Have New York's TV Stations Done Reports On The CBS-FM Format Change??

[Joseph_Gallant]

The surprise format change at WCBS-101.1 is probably the biggest broadcasting story in New York since WABC-770 flipped from top-40 to talk in 1982.

I suspect that given the fact CBS-FM was an oldies station for 33 years, the change did get some attention on the late (10 P.M. on WNYW-5, WWOR-9 and WPIX-11; and 11 P.M. on WCBS-2, WNBC-4 and WABC-7) local television newscasts tonight (June 3rd).

Did any New York TV stations carry reports on the change?? And if so, were they able to interview longtime CBS-FM listeners and/or former CBS-FM air personalities displaced by the change??

 

[toby]

> The surprise format change at WCBS-101.1 is probably the
> biggest broadcasting story in New York since WABC-770
> flipped from top-40 to talk in 1982.
>
> I suspect that given the fact CBS-FM was an oldies station
> for 33 years, the change did get some attention on the late
> (10 P.M. on WNYW-5, WWOR-9 and WPIX-11; and 11 P.M. on
> WCBS-2, WNBC-4 and WABC-7) local television newscasts
> tonight (June 3rd).
>
> Did any New York TV stations carry reports on the change??
> And if so, were they able to interview longtime CBS-FM
> listeners and/or former CBS-FM air personalities displaced
> by the change??

I saw a report on WNBC at 11 and saw a promo for one on WABC.
One of the "radio experts" WNBC interviewed mentioned that the "Jack" format is not suited to New York and mentioned one city in the Midwest and one in Texas in a way that connotated this is garbage not suited for New York. Basic tone of the story was the format change after over 30 years pissed a lot of people off and it was most likely done by some suits at Infinity who know Jack!

The report aired about 10-12 minutes in and was teased during prime time.
Its good that when something associated with one of your competition, even the one in the toilet, does something really meshungina.

 

[6tothebronx]

There was a report on the evening news on CBS-2 Saturday night. I only caught the end of it but they mentioned how many younger people had never heard of CBS-FM up until the format change.



> The surprise format change at WCBS-101.1 is probably the
> biggest broadcasting story in New York since WABC-770
> flipped from top-40 to talk in 1982.
>
> I suspect that given the fact CBS-FM was an oldies station
> for 33 years, the change did get some attention on the late
> (10 P.M. on WNYW-5, WWOR-9 and WPIX-11; and 11 P.M. on
> WCBS-2, WNBC-4 and WABC-7) local television newscasts
> tonight (June 3rd).
>
> Did any New York TV stations carry reports on the change??
> And if so, were they able to interview longtime CBS-FM
> listeners and/or former CBS-FM air personalities displaced
> by the change??
>

 

[toby]

> There was a report on the evening news on CBS-2 Saturday
> night. I only caught the end of it but they mentioned how
> many younger people had never heard of CBS-FM up until the
> format change.

I really don't think CBS 2 would be the most objective in covering the story.<P ID="signature">______________
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[fybush]

> > There was a report on the evening news on CBS-2 Saturday
> > night. I only caught the end of it but they mentioned how
>
> > many younger people had never heard of CBS-FM up until the
>
> > format change.
>
> I really don't think CBS 2 would be the most objective in
> covering the story.

Viacom's a very big company. Even back in the CBS days, WCBS(AM) and WCBS-FM were at Black Rock, a world away from channel 2 at the Broadcast Center out on West 57th. Today, WCBS(AM) is in the Broadcast Center, but seven floors up and a building away from channel 2's newsroom, which functions as an island totally apart from pretty much anything else in the building (complete with a sign at the door reminding non-channel 2 people to keep out!) WCBS-FM is in the Viacom Building in Times Square.

The only connection is at the very highest corporate level; nobody else at channel 2 is even particularly inclined to think of the Infinity FMs in town as sister stations.

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