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Call Letters Frequency Date (YYYY/MM/DD) Start Time Disk Jockey and/or format (positioner) Duration (min) Scoped/Unscoped Location
WABC

880

1934/12/10   With host Covina Wright.  A brief segment of a music show from the days when the WABC call letters were actually assigned to the CBS-owned flagship station in New York.  The WABC we know today didn't come into existence until the mid-1940s with the divestiture of the blue network by NBC and the creation of the American Broadcasting Company.  With the emergence of a new network with the same initials as its flagship station, CBS no longer wanted the WABC calls and adopted WCBS for 880 in New York.  (Arthur Godfrey discusses this in a 1946 WCBS radio documentary listed farther down on this page.)  With the WABC calls now available, ABC changed the calls of its flagship in New York, WJZ, to WABC.  This clip is nice because it ends with the announcer stating that "this is the Columbia Broadcasting System" and then giving the WABC calls.  Certainly something you'd never hear today, this is a cool piece of radio history! 7 Unscoped 2290/HD
various 1977/07/13 ------ coverage of the blackout from WPLJ, WABC, WINS, WCBS 46 ---------- 1012/HD
various 1977/07/13 ------ more coverage of the blackout from WPLJ, WINS, WABC, WCBS-AM, WCBS-FM, WHN, WNBC, and WMCA 60 ---------- 1155/HD
 
WABC-FM (95.5)
1967/06/--   Bob Lewis ("Bob-a-loo")/AOR 56 Unscoped 1425/HD
1968/06/--   Bob Lewis ("Free Radio") 52 News only HD2
1969/--/--   Program director Alan Shaw explains his programming philosophy (about 12 minutes) followed by a 15-minute demonstration of the Love format with dj Brother John Rydgren.  An interesting insight into the early workings of mainstream FM radio. 27 Unscoped HD2
1969/10/--   Brother John Rydgren 62 Unscoped HD2
1969/11/14   Bob Lewis/AOR 44 Unscoped 1435/HD
1970/01/05   Bob Lewis/AOR 63 Unscoped 423/HD
 
WADO 1280 1961/02/13   Alan Fredericks 39 Unscoped 343/HD
WAPP (Lake Success) 103.5 1986/04/-- 22:35 Kelly West/AC ("Hot 103") 47 Unscoped V106/HD
 
WAXQ-FM (104.3)
1998/12/28   Scott Muni/Classic Rock ("Q-104") 61 Unscoped 1109/HD
1998/12/29   Scott Muni/Classic Rock ("Q-104") 63 Unscoped 1109/HD
 
WBAI-FM 99.5 1962/03/11   Cynthia Gooding hosts the program "Folksinger's Choice" and has as guest 20-year-old Bob Dylan eight days before the release of his first album.  Mr. Dylan talks, sings, and plays his guitar. 57 Unscoped CD1879/HD2
 
WBIX-FM (105.1)
1998/12/04   Oldies ("Jammin' Oldies") (last song of old format and first four hours of the new "jammin' oldies" on this frequency--DJ is Al Bandiero) 247 Unscoped 1105-1107/HD
1999/01/16   Big Ron/Oldies ("Jammin' Oldies") 32 Unscoped 1128/HD
 
WCBS-AM (880)
1946/11/02   "This Is WCBS."  A documentary about the radio station at 880 on the a.m. dial in New York City on the occasion of its change of call letters, which had been WABC since 1926.  Hosted by Arthur Godfrey.  30 Unscoped 1535/HD
1948/10/04   Harrington & Wood.  Live music with Norm Brokenshier.  (some tape speed probems near the beginning) 15 Unscoped 1542/HD
1958/11/06 08:15 Jack Sterling.  10th Anniversary Show.  Station is ID'd as "WCBS AM and FM." 40 Unscoped CD832/HD
1961/07/29   Mitch Miller.  Last show. 43 Unscoped CD833/HD
1962/01/01 00:30 Remotes of Big Bands from Various Locations celebrating New Year's 1962. 94 Unscoped CD450-451/HD
 
