by
Vince Santarelli
by
Vince Santarelli
Internet Volume 12 - No. 2 Spring
2013
This time around I thought we’d take a look at other markets across the country
to see how the radio stations in those markets did in the Arbitrons. We’ll look
at the top ten stations in the top ten markets.
Of course, market number one is our own New York City. We pretty much know how
everyone does here so we’ll start with market number two.
2. LOS ANGELES:
The number one station in LA is KBIG. They are a Hot AC station owned by Clear
Channel calling themselves “104.3 My FM.” Our own Shelley Wade of Z-100 voice
tracks here. Number two is KIIS, also a Clear Channel station. They call
themselves “Kiss FM” at 102.7 on the FM dial they do CHR. Their big personality
is Ryan Seacrest who does the morning show. At number three is another Clear
Channel station, KOST. At 103.5 on the FM dial, they are an AC station. Number
four is KFI AM, yet another Clear Channel station. They are LA’s big talk
station at 640 AM and are live and local except for 9 AM to Noon when they run
Rush Limbaugh and the overnights when they run Coast to Coast AM. Bill Handel
does mornings, John and Ken (now heard on WOR) do the afternoons. Their 7 to 10
PM personality is a guy named Tim Conway, Jr. Yes, that Tim Conway and he
does look a lot like his father. The number five station is KAMP, a CBS station,
and the market’s number two CHR station. Their big personality is Carson Daly
who does mornings. A guy by the name of Booker does afternoons. You may remember
him as Chris Booker from WNEW FM, WXRK and WFNY. Coming in at number six is KRTH
another CBS station, the famous K-Earth. At 101.1 on the FM dial, they are LA’s
classic hits station. Their big personalities include Charlie Tuna, Jhani Kaye
(who announced recently that he’s leaving), and Gary Bryan, who you may remember
from WPLJ and Z-100. Number seven goes to KPWR, “Power 106 where Hip Hop lives.”
Power is owned by Emmis and is at 105.9 on the FM dial. Coming in at number
eight is KHHT, a rhythmic AC station owned by Clear Channel. They are at 92.3 on
the FM dial. They carry the syndicated Art Laboe show every night 7 to Midnight.
At number nine is KLVE, a Spanish Contemporary station at 107.5 on the FM dial.
They are owned by Univision and call themselves “K-Love 107.5.” And at number
ten is the all-news station in LA, KNX at 1070 on the AM dial. Owned by CBS,
they are the news station for Southern California. Take notice that here in Los
Angeles, the top four radio stations are all owned by Clear Channel.
3. CHICAGO:
The number one station in the windy city is WVAZ, an urban AC station owned by
Clear Channel. At 102.7 on the FM dial, they call themselves “V-103, Today’s R&B
and Old School.” They run the syndicated Steve Harvey morning show and The Sweat
Hotel. At number two is CBS’s WBBM, 780 AM. They are Chicago’s all-news station.
Hubbard’s WTMX comes in number three. They are a hot AC at 101.9 on the dial
calling themselves “The Mix.” Number four goes to Tribune’s WGN at 720 AM.
Calling themselves “The Voice of Chicago,” they are a talk station that is
pretty much all live and local. One of their hosts is Jonathan Brandmeier, a
long-time radio host in Chicago on the old WLUP (The Loop). Number five goes to
Clear Channel’s WKSC, Chicago’s CHR station. They’re at 103.5 on the FM dial and
they call themselves “Kiss FM.” Clear Channel’s WGCI comes in at number six.
They are a hip-hop station at 107.5 FM and call themselves “Chicago’s Hip Hop
and R&B.” WNUA, also a Clear Channel station at 95.5 FM is number seven. Their
format is Regional Mexican and they brand themselves as “El Patron,” which
translates to “The Patron.” Number eight is CBS’s WBBM FM at 96.3 FM, another
CHR station. They’re known as “B 96.”CBS’s WUSN is number nine. They’re a
country station and they call themselves “US 99.5.” At number ten is WLS FM at
94.7. Owned by Cumulus, they are Chicago’s oldies station. Big name Chicagoland
hosts include Fred Winston, John Records Landecker and Dick Biondi.
4. SAN FRANCISCO:
CBS’s KCBS comes in at number one. At 740 AM, they brand themselves as “the Bay
Area’s only all news station, serving listeners with local, national and world
news around the clock, traffic and weather together every ten minutes “on the
eights,” money watch updates at :25 and :55 and sports reports at :15 and :45.”
