"CBSFM Yesterday - All the Way to New York's Greatest Hits Today"

[K.M. Richards]

That will be when the beach is right off the east side of the 210 Freeway from Sylmar to Highland and the Hollywood Hills are called "The Hollywood Islands".

And I'll probably have retired to Colorado. 😛

 

[NYRadioFan22]

What's the percentage of younger listeners that tune in to Cousin Brucie's Rock n Roll Party show on 77 WABC on Saturday nights at 6? I'm in my mid 30s and it's my favorite show!!!!!! Also, the host that's on before him at 5, Vinnie Medugno is also in his mid 30s!!!!

 

[davideduardo]

What's the percentage of younger listeners that tune in to Cousin Brucie's Rock n Roll Party show on 77 WABC on Saturday nights at 6? I'm in my mid 30s and it's my favorite show!!!!!! Also, the host that's on before him at 5, Vinnie Medugno is also in his mid 30s!!!!

There is not a high enough PUR on Saturday night to get a reliable sample at that time. The statistics are barely accurate in the 12+ figure as it is.

 

[MTNProductions]

I was reminded on the other board that June 3, 2005 was the day that the music died in NYC.

The way that 101.1 got "Jacked" up, NYC radio, its listeners and supporters were all thrown for a loop. At that time, there were still terrestrial stations where you could hear the music of the 50's and 60's - WFDU 89.1 and WBZO 103.1 (note on the latter: 103.1 did NOT have strong signal, but it did have some strong air personalities such as Keith Allen and The Wiseman and Frank - the music mix was also very good.

CBSFM's air personalities were thrown for a loop too - unbeknownst to us, it would be the last time we would hear Bill Brown, Harry Harrison, and Ron Lundy - sadly, these three are sadly no longer with us. We would not hear Bobby Jay do the Top 20 Countdown or Mike McCann playing every Elvis song ever made.

July 12, 2007 at 1:01PM - WCBSFM 101.1 came back - as a whole new station - the music mix forwarded well into the late 1960's and 1970's, with air personalities not known to the listeners.

February 2014 - another big shift at the station - Scott Shannon started doing morning drive. He brought in a lot of his old Z100 audience. And shifting going on within the station itself.

Today, June 4, 2022 - 17 years later - the station is targeting 25-34 demo and sadly is not the station a LOT of us grew up with. (they can't be - the audience is aging.)

So when I see people on the boards talking about the station that was and wish it could be again, i say to myself - "this is not our station" - remember that....

Andrea
(WCBSFM listener 1984-2014 - I no longer listen to the station)

Interesting story. I’ve been a longtime fan of WCBS-FM from the 1980’s all the way through 2005, and listeners after 2005 can get their oldies fix. When the station returned, it’s much of same, but nowadays is completely different with less 70’s, a lot of 80’s from its MTV heyday, and the 90’s. While the station was making changes, listeners can listen to other choices including WGNY-FM’s “Fox Oldies”, WROW’s “Magic 590/100.5” and WGHQ’s new “Magic 92.5”.

And speaking of oldies, I got one which is posted here is Bob O as heard on WGNY-FM’s “Fox Oldies” from earlier today. To be honest, Bob O sound terrific in middays now where he used to do mornings where he did filled in for Bob Miller on the other station which is WBPM. As for the rest of aircheck is nothing but 50’s and 60’s oldies and no 70’s on there, and this is where the station is now playing pre-1970 oldies. Give it a listen.

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