WDBZ 105.1 1997/05/22   Hot AC ("The Buzz") 46 Unscoped 882/HD
WEAF 660 1944/06/07 07:00 "Morning in Manhattan" program.  Preceded by very interesting 7 a.m. NBC newscast about the now three-day-old D-Day invasion at Normandy.  Concludes with nice station ID. 29 Unscoped V139/HD
WFAN 1050 1988/10/07   WFAN becomes WUKQ at 1050 on the dial.  Features Pete Franklin. 46 Unscoped 1057/HD
WFAT (Brooklyn) 1620 1977/12/31 23:29 Pirate radio station from Brooklyn.  From New Year's Eve 1977, this is their first broadcast.  Recording extends to after 3 a.m. on 1/1/78. 221 Unscoped CD1388/HD2
WFUV-FM 90.7 2003/10/--   "Words and Music from Studio A" program featuring a profile of and discussion with Joan Baez.  Fordham University radio. 50 Unscoped CD783/HD
 
WHN (1050)
1939/05/03   Ed East/Big Band 26 Unscoped 249/HD
1962/03/01 04:59 Emey Govan/MOR 61 Unscoped CD1116/HD
1962/03/01 10:58 John Connely/MOR 62 Unscoped CD1118/HD
1962/03/01 14:59 Dean Hunter/MOR 55 Unscoped CD1117/HD
1962/11/05 08:00 Dick Shepherd/MOR 61 Unscoped CD891/HD
1962/11/05 17:00 Bob & Ray 57 Unscoped 738/HD
1972/01/01   Herbert Oscar Anderson/MOR (fair-to-good quality) 86 Unscoped 733/HD
1979/06/21 ------ Del DeMontreaux 11 Scoped 361/HD
1980/11/28 09:01 Del DeMontreaux (Thanksgiving Day) 28 Unscoped 386/CD106/HD
1982/11/25 10:13 Lee Arnold 89 Unscoped CD1119-1120/HD
 
WHOT-FM, Brooklyn pirate station (91.5)
1982/11/25   Pirate station 184 Unscoped CD1388/HD2
1987/05/31   Pirate station.  Albert Brooks featured. 136 Unscoped CD1387/HD2
1987/12/14   Pirate station. 251 Partly Scoped CD1387/HD2
 
WHVW (Hyde Park) 950 1973/09/12 10:45 J. J. Phillips 42 Unscoped 959/HD
 
WINS (1010)
1955/02/12 20:00 Alan Freed.  Mr. Freed plays “The Top 25 Rock & Roll Hits Of The Week”. On this aircheck are #25 to #10, with a couple of extras in between.  Song #19 is cut.  Included are letters and telegrams between each song, but no ads. 72 Unscoped 886/HD
1955/03/23   Alan Freed 61 Unscoped 341/HD
1957/01/25   Alan Freed 55 Unscoped 1233/HD
1960/07/14 ------ Bruce Morrow from the Ravenhall Pool at Coney Island. 15 Scoped HD
1962/07/09 19:00 Murray the K's "Swingin' Soiree" with Paul Sherman as substitute host/MOR (DX'd) 60 Unscoped 496/1211/HD
1963/09/02 17:00 Jack Lacey (mild DX) 62 Unscoped 477/HD
1963/10/16 00:01 Paul Sherman with Rodney Dangerfield.  (quality is fair to good) 62 Unscoped 2183/HD
1964/11/-- 10:00 Mad Daddy 44 Unscoped 344/HD
1965/04/18 12:00 Jack Lacey (Last day of Top 40 format, DX'd) 60 Unscoped 1378/HD
1965/04/18 17:57 Johnny Holliday (Last day of Top 40 format) 57 Unscoped 1379/HD
 
WKTU (92.3 & 103.5)
1985/01/14   Dan Ingram/CHR ("92-KTU") 44 Unscoped 953/HD
1985/03/12   Dan Ingram/CHR ("92-KTU") 45 Unscoped 199/HD
1996/04/18   Hollywood Hamilton/CHR 91 Unscoped 648/HD
 
WMCA (570)
1960/12/21 06:00 Joe O'Brien 181 Unscoped 1156-1158/HD
1963/02/24 17:30 Dan Daniel 22 Unscoped 758/HD
1964/08/19 22:05 Ed Baer (substituting for B. Mitchel Reed) 27 Unscoped CD1337/HD2
1965/03/20 19:03 B. Mitchel Reed (final show there) 68 Unscoped CD781/HD
1965/04/08 19:05 Gary Stevens (first show) 122 Unscoped 1536-1537/HD
1968/09/16 19:05 Gary Stevens 83 Unscoped CD1891-1892/HD2
1968/09/18   Gary Stevens (last show) 45 Unscoped 418/HD
1968/09/21 10:00 Harry Harrison 122 Unscoped 424-425/HD
1969/08/06 09:59 Frankie Crocker  (Outstanding sound quality.) 58 Unscoped HD
1970/09/19   Ed Baer (last show) 46 Unscoped 417/HD
 
