Re: [Swprograms] Re: Bye-bye, 1440 Broadway

["DR" <swl2010@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, it was Sportsradio 1050 for a couple of years.  WHN was purchased by
Emmis Broadcasting, made ainto the first sports station and rechristened
1050 WFAN until WNBC 66 came up for sale and purchased by Emmis who switched
formats.  They then traded 1050 with WEVD-FM, for their FM station and WEVD
which by that time was a talk station simply moved to 1050 AM where it
remeined in the ratings cellar (and still does as ESPN Radio which is leased
to ABC).

WFAN moved to 66 AM, which is how Emmis acquired Imus who came along in the
WNBC fire sale (hindsight: NBC regrets having sold off its station and
network radio properties instead of taking advantage of FCC loopholes like
ABC and CBS did when those companies changed hands and didn't sell off their
radio divisions according to the FCC rules back then).  Emmis later sold a
number of their stations including WFAN to Infinity.

DR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted S." <fedya@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Re: Bye-bye, 1440 Broadway


> DR graced hard-core-dx.com with these words of wisdom:
>
> > Another historical fact is that WOR maintained commercial recording
> > facilities which was used by various record companies to record
> > artists.  Some of the greatest Jazz recording were recorded there.
> > Blue Note Records recorded much of their late 1940's and 1950's sides
> > at WOR studios (this was not uncommon for NYC radio stations for
> > instance "It's All in the Game," by Tommy Edwards was recorded at WMGM
> > studios (before known as WHN as well as after WMGM was soldit became
> > WHN again, then WFAN, WEVD and now home for ESPN Radio on 1050 in
> > NYC).
>
> WFAN was on 1050 before it was on 660?
>
> --
> Ted <fedya at bestweb dot net>
> Barney: Hey, Homer, you're late for English.
> Homer: Who needs English?  I'm never going to England.
> <http://www.snpp.com/episodes/7F12.html>
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