According to All Access, WCBS-FM in NYC is getting ready to start back playing Oldies/Classic Hits on Thursday at 1:01PM.
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"The re-launched format will feature songs from the Beatles, Motown and the Beach Boys, and continuing through the late `80s, with songs from artists such as Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Earth Wind & Fire, Rod Stewart, the Bee Gees, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Valli, and John Mellencamp, among many others.
As for the air staff, Dan Taylor has been named as the station’s new morning show host (6:00-10:00 a.m.), along with contributors Mr. G (weather) and Al Meredith (news headlines). Bob Shannon also marks his return to the station as host of middays (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.), and is joined on-air by market vet Broadway Bill Lee who will host afternoon drive (3:00-7:00 p.m.).
“Above all else, it is an honor to bring CBS-FM back to New York,” said WCBS-FM VP/GM Jennifer Donohue. “Having been a long time employee and personal fan of the station I truly understand what an emotional moment it was when New Yorkers had to say goodbye to their favorite radio station. We acknowledge and appreciate the loyal fan base who’ve never stopped asking for the format’s return, and now we’re thrilled to be back -- better than before -- with updated features, incredible on-air production, the best combination of legendary New York personalities, and of course hundreds of ‘The Greatest Hits Of All Time.’”
Donohue added, “We firmly believe that as the radio industry moves towards electronic audience measurement, the popularity of the classic hits format will experience a resurgence -- not unlike what we’re seeing at our radio station in Philadelphia, WOGL-FM. There’s no denying the mass appeal a station like CBS-FM can have in the market, and hundreds of thousands of listeners won’t be the only ones who benefit from the intimate connection they’ll form with the station. Between the over-the-air product, our online offerings, as well as digital and mobile applications, advertisers will have more choices than ever before to reach this enormous pool of potential customers.”
“CBS-FM will be a station that celebrates its past with an updated sound appealing to a whole new generation of listeners on many levels,” said PD Brian Thomas, who also served as Jack FM PD. “The role we play in the community and the responsibility we have to our listeners will be treated with respect as we reintroduce the station back into the fabric of the city.”
More from Radio and Records:
"The re-launched format will feature songs from the Beatles, Motown and the Beach Boys, and continuing through the late `80s, with songs from artists such as Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Earth Wind & Fire, Rod Stewart, the Bee Gees, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Valli, and John Mellencamp, among many others.
As for the air staff, Dan Taylor has been named as the station’s new morning show host (6:00-10:00 a.m.), along with contributors Mr. G (weather) and Al Meredith (news headlines). Bob Shannon also marks his return to the station as host of middays (10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.), and is joined on-air by market vet Broadway Bill Lee who will host afternoon drive (3:00-7:00 p.m.).
“Above all else, it is an honor to bring CBS-FM back to New York,” said WCBS-FM VP/GM Jennifer Donohue. “Having been a long time employee and personal fan of the station I truly understand what an emotional moment it was when New Yorkers had to say goodbye to their favorite radio station. We acknowledge and appreciate the loyal fan base who’ve never stopped asking for the format’s return, and now we’re thrilled to be back -- better than before -- with updated features, incredible on-air production, the best combination of legendary New York personalities, and of course hundreds of ‘The Greatest Hits Of All Time.’”
Donohue added, “We firmly believe that as the radio industry moves towards electronic audience measurement, the popularity of the classic hits format will experience a resurgence -- not unlike what we’re seeing at our radio station in Philadelphia, WOGL-FM. There’s no denying the mass appeal a station like CBS-FM can have in the market, and hundreds of thousands of listeners won’t be the only ones who benefit from the intimate connection they’ll form with the station. Between the over-the-air product, our online offerings, as well as digital and mobile applications, advertisers will have more choices than ever before to reach this enormous pool of potential customers.”
“CBS-FM will be a station that celebrates its past with an updated sound appealing to a whole new generation of listeners on many levels,” said PD Brian Thomas, who also served as Jack FM PD. “The role we play in the community and the responsibility we have to our listeners will be treated with respect as we reintroduce the station back into the fabric of the city.”
