a popular American Radio personality for over 50 years Ron Lundy was a radio Disc jockey in New York City from the early-1960s to 1997 Jim Perry (born James Edward Dooley on November 11, 1934 in Camden New Jersey) is a former Canadian - American Daniel Trombley "Dan" Ingram (born September 7, 1934 in Oceanside New York) is an American Top 40 radio Disc jockey with History The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago Illinois, is a Museum dedicated Bruce Morrow (born Bruce Meyerowitz on October 13 1937 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Radio personality, known Chuck Leonard ( March 30, 1937 – August 12, 2004) born in Chicago Illinois, was a popular radio personality at WABC (AM Frank Kingston Smith is an American Radio personality ( Disk jockey) who worked extensively in Top 40 and Oldies formatted AM and FM Roby Yonge ( 1943 - July 18, 1997) was a 1960s radio DJ. He was best known for being fired from New York station WABC-AM George Michael (born March 24, 1939) is a Sportscaster best known nationally for his long-running American Johnny Donovan is an American radio announcer and producer based at New York's WABC (AM. Also heard on WABC was sportscaster Howard Cosell. Howard William Cosell (born Howard William Cohen; March 25 1918 - April 23 1995 was an American sports journalist
Especially in the afternoons and evenings, WABC was the station that teenagers could be heard listening to on transistor radios all over the New York metropolitan area. This article is about an electronic device For the fourth studio album by M The New York metropolitan area, often referred to as the Tri-State Area, is the most populous Metropolitan area in the United States and is also one Due to its strong signal, the station could be heard over 100 miles away -- as far as the Catskill Mountains, Pocono Mountains and outlying areas of Philadelphia. The Catskill Mountains (also known as simply the Catskills) a natural area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany The Pocono Mountains region is a mountainous region of about 2400 square miles (6200 km² located in northeastern Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə WABC could be heard in the New London/Waterford area of Connecticut, but there was always a slight squeal in the signal due to the nearly 125 mile distance. New London is a seaport city and a Port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States Waterford is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It could also be heard well after sunset in Ontario, Canada (from Toronto, north to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron) well into the night and early morning hours on home and car radios. Sunset, also called sundown in some American English Dialects is the instant when the trailing edge of the Sun 's disk disappears below Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Georgian Bay (French baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. Lake Huron, bounded on the west by the US state of Michigan, and on the east by the province of Ontario, Canada, is one of the five Great Bruce Morrow later spoke about how he felt an almost psychic bond to his young listeners.
A famous tape, or aircheck, of WABC from 1964 features some of the DJs speaking from a window of the Beatles' hotel room during the Fab Four's visit to New York City, while Dan Ingram, back in the studio, played WABC jingles to thousands of teenagers in the streets below, who enthusiastically sang along with them. In the Radio industry an aircheck is generally a demonstration recording often intended to show off the talent of an Announcer or radio programmer to a prospective Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. A jingle is a memorable Slogan, set to an engaging Melody, mainly broadcast on Radio and sometimes on Television commercials. Ingram later noted that this was actually illegal under FCC rules, but said that they didn't know it at the time. In the wake of the success of "W-A-Beatle-C" (as it was briefly called around the time of the Beatles' U. S. visit), competitor WINS finally dropped out of the Top 40 battle in 1965, adopting an all-news format. WINS (1010 kHz known on-air as "Ten-Ten WINS", is a radio station in New York City, owned by CBS Radio. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. As a tribute to WABC, the television network also called itself "A-Beatles-C" whenever it promoted airings of Beatles-related films.
