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From: Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: WCBS 880 radio ending all-news programming after nearly 60 years
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:51:26 -0400
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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.
>>
>> 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.


-- 
Dr. Auric D. Hellman
adhellman1@gmail.com