Number two is KQED, owned by KQED, Inc. at 88.5 on the FM dial. They are “Public
Media for Northern California.” They carry most of NPR’s national shows. Number
three is Entercom’s KOIT. At 96.5 they are an AC station. Their afternoon host
is Efren Sifuentes who we remember from WKTU and WNEW FM. Number four is KMEL,
owned by Clear Channel. At 106.1 on the FM dial, they are San Francisco’s hip
hop station. Clear Channel takes the number five spot with KYLD. Calling
themselves “Wild 94.9.” they are “San Francisco’s Hit Music Station.” CBS’s KMVQ
comes in at number six. At 99.7 FM, they are also a CHR station. At number seven
is Clear Channel’s KIOI. Calling themselves “Star 101.3 they are a Hot AC. KOSF,
Clear Channel’s classic hits station comes in at number eight. At 103.7, they
boast “the greatest hits of all time.” Their morning man is Don Bleu, who we
remember as “True” Don Bleu. We remember him from KDWB in Minneapolis-St. Paul
and later on at KHJ. At number nine is Cumulus’ KNBR. At 680 on the AM dial,
they are San Francisco’s sports station. They do CBS Sports Radio from 10 PM to
5 AM and are live and local the rest of the day. Clear Channel’s KISQ comes in
at number ten. They are a rhythmic AC station at 98.1 FM. They call themselves
“98.1 Kiss FM San Francisco Bay’s Old School.”
5. DALLS - FT. WORTH:
Clear Channel’s KHKS takes the top spot in the Big D. They are the market’s big
CHR station at 106.1 FM. They call themselves “Kiss FM.” Number two is Salem’s
KLTY. At 94.9 FM, they are a Christian contemporary station. The morning man is
a guy by the name of Frank Reed, who we remember from his days at the
“Pittman-era” WNBC. Number three is Cumulus country KPLX. At 99.5 FM they call
themselves “The Wolf.” KDMX comes in at number four. Owned by Clear Channel,
they are a Hot AC station. They call themselves “Now 102.9.” At number five is
KZPS. Owned by Clear Channel, they are a classic rock station. The call
themselves “Lone Star 92.5.” Doc Reno who voice tracks overnights on Q-104.3
also voice tracks overnights here. KVIL, a CBS station, takes number six. They
are an AC station calling themselves “103.7 Lite FM.” Univision’s KLNO is number
seven. They are a regional Mexican station at 94.1 FM. KLUV takes number eight.
They are a classic hits station owned by CBS. At 98.7 on the FM dial, they claim
“The greatest hits of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. WBAP takes the number nine spot.
Owned by Cumulus, they Dallas’s talk station. At 820 AM, they are a mix of
syndication and live and local. KBFB comes in at number 10. Owned by Radio One,
they are the hip hop station in Dallas, calling themselves “ 97.9 The Beat.”
6. HOUSTON - GALVESTON: The
number one station here is KBXX, a Top 40/rhythmic station owned by Radio One.
The call themselves “97.9 The Box.” Number is KJMQ, also owned by radio one.
They are an Urban AC. The brand themselves as “Magic 102.1.” KLTN, owned by
Univision, is number three. They are a regional Mexican station. At 102.9 FM,
they call themselves “Estereo Latino.” Clear Channel’s KODA comes in a number
four. They are an AC station calling themselves “Sunny 99.1.” KKBQ, owned by
Cox, is number five. They are Houston’s country station and the call themselves
“The New 93Q.” They are at 92.9 on the FM dial. At number six is KSBJ, a
Christian contemporary station owned by KSBJ Educational. Number seven is KTBZ,
an alternative station owned by Clear Channel. They call themselves “The Buzz,
Houston’s new rock alternative.” Coming in at number eight is KKRW, a classic
rock station owned by Clear Channel. They are known as “The Arrow” at 93.7 FM.
Doc Reno also voice tracks the overnights here. KRBE is number nine. They are a
CHR at 104.1 FM and are owned by Cumulus. And coming in at number 10 is KGLK, a
classic hits station owned by Cox Radio. They call themselves “Houston’s Eagle.”