Just before the famous New York City power outage in 1965, Dan Ingram noted that the power was fluctuating and began having fun with the slowed-down music. After playing "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" by Johnathan King, he quipped it was played "in the key of R. " After the 6 PM newscast, WABC left the air as the outage settled in for real. [1]
In the 1970s, WABC was either #1 or #2 consistently, often trading places with WOR. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Once in a while, a station attracting an older audience (like WOR or WPAT) would move into the top spot, but these stations were not truly WABC's competitors. WPAT is the callsign of a radio station licensed to Paterson New Jersey. Chief competitor WMCA stopped playing top 40 music in 1970, WWDJ lasted from 1971 to 1974, and WOR-FM, later99X, came and went from 1968 to 1978. WMCA, 570 AM, is a Radio station in New York City, most known for its "Good Guys" Top 40 era in the 1960s Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WWDJ is an AM Radio station in Boston Massachusetts on 1150 kHz Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. WRKS (987 MHz better known as 987 Kiss FM, is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in New York City, owned by Emmis Communications WRKS (987 MHz better known as 987 Kiss FM, is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in New York City, owned by Emmis Communications Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Other FM competitors like oldies station WCBS-FM, soul station WBLS, and album-oriented rock stations like WPLJ and WNEW-FM all did well in the ratings, but none rivalled WABC's success. WCBS-FM (1011 MHz is a radio station in New York City owned by CBS Radio. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. WBLS is an Urban Adult Contemporary FM Radio station that is licensed to New York City, operating on 107 Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock or as West Coast Rock) abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio WPLJ (955 FM) is a Radio station in New York City. WPLJ is the flagship FM station of Citadel Broadcasting Corporation. WWFS (1027 FM) is a New York City Radio station owned and operated by CBS Radio. AM competitor WNBC also never came close to WABC's audience during this period. Amplitude modulation ( AM) is a technique used in electronic communication most commonly for transmitting information via a Radio Carrier wave WNBC (AM was a Radio station that operated in New York City from 1922 to 1988. Even though WNBC tried sounding younger, older, and somewhere in-between, WABC remained dominant.
WABC's ratings strength came from its cumulative audience, what the radio industry calls "cume". Most listeners didn't stay with WABC for long periods of time, as the station had some of the shortest "time spent listening" (or TSL) spans in the history of music radio -- an average listener spent about 10 minutes listening to WABC. It was the price paid for a short playlist and a lot of commercials between songs (the large amount of commercials being due to WABC's large audience), but what WABC lacked in TSL it more than made up for with its sheer number of listeners. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced
Fed up with the short playlist, Cousin Brucie left in 1974 for rival WNBC. Rick Sklar left in 1976 to become vice president of programming for ABC Radio, and assistant program director Glenn Morgan became WABC's program director. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ABC Radio Networks, known as ABC Radio for short is an American Radio network.
The station's influence could be found in odd places: Philip Glass' 1976 opera, Einstein on the Beach, has as part of the background a recitation of WABC's DJ schedule in the 1960s. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Philip Glass (born January 31 Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Einstein on the Beach is an Opera scored and written by Philip Glass and designed and directed by theatrical producer Robert Wilson.
Disco and the end of "Musicradio" WABC
The end of the 1970s found FM radio beginning to overtake AM music stations in most markets. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. In July of 1978, WKTU, an FM station, abruptly dropped its adult contemporary format in favor of a disco-based top 40 format known as "Disco 92". WKTU (1035 FM, "KTU" is a radio station based in New York City. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define By December of that year, WABC was unseated, as WKTU became the #1 station in New York City. The first "disco" ratings saw WKTU with 11 percent of the listening audience -- a huge number anywhere, let alone in a market the size of New York City -- and WABC dropping from 4. 1 million listeners to 3 million, losing 25 percent of its audience practically overnight.
After this initial ratings tumble, WABC panicked and began airing extended disco mixes back-to-back. Some of the disco songs ran in excess of six, seven or eight minutes. What regular listeners heard was a major change in sound. The familiar format had disappeared - hit music, jingles, commercials - and as a result, WABC began to lose its identity. In the late spring of 1979, Billboard magazine reported that Rick Sklar had demoted program director Glenn Morgan to "moving carts" instead of making programming decisions. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry WABC's numbers dropped for four consecutive ratings periods.
On August 2, 1979, the Donna Summer disco hit "MacArthur Park" was playing during Dan Ingram's afternoon drive program. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines December 31, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician who gained " MacArthur Park " is a song written by Jimmy Webb. Originally written as part of an intended Cantata rejected by The Association, it was first Daniel Trombley "Dan" Ingram (born September 7, 1934 in Oceanside New York) is an American Top 40 radio Disc jockey with During the song, Howard Cosell interrupted to break the news to the world that New York Yankees catcher and team captain Thurman Munson had died in a plane crash. Howard William Cosell (born Howard William Cohen; March 25 1918 - April 23 1995 was an American sports journalist The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Thurman Lee Munson ( June 7 1947 – August 2 1979) was an American Catcher in Major League Baseball who played
In September of 1979, Al Brady Law took over the station, and according to an account by DJ George Michael, Rick Sklar was removed from his oversight of WABC and was moved "upstairs. George Michael (born March 24, 1939) is a Sportscaster best known nationally for his long-running American Rick Sklar (born c 1930 died June 22, 1992) was an American radio Program director, who while at New York City 's WABC " Law cut back the current songs slightly (though still playing the top song over a dozen times a day) and added more 1970s rock, some album cuts, and a few big 1960s hits. He also changed the presentation of the station. The goal was to increase the station's poor time-spent-listening, and for this, he desired a new direction.
