Added recently, = Editor's Pick. 4 share of listeners 12 and older in the New York region, or only 1. Weekend on 06/28/2018. This fm is known for playing rock crossword. Why make the change? "They basically want people 18-49. The summer Arbitron radio ratings are out, revealing that SanDiego listeners spent those sizzling months listening to softjazz. The old WNEW-FM ''was a pioneering station, '' said Walter Sabo, an independent Manhattan-based broadcast programming consultant.
According to Levine, the reason for the switch is simple:money. "It will be very upbeat and happy, with some of the modernstuff. Director Richard Curtis' 2009 comedy-drama stars the late Philip Seymour Hoffman as The Count, a disc jockey for an unlicensed rock radio station that broadcast from a rusty, decrepit ship off the British coast in the mid-1960s, defying government authorities to spin the rock records that weren't allowed on the BBC at the time. Behind a wall, the engineer pointed out, were more shelves filled with more tapes. AM 540's sister station KKGO/1260 in L. A. will continue playingthe oldies format, but its signal doesn't reach North County. What radio station plays rock. "I love the standardsformat. Forgetabout old-fashioned AM and FM. You can find plenty of golden oldies on satellite radio, butit's somewhat complicated to use and costs $12.
These days, Saul Levine is quite a sorry character. Despite its illustrious history, the station's rock format foundered on a recent record of abysmal ratings. I wish WNEW had tried harder to be a rock station instead of listening to focus groups. '' ''Well that's all she wrote, '' said Ralph Tortora, the early afternoon disk jockey, who ended WNEW-FM's musical legacy -- and his own employment at the station -- at 3 P. The last music he played was from the Beatles: ''And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. Unauthorized stations are particularly prolific in the New York City area, where a 2016 study by the New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) found that there actually were more pirates then on the FM band than legal licensed stations. Public radio stations aren't included in the basic Arbitronratings, but KPBS-FM does get separate numbers. Los Angeles recently lost its only country station, and AM 540is essentially stepping in to fill the void. This fm is known for playing rock crossword puzzle. McCorkindale and McDonald finally went to the building in June 2003 to investigate and discovered there were more than just a few tapes. "They will hear old ads for car dealerships that don't exist anymore, cars that don't exist anymore.
As for the prospects of FM Talk @ 102. In the morning hours, the bragging rights belong to Star 94. How Pirate Radio Rocked the 1960s Airwaves and Still Exists Today. They won't talk tous. This lowered WNEW-FM to 23d place among the 48 regional radio stations rated by Arbitron. We are engaged on the issue and committed to looking at options that support our full range of digital offerings to your market. Clifford] would get fan letters from Newfoundland, Canada and Cuba.
Sometimes it's thought-provoking and sometimes it's pure stupidity. Blasts from past in store for tribute to Little Rock radio station KAAY. That's why Beaker Street was such a monumental hit. "A 50, 000-watt AM station at night, they could reach into Canada and all the way down past Cuba. Elsewhere in ratings news, XX Sports Radio (formerly Mighty1090) did well, not surprising considering that it broadcastsPadres games. "We're celebrating not only the radio station itself, " says Arkansas Sounds coordinator John Miller, "but also the donation of a collection of KAAY-related materials to the Butler Center.
But for those baby boomers who might be inclined to wear black armbands, rock's demise on the station ''has nothing to do with the end of an era, '' Mr. Schwartz said. According to the station, KPBS-FM had an average rating of 3. Over the next 15 years, he converted over 700 reel-to-reels to digital files and burned them onto compact discs. Randy Dotinga is so ancient that he actually remembers vinylrecords. KGB, KyXy and Channel 933 rounded out thetop five spots in terms of morning listeners. Hosted by Clifford, the late-night show broke from the station's Top 40 format and featured an eclectic mix of blues, hard rock and more adventurous music. 7, Mr. Sabo said that the talk format ''is grossly underexploited'' in the New York area, adding, ''There is every reason to believe that this can be a success, but it may take two years. The new WNEW-FM ''sets up FM talk in its own new niche, '' he added. WNEW-FM had declined to a 1. Both stations are owned by a CBS Inc. subsidiary, Infinity Broadcasting Inc., which also owns WCBS-FM, WCBS-AM, WFAN-AM and WXRK-FM. WOR-FM was actually the first New York station to experiment with free-form rock, playing Jefferson Airplane records, piggybacking records without disk-jockey interruption and playing entire long-playing recordings.
"I feel very, very bad, " Levine said. The station is currently owned by Cumulus, and its format is talk radio and contemporary Christian music. Tom Wood will serve as moderator. If you've been binge-watching movies lately, you may have come across "Pirate Radio. " ''Thank you, the listeners of WNEW-FM, '' he said, ''simply for being there. This led Anthony, 37, whose off-the-air name is Anthony Cumia, to say, ''Where were you the last five years? 7 Jack FM and veteran morning host Chris Cantore on 91X, bothwith ratings in the 2. Comedian Monique Marvez on100. And in the end, fans of the old WNEW-FM were left with the concluding words of Mr. Tortura. On radio, golden oldies are history.
Then there's always CDs and iPods. 1 (that is, if you can get that L. stationin North County and if you're willing to jump into the world ofdigital radio). Celebration of the Mighty 1090 KAAY. Additionally, pirate broadcasters don't have to deal with all the legal complexities of setting up and running a streaming internet service, such as writing terms of service or meeting contractual obligations, he notes. They just twist the dial. There are a few hundred here. The first caller in the new format, who did not identify himself, said: ''I wish what was happening today wasn't going on. Ronald Reagan shows up during the station's coverage of the 1969 Republican Governor's conference in Hot Springs. The new rock format began in the fall of 1967.
George Wallace of Alabama speaking to the Arkansas Legislature in 1973 thanking Arkansas for its support in the 1968 presidential election. Who's struggling during drive time? Former KAAY program director and DJ Barry McCorkindale has given the center a stash of reel-to-reel tapes from the station that contain newscasts, commercials and shows. Very old school, and cheap enough for anyone's budget. Digging through an old ratings book from July 1971, McCorkindale says, "They had a lock on about 30 percent of the market. Another option is to get digital cable on your TV set and listento commercial-free music stations that are provided on some cablesystems. 1's"Jeff & Jer, " which snagged a whopping 5.