ItllBeOnTV: Venerable New York AM to end all-news after 57 years

[Bob Jersey]

It was likely in the cards when owner Audacy, formed from Philly-burbs-based Entercom and the radio licenses of CBS, consolidated staffs between WINS (which followed at least one other of its news outlets to simulcasting on FM in October 2022 [my post]) and WCBS 880 in recent years... now as Good Karma Brands, led by Craig Karmazin, son of radio pioneer "Uncle Mel", prepares to relinquish operations of ESPN-branded 98.7 FM late this month, the David Field-led company extends a Local Marketing Agreement to transplant the largely-local lineup including Yankees play-by-player Michael Kay to 880, for which there is reportedly a callsign change on application to the government...

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5695816/2024/08/12/wfan-espn-new-york-880-am/?searchResultPosition=1 (link)

The Mets' radio flagship will remain on the newly-transferred frequency, joined by 98.7 transplants the Knicks and Rangers...

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[M-D November]

Can't say I'm shocked.  Back when I was doing more driving and liked to listen to news radio, I always preferred WCBS to WINS, but once both stations had common ownership, the writing was very clearly on the wall.

M-D

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