There was nothing on the 8s, to borrow a slogan the station used later on. The WCBS-AM transmitter had been knocked out the day before. “Bewildered listeners twisted their dials, wondering what ...

WCBS, News Radio 880 AM, has a deep history in New York City ... making it the flagship radio station for the company. Grabe's secondary transmitter, WBQQ, is part of the package, and the call ...

The all-news format and WCBS call letters will be retired when 880 AM shifts to sports radio and relaunches as ESPN New York and WHSQ-AM effective Aug. 26, the radio station's owner Audacy announced.

Almost nobody wins by WCBS-AM getting vaporized from the New York radio airwaves. For 57 years, 880 AM has been newsradio for the tristate area. Now it’s ESPN Radio, and while some of the WCBS ...

Craig Allen has worked at weather forecasting since he was a 17-year-old senior at Farmingdale High, and has been paid to do it for the past 43 years — all of those for WCBS/880 AM newsradio ...

Cabot — arguably the most-recognized voice of WCBS/880 AM, as a 36-year veteran and longtime morning co-host — offered an impassioned, if not quite fiery, prerecorded address to listeners ...

WCBS-AM 880 is dropping its all-news format and instead will become the new home of ESPN New York. Audacy, the owner of the New York station, announced the change Monday, one that leaves WINS-FM ...

After more than a half-century of serving New York City with all-News programming and information, 880 WCBS-AM will be leaving the format as Audacy hands the heritage station to Craig Karmazin’s ...

The New York radio scene is about to undergo a drastic change. After nearly 60 years, WCBS Newsradio 880 AM will come to an end as its parent company Audacy has reached a deal to license the ...

Pending FCC approval, the station’s call letters will change from WCBS to WHSQ-AM. WCBS-AM 880 has been an iconic New York brand, providing all-news coverage since 1967. The financial terms of ...

NEW YORK -- WCBS Newsradio 880 is signing off for good, ending almost 60 years of broadcasting news in New York City. The all-news format and WCBS call letters will be retired when 880 AM shifts ...