it was then Infinity Radio in the mid 90s when it merged
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Alt 92.3 to Become WINS Simulcast
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It was a 3 way deal, with Infinity, Westinghouse, and CBS. The combined company was called CBS Corporation.
Brady was my favorite. I used to call and request songs a lot on my way home from work. I would have loved to have seen Kevan and Brady do mornings. Christine and Omar were great too. I remember I won tickets from 92.3 when they first signed on in 2018 to meet Death Cab for Cutie. I went with my best friend. It was a lot of fun. I was so hungry when we got there they gave us pizza and beer I was more excited for pizza than the beer. Death Cab for Cutie was so nice and amazing live! I got a bottle opener which broke sadly and I got a pop socket and I have the bumper sticker from them. I met Cane he was nice. The music was awesome in 2017-2018. Once 2019 came in it went downhill. Sadly the pandemic hit Kaplan took over and dumpster fires everywhere. Cane and Corey were not good they should have kept it music intensive in mornings. Elliot is horrible and was not a good choice. I can see why people left. 24K golden and the Kid Laroe don't belong on Alternative Rock stations nor does the same burnt out Sound garden songs or the same Gin Blossoms song they play the same time every day.
The reason Audacy and its predecessors had two separate all-news brands in NYC all these years is because they were both making money and there was really nothing else that could be done with those AM stations that could be as profitable. So it was an unusual situation where one company ran two vastly similar stations in the same market because it made uniquely good business sense
Putting one of those stations onto FM will really disrupt the status quo with WINS suddenly getting a huge technical advantage. The all news audience will have little reason to use the inferior sounding AM station any more to get their news headlines once WINS goes to 92.3. I think the differences between the stations are too nuanced to compel WCBS listeners to stick with AM.
Although the press releases promise the two brands will continue to serve their respective audiences, it's hard to believe 880 will be able to survive for long without either getting its own FM signal or making some compelling programming changes that really set it apart from WINS. I don't think they can both continue to compete as headline news stations on a relatively equal footing any more.
Just as forward thinking as we all try to be in media, I just didn’t get how they didn’t realize tough decisions would need to be made in the future lol
Because they don't own a crystal ball. No one knows the future. They've owned these stations for 25 years. That's a long time.
That sounds like the case. He alluded that he hasn't been let go.
WCBS is not an all-news station. They also run the NY Mets.
WCBS-AM has not been "all news" for a long time if we're going to split hairs. Prior to the Mets, they aired the Yankees. On weekends they'd clear CBS News Radio programs instead of news. 1010 WINS is exactly what it advertises: all news, all the time.
Not necessarily true. KCBS in SF still mentions the AM and has been in a simulcast since 2008.
One tiny vestige is still there: the phone number to report traffic tieups remains 215-724-1060.
Z100, apparently. They’re the only station that’s had any success with being an Alt in NYC.
They are an all news station that breaks format for Mets games and weekend infomercials. That doesn't make them not an all-news station any more than airing Cleveland Guardians games makes WMMS not a rock station.
They must stay as Z100. The day they switch formats is the day I stop supporting radio.
Believe it or not I heard both WCBS and WINS briefly doing sports pbp a week or two ago. Apparently there was an unusual overflow situation. I was going to jokingly post something here about WINS being All news Most of the Time but decided against it because it didn't last long.
He’s referring to a period in the 90s where pop flatlined and Z100 embraced alt rock to stay relevant.
Ignoring the new Foo Fighters album was one of the stupidest decisions Audacy made. The Foos are incredibly important as a bridge artist that both older and younger listeners know and like. Their most recent work was quite Alt-friendly. Just ignoring it because of ageism or having guitars or whatever Kaplan’s problem with them was absolutely moronic. Alt needs relevant Bridge artists to connect the generations. Cutting the Foos off just denies a chance to unite the demos.
Here's the full recording off-air of the announcement made at 5pm today. WNYL ALT 92.3 10-10-22 5pm change to WINS announcement : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
WMMS is a talk station that also plays rock music. And sometimes is does football.
Regarding WCBS, I suspect a big chunk of their revenue comes from non-news content. There HAS to be a reason why the owner of both stations made this decision, and I doubt it was for programming.
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