Longtime DJs Harry Harrison, Chuck Leonard, and George Michael were gone that November. For the radio personality see Harry Harrison (radio. Harry Harrison (born Henry Maxwell Dempsey, March 12 1925 Chuck Leonard ( March 30, 1937 – August 12, 2004) born in Chicago Illinois, was a popular radio personality at WABC (AM George Michael (born March 24, 1939) is a Sportscaster best known nationally for his long-running American Dan Ingram moved to mornings, Bob Cruz moved to afternoons, and Sturgis Griffin joined for overnights, while Howard Hoffman did evenings. Hoffman was one of the first of the 1980s style of contemporary hit radio (CHR) DJs -- heavy on brief phone bits from listeners and a sarcastic sense of humor, sounding "hip", as the future Z100 DJs would a few years later -- but his ratings were merely okay, and he didn't stay long. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. WHTZ, also known as Z100, is a Radio station that serves New York City metropolitan area, broadcasting on the FM band at a Frequency
The time-spent-listening did improve, but WABC was still losing audience and they were under extreme pressure to regain lost ground. The station started to become more information-oriented, adding morning traffic reports by Shadow Traffic's Jack Packard (aka Bernie Wagenblast) on December 3, 1979. Shadow Broadcast Services is a traffic reporting service owned by Westwood One. Bernhard Robert Wagenblast (born September 1, 1956 in Elizabeth New Jersey) is the founder and editor of the Transportation Communications Newsletter Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Al Brady Law left the station in the summer of 1980 as WABC added the New York Yankees baseball games that all-news WINS was unable to air due to their coverage of the 1980 Democratic and Republican conventions. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. WINS (1010 kHz known on-air as "Ten-Ten WINS", is a radio station in New York City, owned by CBS Radio. It was the first sign of the beginning of the end for the music format of WABC.
In the summer of 1980, Jay Clark took over WABC. By the fall, the station played current music that was more Adult Contemporary (AC) in sound, trying to appeal to a slightly older audience, as most younger listeners had moved to the FM dial. WABC still played rock and soul crossovers in moderation, but began to move away from album cuts and more toward 1960s and 1970s oldies. They also dropped the "Musicradio WABC" slogan and became "77 WABC, New York's Radio Station", the apparent implication being that the station was more than "just" music.
By early 1981, WABC's cumulative audience was down to 2. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 5 million -- rival WNBC, a perennial also-ran, was by this time beating them with 2. 9 million. Fewer people were tuning in to WABC, listeners who had switched to FM were not coming back, and, while still moderately successful, the ship was sinking. Like Al Brady Law, Jay Clark tried to improve the time-spent-listening. Howard Hoffman and Bob Cruz departed, Dan Ingram went back to his familiar afternoon slot, and the team of Ross Brittain and Brian Wilson from Atlanta moved into morning drive.
That spring, WABC became the full-time flagship radio outlet for Yankees baseball games, a distinction the station carried through the end of the 2001 season. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. This would be the longest continuous relationship the team would have with any flagship station (to date). Jay Clark reasoned that Yankee baseball would bring back some listeners to the station and that they would recycle back into the music format, but not even the "Bronx Bombers" could save music on WABC.
At the time the Yankees became a regular WABC feature, the station also began airing a weeknight sports-talk show with Art Rust, Jr. WABC's ratings by this point were mediocre at best -- and they were still going down.
In the fall of 1981, WABC dropped the remaining heavy-rock cuts and non-crossover urban hits. They began playing more oldies, as well as songs from the adult contemporary chart, and added an "advice" talk show with Doctor Judy Kuriansky. By this point, WABC was almost unrecognizable as a Top 40 station, the ratings were languishing, and rumors were rampant that the station would be changing it's format.
