Re: WCBS 880 radio ending all-news programming after nearly 60 years

On 8/23/2024 1:30 PM, JAB wrote:

On Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:56:40 -0400, "David L. P. Solimano"
<david@solimano.org> wrote:
 

WCBS 880's news team narrated history and chronicled change in the city
over the course of more than 50 years. It first went on air as an
all-news station in August 1967 --- way before the era of getting
headlines on a smartphone.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/wcbs-880-radio-ending-whsq-starting/

 This was "way before the era of" cellphones or even 8-track tape
players.
 All-news radio
 In 1960 KJBS radio in San Francisco, California, became KFAX and
changed formats from a blend of music, news, and sports to trial the
concept of a "newspaper of the air". The call letters reflected the
word facts. However, this experiment proved unsuccessful.
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-news_radio

I'll miss the station when I visit New York City. They gave traffic updates every 10 minutes, which when driving in the city is a major help. Thankfully, there is still 1010WINS.
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Dr. Auric D. Hellman
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