7. WASHINGTON, D.C.
The number one station in the nation’s capital is WAMU. They are a news / talk
station owned by American University. At 88.5 on the FM dial, they are, of
course, a non-commercial, public radio station. They carry most of NPR’s shows
including Morning Edition and All Things Considered. In the last book, February,
2013, they pulled a 9.4. In second place with an 8.9 is WTOP FM, Washington’s
news station owned by Hubbard. At 103.5 FM, they run CBS News at the top of each
hour and do traffic and weather together on the eights, sports at :15 and :45
and money news at :25 and :55. Number three is W-I-H-T, a CHR owned by Clear
Channel. They call themselves “Hot 99.5, DC’s Hit Music Now.” Z-100’s Mo’ Bounce
voice tracks a weekend show here. AC WASH comes in at number four. They are
owned by Clear Channel at 97.1 FM. They call themselves “Today’s Wash FM.” This
is the station where WKTU’s Matt Bosso will take over as APD and afternoon man
the first of April. At number five is WHUR, and Urban AC owned by Howard
University. They are at 96.3 on the FM dial. They run the syndicated Steve
Harvey Show in the mornings. They also run “The Quiet Storm” from 7:30 PM to 12
Midnight. They claim to be the originator of the Quiet Storm back in the mid
‘70’s with Melvin Lindsey. Jeff Brown hosts the current edition. Number six is
another Urban AC, WMMJ owned by Radio One. They call themselves “Magic 102.3.”
They run the syndicated Tom Joyner show mornings. Cumulus’s WMAL comes in at
number seven. At 105.9, the claim to be the place “where Washington comes to
talk.” From 5 AM to 12 noon, they are live and local. The rest of the time, they
run syndicated programs including Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, etc.
Radio One’s WKYS comes in at number eight. They are Washington’s hip hop
station, and, yes, they call themselves “Kiss,” or, at least, they have lips on
their Web site. They are at 93.9
FM. WPRS, also owned by Radio One, comes in at number nine. They are a gospel
station and call themselves “Praise 104.1 FM.” The Yolanda Adams Morning Show is
heard here, same as our own WLIB. And wrapping up the top ten is WBIG, a classic
rock station owned by Clear Channel. They call themselves “Big 100.3” Doc Reno
voice tracks nights here.
8. PHILADELPHIA:
At number one in the “City of brotherly love” is CBS’s all-news KYW 1060 AM.
They are the WINS of Philadelphia, going all-news on September 21, 1965, five
months after WINS made the move. They’ve been the number one station in Philly
for a long time. The only time they are not number one is during the December
and Holiday books when WBEB play all-Christmas music. Number two in the market
is WBEB, owned by WEAZ FM Radio. Calling themselves “B-101” they are an AC
station, much like WLTW. They are at 101.1 FM.
One of my Facebook friends, Dave Moore, does afternoons here. Coming in
at number three is the legendary WDAS. Owned by Clear Channel, they are Philly’s
Urban AC station. They refer to themselves as “Philly’s Best R&B and Classic
Soul.” You’ll find them at 105.3 FM.
They run the syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show and Keith Sweat in the
overnights. Number four is CBS’s WOGL. They are a classic hits station at 98.1
FM. Ross Brittain formerly of WABC and Z-100 does the morning show. Long-time
Philly personality Harvey Holiday does mid-days. At number five is the legendary
WMMR. Owned by Greater Media they are an active rock station at 93.3 FM.
Beasley’s WXTU comes in at number six. At 92.5 FM they are Philly’s country
station. Another of my Facebook friends, Mark Razz, who also worked at Q-104.3
and WXRK does afternoons here. At number seven is Clear Channel’s WRFF. They are
an alternative rock station at 104.5 FM. Clear Channel’s WUSL comes in at number
eight with a hip hop and R&B format. They are located at 98.9 FM. At number nine
is Greater Media’s WMGK. At 102.9 FM, they are now a classic rock station.
Long-time Philly personality John DeBella does the morning show here. Another
long-time Philly star Andre Gardner does afternoons. Gardner also worked in New
York for a while in the early ‘90’s at WXRK. At number 10 is Philly’s CHR
station WIOQ. At 102.1 on the FM dial, they call themselves “Q 102.” You can
hear Elvis Duran’s morning show here every day.