In February of 1982, WABC officially confirmed it would be going to an all-talk format that May. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The airstaff began saying goodbye with a comment here and there from February into May. Finally, on April 30, it was announced that the switch to all-talk would occur on May 10 at noon. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. From May 7 to May 9, the station airstaff said their goodbyes one last time. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of
May 10, 1982, the day WABC stopped playing music, is sometimes called "The Day The Music Died". Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Day the Music Died refers to a plane crash occurring just after 100 a WABC ended its 22-year run as a music station with a 9 a. m. -noon farewell show hosted by longtime WABC disc jockeys Dan Ingram and Ron Lundy. Daniel Trombley "Dan" Ingram (born September 7, 1934 in Oceanside New York) is an American Top 40 radio Disc jockey with Ron Lundy was a radio Disc jockey in New York City from the early-1960s to 1997 The last song played on WABC before the format change was "Imagine" by John Lennon, followed by the familiar WABC "Chime Time" jingle, then a moment of silence before the debut of the new talk format. " Imagine " is a song by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album Imagine. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born
The NewsTalkRadio 77 era (1982-current)
Early years and success
Initially after the format change, the station ran a lot of satellite talk from corporate ABC's "Talk Radio" network. Ross and Wilson stayed on and continued to play 4 songs per hour (mostly '60s and '70s hits) throughout 1982. In 1983, they stopped playing music as well. Ross and Wilson split up in 1983 when Ross went over to Z-100. WHTZ, also known as Z100, is a Radio station that serves New York City metropolitan area, broadcasting on the FM band at a Frequency While the station's final ratings as a music station were mediocre, their talk ratings initially were even lower.
Still, the station stuck with the new format. They added more issues-oriented talk shows, with an increasing number of conservative talk show hosts (a couple of liberals also hosted shows). The ratings grew and by the late 1980s, they were a very successful talk station. The program director behind this was John Mainelli, later being replaced by Phil Boyce. Phil Boyce was an American Program director for NewsTalkRadio WABC (AM in New York City, as well Vice President of news/talk programming for
From 1984 to 1996 WABC broadcast the popular Bob Grant, a controversial, early "right-wing" talk radio host. Bob Grant, the on-air name for Robert Ciro Gigante (born March 14, 1929) is an American radio host currently After years of what many considered inflammatory remarks, he was fired in 1996 for a controversial comment regarding the death of United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to Ronald Harmon Brown ( August 1, 1941 &ndash April 3, 1996) was the United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first After a number of years at competitor station WOR, Grant returned as a host as of July 2007.
Alan Colmes was among the first hosts picked for the new format, and appeared in various timeslots. Alan Colmes (born September 24, 1950) is an American radio / Television host and liberal Political commentator
Within it's first years, the revamped WABC brought in Rush Limbaugh, who would go on to be the anchor program of the local station for two decades, and soon after the giant of talk syndication, the model for countless other conservative radio shows to follow. Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative Political commentator.
Other voices heard during the decade included Lynn Samuels, Joy Behar, Lisa and Curtis Sliwa, former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, Jay Diamond, Lionel, former New York Govenor Mario Cuomo, New York Daily News editor Dick Oliver, Penny Crone (at the time a New York City television news staple, partnered at first with Mr. Lynn Samuels (born September 2, 1942) is a liberal radio personality based in New York City who currently hosts a weekday Talk show on Sirius Josephina Victoria "Joy" Behar (née Occhiuto; born October 7 1942 is an Emmy -Nominated American Comedian, Writer, Actress Curtis Sliwa (born March 26, 1954 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York) is an anti-crime activist founder of the Guardian Angels Edward Irving Koch (born December 12, 1924;) was a United States Congressman from 1969 to 1977 and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989 Jay Diamond is a Talk radio personality who began his move to the mike by being a frequent caller to other radio programs especially New York City 's popular Mario Matthew Cuomo (born Queens New York, June 15, 1932) served as the 52nd Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994 The Howard Stern Show has gone through a number of staff members each with his or her own special quirks Oliver, and then Mike Gallagher), James Golden & Joel Santisiban, and Steve Malzberg (the only holdover from the format change). Mike Gallagher (b Michael P Smelstor April 7 1960, Dayton Ohio) is a popular conservative American radio Talk show host Steve Malzberg is a conservative radio broadcaster sports announcer paid lecturer and political commentator on radio television and the internet Syndicated talk programs heard for a while (usually during late night hours) were Howard Cosell and Tom Snyder. Howard William Cosell (born Howard William Cohen; March 25 1918 - April 23 1995 was an American sports journalist Tom Snyder ( May 12, 1936 - July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, News anchor and
