WCBS-FM Format Chart From 1979

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CBS-FM hourly pie chart.

Here is the format for CBS-FM in 1979.

:00 ID Jingle and news with national spot
:05 Jingle then upbeat smash hit 1964-1969
:08 British invasion even hours/American odd hours 1964-1969
Between :10 and :20 Jingle and 15 second PSA
:10 Early 1970's (1969-1974)
:14 Second tier hit early sixties (1959-1963)
:16 2 spots 30 seconds each
:17 Jingle then mid sixties 1962-1966
:19 Future Gold #10-20
:20 Recent Gold 1974-1978 (or next song after future gold)
:24 two spots :60 each
:26 Jingle then fifties (1957-1962)
:28 Recent Gold ,1978 only
:30 Second tier Hit Mid sixties 1963-1967
:34 three spots-two :30 and one :60
:37 Jingle then 1973-1975
:42 Second tier hit 1957-1962
:45 Odd hours two spots :30 and :60
:47 Jingle then Future Gold top 10 #1-10
:48 Even hours two spots :30 and :60
:49 Jingle then Classic Gold 1955-1963 smash hit
:53 Odd hours two spots both :60
:56 JIngle then 1972-1974
End of hour filler: 1970-1978
Second filler if necessary 1965-1972

I made this chart from logging many hours of songs that I listened to back in 1979. It is slightly different in other years. Up until 1978, a song from the Doo Wop Shop was played at the end of ever second hour.<P ID="signature">______________
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> CBS-FM hourly pie chart.
>
> Here is the format for CBS-FM in 1979.
>
> :00 ID Jingle and news with national spot
> :05 Jingle then upbeat smash hit 1964-1969
> :08 British invasion even hours/American odd hours
> 1964-1969
> Between :10 and :20 Jingle and 15 second PSA
> :10 Early 1970's (1969-1974)
> :14 Second tier hit early sixties (1959-1963)
> :16 2 spots 30 seconds each
> :17 Jingle then mid sixties 1962-1966
> :19 Future Gold #10-20
> :20 Recent Gold 1974-1978 (or next song after future gold)
> :24 two spots :60 each
> :26 Jingle then fifties (1957-1962)
> :28 Recent Gold ,1978 only
> :30 Second tier Hit Mid sixties 1963-1967
> :34 three spots-two :30 and one :60
> :37 Jingle then 1973-1975
> :42 Second tier hit 1957-1962
> :45 Odd hours two spots :30 and :60
> :47 Jingle then Future Gold top 10 #1-10
> :48 Even hours two spots :30 and :60
> :49 Jingle then Classic Gold 1955-1963 smash hit
> :53 Odd hours two spots both :60
> :56 JIngle then 1972-1974
> End of hour filler: 1970-1978
> Second filler if necessary 1965-1972
>
> I made this chart from logging many hours of songs that I
> listened to back in 1979. It is slightly different in other
> years. Up until 1978, a song from the Doo Wop Shop was
> played at the end of ever second hour.
>
Interesting info.

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