WMGM (1050)
1959/12/21 13:55 Ed Stokes 46 Unscoped 1148/HD
1959/12/22 20:55 Dean Hunter ("Best Sellers" program) (quality is fair) 30 Unscoped 1201/HD
1959/12/30 14:45 Norm Stevens 33 Unscoped CD939/HD
1960/01/01 18:15 Peter Tripp (1959 Year-End Review) 97 Unscoped 497-498/HD
1960/12/14 14:17 Gordy Baker 45 Unscoped 1148/HD
1962/02/28 17:20 Ted Brown.  WMGM becomes WHN.  Lots of station IDs for the new station.  (How many ways can you sing "WHN?"  The Ray Charles Singers show you!) 60 Unscoped 1153/HD
 
WNEW (1130)
1945/06/05 20:00 7th War Bond Drive featuring a tribute to Glen Miller with many big band stars. 192 Unscoped 1522-1525/HD
1951/04/01 17:30 Martin Block and the Make-Believe Ballroom 55 Unscoped 1539/HD
1961/07/26 ------ Pete Meyers/MOR 12 Scoped 836/HD
1962/01/23 07:58 Bob Howard 62 Unscoped CD449/HD
1964/06/10   Ted Brown 41 Scoped 418/HD
1973/07/25 09:00 Gene Klaven 60 Unscoped CD941/HD
1975/08/04   Gene Klaven 57 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1976/03/04 13:07 Julius LaRosa 55 Unscoped CD942/HD
1976/03/05 11:06 William B. Williams 56 Unscoped CD943/HD
1977/04/15 05:59 Gene Klaven 30 Unscoped CD939/HD
1981/11/11 14:06 Jim Lowe 61 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1981/11/11 20:05 Bob Jones (Make-Believe Ballroom) 60 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
 
WNEW-FM (102.7)
1968/03/23 20:25 Rosko (Bill Mercer) 52 Unscoped HD2
1968/04/15   Rosko 23 Unscoped HD2
1969/11/28 09:49 Johnny Michaels/Jonathan Schwartz 61 Unscoped CD1896/HD2
1970/11/18   Rosko 56 Unscoped HD2
1970/12/03   Rosko 29 Unscoped HD2
1970/12/16   Rosko 58 Unscoped HD2
1971/01/--   Rosko 14 Unscoped HD2
1974/09/28   1980 rebroadcast of a September 28, 1974 interview of John Lennon by Dennis Elsas.  Mix of music and discussion, and Lennon reads the weather, does commercials, introduces songs, and so forth.  Mr. Lennon's album "Walls and Bridges" had just been introduced.  Rebroadcast introduced by Mr. Elsas.  I don't know if this was done as a commemorative because Mr. Lennon had just been shot.  The show is complete except for the final six minutes, which is missing.  Mr. Elsas is just beginning to thank Mr. Lennon for appearing on his program when the recording ends.  In spite of this, the recording is of high quality and a nice remembrance of John Lennon. 115 Unscoped CD150-151/HD
1975/09/15 00:34 Allison Steele 58 Unscoped CD944/HD
1975/09/19   Allison Steele 15 Unscoped CD939/HD
1976/02/25 14:23 Scott Muni/AOR 60 Unscoped 1048/HD
1976/05/01   Jonathan Schwartz (last show) 218 Unscoped CD1146-1150/HD
1977/10/31   Allison Steele (Halloween show) 96 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1978/12/06 21:58 Allison Steele 48 Unscoped CD1894/HD2
1979/04/07 13:30 Richard Neer 45 Unscoped 1900/HD
1980/12/25 12:00 Presentation of "A Christmas Carol" featuring the entire air staff with Scott Muni as Ebeneezer Scrooge. 30 Unscoped HD
1981/07/20   Rebroadcast of a Harry Chapin concert "Harry Chapin Live from the Bottom Line" originally aired on 1/9/81 and which was his 2000th performance.  This rebroadcast was done in tribute to Chapin, who had just died in an auto accident four days before on 7/16/81.  The show is introduced by Scott Muni. 141 Unscoped HD
1982/05/26   Tribute to WABC 92 Unscoped 257/HD
1983/11/12   Pete Fornitel interviews and plays the music of Rick Nelson.  Heard are "Garden Party," "Poor Little Fool," "Travelin' Man," and "It's Late." 32 Unscoped CD782/HD
1987/02/07   Tribute to Bob Lewis with Dennis Elsas 15 Unscoped 202/HD
 