9. ATLANTA:
Urban AC WVEE is number one down here. They are owned by CBS. At 103.3 on the FM
dial, they call themselves “V-103 The People‘s Station” Egypt, who worked at
WBLS and Power 105.1 is the mid-day personality here. Big Tigger, who also
worked at Power is the afternoon guy here. Number two is WAMJ and Urban AC. At
107.5 FM They call themselves “Majic 107.5.” They run the Steve Harvey morning
show. Number three is Cox Radio’s WSB FM. They are an AC station calling
themselves “B98.5.” Cox Radio’s WSB AM comes in at number four. At 750 AM they
are Atlanta’s talk station with some live and local and some syndication mixed
together. At number five is WALR, an Urban AC. At 104.1 FM they call themselves
“Kiss 104 FM.” They run the Tom Joyner morning show. WSRV comes in at number
six, a classic hits station owned by Cox Radio. Classic Hits WSRV comes in at
number six. Also owned by Cox Radio, they call themselves “97.1 The River.” At
number seven is WSTR, owned by Lincoln. They are a Hot AC station calling
themselves “Star 94 FM.” They are at 94.1 FM. W-H-T-A comes in at number eight.
Owned by Radio One, they are a hip
hop station calling themselves “Hot 107.9.” At number nine is WFSH, a Christian
contemporary station at 104.7 on the FM dial. They call themselves “The Fish.”
Beth Bacall, who we remember from WKTU and WNSR/WBIX/WTJM does afternoons here.
And rounding out the top 10 is WWWQ, a CHR station owned by Cumulus. At 99.7 FM
they call themselves “Q-100.” Jeff Miles, formerly of WPLJ does mid-days here.
10. BOSTON:
The number one station up here is CHR WXKS. At 107.9 they call themselves “Kiss
108.” They are owned by Clear Channel. CBS’s heritage WBZ is second. At 1030 AM,
they do all-news from 5 AM to 8 PM and live and local talk 8 PM to 5 AM. At
number three is WMJX. They are an AC station owned by Great Media and call
themselves “Magic 106.7.” This is the station that WLTW’s Morgan Prue just
recently joined as APD. Former Hot 105.1 program director Cadillac Jack
McCartney is now PD of the Greater Media Boston cluster. At number four is
country WKLB, owned by Greater Media. At 102.5 FM they call themselves “Country
102.5.” WZLX takes number five. They are a classic rock station owned by CBS and
located at 100.7 FM. Classic hits WROR takes number six in Boston. They are a
classic hits station owned by Greater Media at 105.7 FM. The Loren Owens and
Wally Brine Morning Show just celebrated its 30th anniversary on the
air in Boston. Boston University’s WBUR takes number seven. At 90.9 on the FM
dial, they are another public radio station doing very well in the ratings. They
carry all of the major NPR programs. At number eight is WBMX. A hot AC station,
they call themselves “Mix 104.1.” They are owned by CBS. WBZ FM takes ninth in
Boston with an all-sports format. They are also owned by CBS. At 98.5 FM, they
call themselves “The Sports Hub.” They are mostly live and local. And finally,
at number 10 is WJMN at 94.5 FM. The are Boston’s hip hop station and call
themselves “Jam’n 94.5.
So there you have it. A look around the country to see what everyone else in the
world is listening to. I would have to say that probably the biggest surprise is
Washington, D.C.’s public station pulling a number one. The same can be said of
the San Francisco market. Salem’s Christian contemporary station taking number
two in Dallas was also a surprise to me. Another surprise for me is that out of
the top 10 markets, sports stations only show in the top 10 in San Francisco and
Boston. I hope you’ve enjoyed our trek around the country. It’s always nice to
know what’s going on in the rest of the world.