Among WABC's other personalities were Laura Schlessinger, Cal Thomas, Mike Gallagher (who replaced the fired Bob Grant), Art Bell (syndicated overnights), Richard Bey, Brian Whitman, John Batchelor (initially with co-host Paul Alexander), Matt Drudge, Mancow, Ron Kuby (teamed with Curtis Sliwa), John R. Gambling, and Mark Simone. Laura Catherine Schlessinger (born January 16, 1947) is an American Radio host, Author and conservative Commentator Cal Thomas is a conservative American syndicated columnist and author Mike Gallagher (b Michael P Smelstor April 7 1960, Dayton Ohio) is a popular conservative American radio Talk show host Arthur W "Art" Bell III (born June 17, 1945) is an American broadcaster and Author, known primarily as the founder and Richard Bey (born July 22, 1951) of Turkish descent was popular in the 1990s as host of The Richard Bey Show, a daytime Talk Brian David Whitman is a Radio Talk show host and voice impressionist John Calvin Batchelor (born 1948 in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania) is an author and conservative host of The John Batchelor Show Radio news magazine Paul Alexander (born 1955 is a political writer playwright and former Talk radio host Matthew Nathan Drudge (born October 27, 1966) is the American proprietor and editor of the Drudge Report, a conservative news aggregation Matthew Erich "Mancow" Muller (born June 21, 1966 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American radio and television personality Ronald L Kuby (born July 31, 1956 in Cleveland Ohio) is a criminal defense and Civil rights lawyer, radio talk show host and TV Curtis Sliwa (born March 26, 1954 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York) is an anti-crime activist founder of the Guardian Angels John R Gambling (born 1950 is the son of John A Gambling and the grandson of John B Mark Simone is an American Radio personality. He can be heard on WABC-AM in New York.
WABC today
As of March 3, 2008, the WABC broadcast day begins at 5:00 a. m. (Eastern time) with the Curtis Sliwa "Rooster Hour" program. Curtis Sliwa (born March 26, 1954 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York) is an anti-crime activist founder of the Guardian Angels Don Imus starts at 6:00, he joined WABC on December 3, 2007, eight months after being dismissed from WFAN and CBS Radio over controversial statements made during a broadcast in April 2007. John Donald Imus Jr (born July 23 1940) known simply as Don Imus, is an American radio host, Shock jock, Humorist Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WFAN (660 AM) also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a Radio station in New York City. This article is about the radio group for the radio network see CBS Radio Network. [2] Charles McCord serves as sidekick and newscaster for the program, which is also simulcast on the RFD-TV cable television network. Charles McCord (born c 1943 in Joplin Missouri) is a news anchor and on-air radio personality in the New York metropolitan area. RFD-TV, or Rural Free Delivery TV, is a United States satellite and cable television channel devoted to rural issues concerns and interests
Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels, hosts in late mornings, and is followed by Rush Limbaugh from Noon to 3 p. Curtis Sliwa (born March 26, 1954 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York) is an anti-crime activist founder of the Guardian Angels The Guardian Angels is a non-profit international volunteer organization of unarmed citizen crime patrollers Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative Political commentator. m. . Sean Hannity is the afternoon drive host. Sean Hannity (born December 30 1961 is an American radio and television host, conservative Political commentator, and Mark Levin, Bob Grant, and Laura Ingraham take over in the evenings. Mark Reed Levin (born September 21, 1957) is an American conservative Political commentator There have been several famous people called Bob Grant, including Bob Grant (radio (born 1929 New York City radio personality Laura Anne Ingraham (born June 19, 1964) is an American radio host, Author, and conservative political commentator Late-night hours are covered by George Noory's Coast to Coast AM program. George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a US-based radio broadcaster Coast to Coast AM is an American late-night Syndicated Radio Talk show which deals with a variety of topics but most frequently WABC also carries Paul Harvey's newscasts during Imus in the Morning (Paul Harvey News and Comment) and in-between Sliwa and Limbaugh (The Rest of the Story). Paul Harvey Aurandt (born September 4, 1918) better known as Paul Harvey, is an American Radio broadcaster for the
Mark Simone currently hosts two Saturday shows -- a morning talk show from 6 to 10 a. Mark Simone is an American Radio personality. He can be heard on WABC-AM in New York. m. , and the music-intensive Saturday Night Oldies specialty show, from 6 to 10 p. m. .