WNSR 105.1 1998/01/21 16:20 Format switch (occurs at 18:30) 368 Unscoped V116/HD
 
WOR (710)
1935/02/22   Inauguration of WOR's new 50,000 watt transmitter. 170 Unscoped 762-763/HD
1995/12/12   Joey Reynolds (first show there)/Talk 93 Unscoped 377/HD
 
WOR-FM (98.7)
------ ------ jingles 9 ---------- 1812/HD
1966/10/08 18:00 Murray the K (first show) 30 Unscoped CD1894/HD2
1967/08/15 04:50 Scott Muni 32 Unscoped CD1898/HD2
1970/12/31 12:00 Top 100 of 1970. With T. Edwards, S. Casey, W. Love.  (Recorded in mono.) 344 Unscoped 169-172/HD
1971/08/19 23:57 Johnny Donovan 46 Unscoped HD2
 
WPIX-FM (101.9)
1971/04/03 20:00 Gus Gossert 60 Unscoped HD
1971/04/11   Gus Gossert 71 Unscoped HD
1971/06/04 20:13 Gus Gossert 55 Unscoped HD
1971/06/06 23:06 Gus Gossert 54 Unscoped HD
1971/07/10 18:00 Gus Gossert 47 Partially 2001/HD
1971/07/17 18:00 Gus Gossert 92 Unscoped 1997/HD
1971/07/25 19:00 Gus Gossert 93 Unscoped HD
1971/09/--   Gus Gossert 47 Unscoped 1998/HD
1971/10/--   Gus Gossert 20 Unscoped HD
1972/02/12 20:53 Gus Gossert 45 Unscoped 1998/HD
1972/02/15 18:00 Gus Gossert 364 Unscoped 1993-1996/CD335-342/HD
1972/02/19   Gus Gossert 61 Unscoped 1999/HD
1972/02/26 19:51 Gus Gossert 93 Unscoped 2000/CD345-346/HD
1972/07/27   Bob Dayton 228 Unscoped 158-160/CD1061-1065/HD
1977/04/18 06:57 Dr. Jerry 29 Unscoped 2264/HD
1977/05/27 20:45 Mark Simone 61 Unscoped HD2
1983/11/26 07:58 Susan Berkeley plays love songs. 31 Unscoped 2296/HD
1986/06/06 17:56 CHR 47 Unscoped V108/HD
1987/01/11   Robin Marshall 35 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
 
WPLJ-FM (98.5)
1974/09/13   Alex Bennett interviews raconteur Jean Shepherd who, among other things, narrated the now-classic 1983 film "A Christmas Story." 58 News and commercials CD977/HD
1975/08/28 16:42 Pat St. John 43 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1975/09/18   John Zacherle/AOR 60 Unscoped 1030/HD
1982/06/15 01:47 Bob Morrone 46 Unscoped CD1123/HD
1985/11/29 06:21 Jim Kerr Morning Show 46 Unscoped 1012/HD
1986/10/10 23:20 CHR ("Power 95") 45 Unscoped V113/HD
1987/05/25 12:05 J. J. Kennedy 78 Unscoped CD1404/HD2
1987/11/20 06:44 Jim Kerr 41 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1991/06/21   A. J. Hammer ("Mojo Radio") 46 Unscoped CD1404/HD2
 
WQEW (1560)
1997/03/30  21:24 Rich Conaty/Pop Standards 94 Unscoped CD531-532/HD
1997/05/10  20:00 Rich Conaty/Pop Standards.  Big Band Saturday Night. 149 Unscoped CD533-535/HD
1997/07/04 13:25 Jonathan Schwartz/Pop Standards 47 Unscoped 1399/HD
1997/12/08 04:50 John Von Shuston (sp?)/Pop Standards (mild DX) 48 Unscoped 836/HD
1998/05/15 04:40 Chuck Leonard turns the mike over to Jonathan Schwartz after the death of Frank Sinatra is announced. 47 Unscoped 1399/HD
1998/05/15 15:00 Jonathan Schwartz.  Day of Frank Sinatra's death. 92 Unscoped 1400/HD
1998/10/15 11:50 Lee Arnold 94 Unscoped 1401/HD
1998/12/13 09:00 Jonathan Schwartz.  "Sunday Morning" show. 187 Unscoped 1402-1403/HD
1998/12/14 08:30 Bob Jones, "The Morning Man." 93 Unscoped 1404/HD
1998/12/14 12:40 Lee Arnold 48 Unscoped 1406/HD
1998/12/16 02:35 Chuck Leonard 92 Unscoped 1405/HD
1998/12/18 00:55 Holly Leviss 138 Unscoped 1406-1407/HD
1998/12/27   Final six hours of 'QEW's pop standards format before switch to Radio Disney. Includes switch to Disney format.  Recorded at a distance, and quality is only fair. 357 Unscoped V141/HD
 
