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Westwood One NBC Radio Network Question?

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oldvnewschool

I know that they trimmed down some of the stuff from the old

NBC Radio Network on the week of April 18th, 1999.

But are there any remanents left over since then.

I know that First Light with Dirk Van ends each broadcast with

This is NBC Radio

and there was a morning drive newscast until June 2004.

But was there anything else in terms of programs that was left over post 1999?
 
The only program left from WW1's NBC Radio Network is "First Light." I also believe the NBC Hotline cue tone that goes back to the original NBC Radio and
continued on WW1's version is gone, as well as the satellite channels "NBC-E"
and "NBC-W." There were WW1 drive time sports reports fed on the old NBC channels that still are sent out on the NBC News Radio channel, but they are from WW1 and not branded "NBC."
For awhile, there were two "NBC" branded services running simultaneously: the
CBS-produced, "NBC Radio News" AM TOHs and the newer NBC News Radio updates.
Eventually the CBS "NBC Radio News" TOHs were phased out.
The current NBC News Radio is a joint venture between WW1 and NBC. It replaced
the part time FOX operation at WW1, when FOX elected to have a full service network. NBC News Radio has one minute news updates at (I believe) :45 with a repeat (or update, if needed) on the hour, weekdays, 6AM-10PM ET. Actuality reports are from NBC or MSNBC. Anchor's scripts written by WW1 staff at CBS Hq in DC. Anchors are from WW1, NBC, MSNBC and sometimes CNBC. There are WW1 sports reports during drivetime. WW1 morning entertainment feed. Newsfeeds from NBC and MSNBC. Stations also get access to MSNBC audio. In fact, WOR in NYC over the weekend was using some reports taken from an MSNBC feed. NBC News Radio is inactive over the weekend, although stations do get "Meet the Press" and MSNBC feeds.
The satellite channel over which NBC News Radio is sent is labeled NBCRN.
WW1 also has two RADAR-rated advertising networks with NBC in their brand, but I believe they have nothing to do with NBC News Radio or NBC radio.
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P.S. The Week In Review

WW1's "The Week In Review," which is usually anchored by Dirk Van, carries reports from NBC News (as well as reports from WW1 -- either generic or branded "NBC News Radio" and generic reports from CBS News.) It is WW1 branded. Prior to NBC News Radio, this program OCCASIONALLY used the audio to NBC News
reports. This probably kept the 20 year news agreement between WW1 and NBC active. Today, every weekly program features several NBC News reports.
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