WCBS 880 hosts special program looking back before going off air

[@rjmcallister1888]

And even more; nearly a century of service as flagship for the now-gone CBS Radio network before the all-news days. As a 33-year radio veteran myself (not in New York), I'm watching the medium I loved disintegrate before my very ears. Good luck to those at WCBS-AM in whatever future they have. Fun fact: WCBS was WABC (Atlantic Broadcasting Co.) from 1926-46, before the ABC network. William Paley was not amused when the newcomer came on.

[@tishtashtishtash]

ABC was the result of the breakup of NBC as “too big” to continue as was, split into two networks.

[@siobob1]

As a young reporter in 1983 I went live on WCBS to tell listeners about a terrible accident on the NYS Thruway. A speeding Greyhound bus had slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer near my radio station in Kingston, NY. Three killed, 22 injured, blood and glass everywhere, rescue crews cutting through the side of the bus to free passengers. As best I could I told anchor Harvey Hauptman what the scene looked like, and that the Thruway was closed. I was shaking from what I witnessed, and from knowing I was reporting for the great WCBS 880. Tremendous people and news organization.

[@Couchflyer-NY]

Oh man, I hate to see it go. The WCBS radio call letters have been used in NYC since 1946. The 50,000 watt transmitter could be heard cross country at night. WCBS became all news after Arthur Godfrey’s morning show left the air in 1972. WCBS AM and FM radio separated from WCBS-TV in 2017. WCBS 880 will change its call letters to WHSQ and broadcast ESPN programming.

[@user-uc9fx4ru7p]

Thank You.

[@bjdon99]

When I drive around NYC going to and from New England I would always switch back &forth between WINS and WCBS for the traffic reports to find where I should or should not go

[@YoP-3194]

🫡 To 880.... Hopefully, station can make a return to NYC radio.... Thank you News 880..

[@jsemancik1]

i live upstate in Hyde Park(Hudson Valley), and when ever a major national news event was happening I'd switch from my local stations over to CBS if i was in my car to see what was going on,, sadly WINS ;s signal is not as strong as CBS up in these parts

[@anandguruji83]

WCBS 880 hosts special program looking back before going off air

[@anandguruji83]

WCBS 880 hosts special program looking back before going off air

[@Walter37165]

😢

[@erich84502a]

KFWB 980 5000 watts ENDED in 2009 and was Los Angeles version of 1010 WINS. KNX 1070 remains

[@calvinforcejr2382]

In my opinion. What killed wcbs News Radio 880 AM. It Didn't go to FM. Like 1010WINS they went to FM. And that is why you don't have WCBS 880 AM anymore. And that is in my opinion.

[@rjmcallister1888]

What killed it was a bankrupt owner, desperate to cut budget and taking a money grab from the people at ESPN's New York affiliate. They'll own it, but not have to program it.

[@tishtashtishtash]

Both had AM-HD feeds, but very few receivers could decode that. They both were on FM secondary stations, but again, receivers were scarce. WINS finally landed 92.3, but that was very recently.

[@RocketmanRockyMatrix]

Where is Nick Young?

[@Amoney1109]

He's CBS news radio

[@Catherines-cp9ok]

Why are they going off the air

[@nicholasthompson7690]

cost cutting

[@ocbusfan]

@@nicholasthompson7690it’s becoming a sports station actually after Audacy leased the station to Good Karma Brands

[@VictoriaCruz-f7r]

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[@First1ToComment]

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[@briangasser8516]

All of the hosts that were interviewed are senior citizens. Maybe if WCBS got younger reporters and focused on stories that a younger audience would be interested in, they may have remained more relevant. I guarantee the audience ESPN will pull in will be significantly younger and more diverse.

[@tishtashtishtash]

What an obtuse thing to say: The reason they’re all old is because they’re *reminiscing* about the old days at the station *because many of them are already retired*. The on-air staff *are* young, so there goes your misinformed theory.

[@wmw3629]

We have way too many damn sports stations as it is!

[@wmw3629]

So awfully sad 😢