WQHT-FM (103.5 to 9/22/88, 97.1 after 9/2/88)
1987/06/-- 18:28 Stevens & Grdnic 84 Unscoped CD945/HD
1987/08/--   Rufus/Al Bandiero 92 Unscoped CD945/HD
1987/10/--   Freddie Colon 57 Unscoped CD945/HD
1988/02/--   Freddie Colon 61 Unscoped CD945/HD
1988/09/22   Switch to WYNY. Change from 103.5 to 97.1 45 Unscoped 450/HD
1989/05/--   Tim Byrd 46 Unscoped CD945/HD
1989/09/16   Mary Thomas 62 Unscoped CD945/HD
1991/07/04 14:25 Al Bandiero/CHR ("Hot 97") 93 Unscoped 741/HD
 
WRCA 660 1958/08/13 about 01:05 Johnny Andrews ("All Night in New York" interview show) 24 Partly 1394/HD
WRVR 106.7 1978/09/01 07:50 Batt Johnson/Jazz 45 Unscoped HD
 
WTFM (103.5)
1979/04/07 11:46 AC format 45 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1981/05/26 04:59 Dean Anthony (mild DX) 30 Unscope CD1403/HD2
 
WTJM-FM (105.1)
1999/04/24   "Famous Amos"/Oldies ("Jammin' 105") 92 Unscoped 1186/HD
1999/04/25   "Big Ron" O'Brien/Oldies ("Jammin' 105") 92 Unscoped 1187/HD
1999/04/28 06:30 Al Bandiero/Oldies ("Jammin' 105") 92 Unscoped 1188/HD
 
WXLO-FM (98.7) ("99-X")
1974/08/31 21:48 Ron O'Brien 45 Unscoped 2264/HD
1974/12/12 11:21 Ron O'Brien 29 Unscoped 2263/HD
1976/04/15 19:01 Steve Weed 59 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1977/04/04 07:00 Jay Thomas 14 Unscoped 197/HD
1977/10/07 08:04 Jay Thomas (Steve Martin is guest) 75 Unscoped CD1167-1168/HD
1978/03/28 09:00 Jay Thomas (Mel Brooks is guest) 61 Unscoped 413/HD
1978/09/01 03:30 Ed Berger 40 Unscoped HD
1979/02/15 08:00 Jay Thomas 62 Unscoped 414/HD
1979/07/06 08:36 Jay Thomas (last show) 92 Unscoped 737/HD
1980/05/27 11:19 Glen Morgan 31 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1981/05/--   Chuck Leonard 29 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
 
WXRK-FM 92.3 1995/10/04 18:40 The Greaseman/Classic Rock ("92-3 K-Rock") 93 Unscoped 196/HD
 
WYNY-FM (97.1 to 9/22/88, 103.5 after 9/22/88)
1979/03/22 ------ Dick Summer (w/ Bruce Morrow) 48 Scoped 760/HD
1979/09/03 05:27 Larry Kenny (first show) 61 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1980/10/26 08:39 Ed Baer 13 Unscoped CD1050/HD
1981/08/21 08:01 Bruce Bradley 59 Unscoped CD1403/HD2
1985/07/07 00:26 Floyd Wright/CHR 45 Unscoped V113/HD
1986/09/01 10:40 CHR 46 Unscoped V114/HD
1987/06/30 23:00 Switch from AC to Country format occurred at midnight. 116 Unscoped 437-438/HD
1988/--/--   Switch to WQHT. Change from 97.1 to 103.5. 46 Unscoped 375/HD
1996/02/2&3 ------ Dan Daniel's last two shows. 'YNY changed calls & format. 64 Scoped 539/HD


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