Flagship-wise, Limbaugh's show was produced at WABC from 1988 until the early 2000s, when he started doing the program from Premiere Radio Networks and a studio in his home in South Florida. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Premiere Radio Networks is an American Radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of (Substitute hosts for Limbaugh still use the WABC studios, and Limbaugh will still on occasion host from WABC. ) Imus in the Morning and Hannity originate from WABC, while Levin originates from Washington, D.C. sister station WMAL. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D WMAL is one of the oldest radio stations in Washington DC The Citadel Broadcasting -owned outlet is a news-talk formatted station broadcasting All three of these shows are syndicated on ABC Radio. ABC Radio Networks, known as ABC Radio for short is an American Radio network.
Virtually all of WABC's weekday lineup -- specifically Sliwa, Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin, Grant, and Ingraham -- consists of hosts with very similar viewpoints. Program director Phil Boyce has stated that these programming decisions are ratings-driven, while critics of WABC state that the station's programming reflects a conscious conservative political advocacy. Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism The station's slogan is "News, opinion, passion".
In 2004, the station earned the distinction of being a news/talk radio station even longer than it had been a Top 40 station, by marking 22 years in its present format.
Although the station had good ratings, it underperformed in terms of total revenue, an example being WABC billing $24 million in 2005, not even close to industry giant KFI in Los Angeles at $60 million. For other stations which used the KFI callsign please see KFI (disambiguation. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In Winter 2006, KFI became the most listened-to talk station in the country.
On February 6, 2006, the Walt Disney Company announced that it would sell WABC and other radio properties not affiliated with either Radio Disney or ESPN Radio, along with ABC Radio's News & Talk and FM networks, to Citadel Broadcasting Corporation for $2. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Radio Disney is a radio network based in Dallas Texas in the United States broadcasting music and other content targeted at Children and young ESPN Radio is an American sports Radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ABC News & Talk was a news/talk and entertainment radio channel programmed and distributed by ABC Radio Networks for Satellite radio services For the similarly named television broadcaster see Citadel Communications. 7 billion. The transaction became final on June 12, 2007. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Sports programming
Currently, WABC carries New York Jets football, simulcasting the games along with former sister station WEPN. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. WEPN (1050 kHz branded as 1050 ESPN New York, is a 24-hour Sports radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs This arrangement was made when both stations were still co-owned, largely because WABC has a stronger signal than WEPN. WABC also airs selected New York Rangers and New York Knicks games that cannot be aired on WEPN due to scheduling conflicts. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States.
In December 2001, broadcast rights to the New York Yankees were lost after 20 years to WCBS. WCBS (880 kHz often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880", is a Radio station in New York City. New Jersey Devils hockey broadcasts, which had been on WABC for 16 years, also switched to CBS's cluster, joining WFAN for the 2005-2006 season. The New Jersey Devils are a professional Ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey. The loss of evening sports programming forced WABC to attempt to solidify its evening talk lineup.
Early in its Top 40 incarnation, WABC served as the original radio flagship of the New York Mets, for the 1962 and 1963 seasons. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. A notable aspect of WABC's Mets coverage was Howard Cosell and former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca handling the pre- and post-game shows. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (born January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
References
- ^ Rivanna Chapter National Railway Historical Society, This Month in Railroad History: March. Retrieved March 24, 2006. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ McShane, Larry. Shock Jock Don Imus to Return to Radio. Associated Press. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio 1 November 2007.
External links
- WABC Fans
- WABC's Website
- Musicradio 77 WABC (1960 to 1982) tribute site
- WABC News Historical Profile & Interviews (1978)
- Saturday Night Oldies Message Board
- http://www.marksimone.com
- http://www.WABCTribute.com - WABC Tribute Slideshow Movie
- The 1960s Week-By-Week featuring in-depth news of the WMCA-WINS-WABC top-40 wars including ratings
- Radio-History.com information on WJZ-AM.
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WABC
- Radio Locator Information on WABC
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WABC
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