APPLE BITES CALENDAR FOR
APRIL
BIRTHDAYS
3 - Bob Lewis - WMGM, WABC, WABC
FM, WCBS FM, WNEW FM
4 - Sam Rosen - Rangers announcer
5 - Gary Stevens - WMCA
5 - Bob Jones - WHN, WNEW, WQXR,
WQEW
5 - Bryan Wilson - WABC, WHTZ
5 - John Wydra - WCBS
7 - Freddie Colon
- WKTU, WRKS, WQHT, WQEW, WKTU, WSKQ, WTJM, WNEW
FM
8 - J.J. Jackson - WABC FM, MTV
8 - John R. Gambling - WOR, WABC
9 - Wes Richards - WRFM, WBBR
9 - John B. Gambling - WOR
11 - Gil Gross - WPLJ/WABC
12 - Dan Neer - WNEW FM, WAXQ, WFNY
15 - Art Ford - WINS, WNBC, WNEW, WNTA, WPIX FM
15 - Jerry Marshall - WNEW, WMGM, WCBS
15 - Shelli Sonstein - WPLJ, WAXQ
15 - Ron Parker - WCBS FM
16 - Milton J. Cross - Voice of the Metropolitan Opera (1931 - 1973)
16 - Anita Bonita - WHTZ, WNEW, CBS Sports, WDBZ, WYNY
17 - Boomer Esiason, WFAN
17 - Steve Somers - WFAN
17 - Alipio Coco Cabrera - WCAA, WADO
18 - Todd Pettengill - WPLJ
18 - Alix Quintero - WXNY (PD)
19 - Cipha Sounds - WQHT
19 - Malibu Sue - WWFS
20 - Richard Neer - WNEW FM, WFAN
20 - Ed Osborne - WCBS FM
22 - Alex Sensation - WSKQ
25 - Edward R. Murrow - CBS Radio News
25 - Robert Q. Lewis - WNEW
26 - Jim Nettleton - WABC, WPIX FM
26 - Maria Milito - WAXQ
27 - Les Keiter - WMGM Sports, Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Rangers announcer
27 - Charlie Burger - WBLS, WYNY, WKTU, WCBS FM
27 - Herb Barry - WLTW
28 - Rosemary Daniel (Size 9) Wife of WCBS FM's Dan Daniel
29 - Dick Lynch - Giants announcer
29 - Marc Coppola - WPLJ, WAPP, WXRK, WAXQ
30 - Bea Wain - WMCA, WABC
30 - Ted David - WPIX FM, ABC Radio Network, WNSR, CNBC TV, WINS
DEATHS
5 - Howard Clark - WWDJ - 2009
7 - Cleo Rowe - WBLS, WPLJ - 2010
7 - Jim Branch - WABC, WPIX FM,
WRFM - 2011
8 - Gene Klavan - WNEW - 2004
9 - Sandy Becker - WWRL, WNEW -
1996
10 - Long John Nebel - WNBC - 1978
10 - Eddie O’Jay - WLIB, WWRL - 1998
13 - Fred Facey - NBC announcer - 2003
14 - Les Keiter - WMGM - 2009
15 - Pat Parson - WCBS - 2004
15 - Merle Harmon - New York Jets Broadcaster - 2009
17 - Dom Valentino - Yankee announcer - 2012
19 - Russ Hodges - Yankees and Giants (baseball) announcer - 1971
20 - Tedd Lawrence - WINS, WMGM, WMCA, WABC, WABC FM - 1999
20 - Jim Donnelly - WNEW, WCBS - 2002
22 - Gene Edwards - WMGM, WTFM, WQEW - 2001
22 - Brian Carter - WBLS - 2012
23 - Howard Cosell - ABC Radio Sports - 1995
24 - Steve Lundy - WNBC - 1999
25 - Roger Troutman - WRKS - 1999
25 - Chris Borgen - WINS, WNCN, WCBS TV - 2003
26 - Bob Dayton - WABC - 1995
26 - Pete Fornatale - WFUV, WNEW FM, WXRK - 2012
27 - Edward R. Murrow - CBS Radio News - 1965
27 - Ron O’Brien - WXLO, WNBC - 2008
28 - Enoch Gregory (The Dixie Drifter) - WWRL - 2000
RADIO ANNIVERSARIES
1 - WMCA debuts rock format - 1958
1 - WWDJ switches from rock to religious - 1974
2
- CBS becomes first 24-hour radio network - 1973
2 - Joey Reynolds does last show
at WOR - 2010
3 - Murray the K leaves WNBC -
1974
3 - WSKQ (620 AM) changes call
letters to WXLX - 1995
7 - WNEW FM plays 2-millionth song
(God Gave Rock & Roll To You - Argent) - 1986
8
- Gary Stevens starts at WMCA - 1965
9 - Pat St. John starts at WPLJ -
1973
9 - WBGO (88.3 FM) changes format
to Jazz - 1979
9 - WDBZ becomes WBIX (105.1) -
1998
10 - AFTRA strike ends - 1967
10 - The short-lived “Blink” format debuts on WNEW FM (102.7) - 2003
11 - Norm N. Nite starts at WCBS FM - 1973
11 - Scott Shannon starts at WPLJ - 1991
12 - WTJM (105.1 FM) switches call letters to WWPR - 2002
12 - Don Imus does last show at WFAN - 2007
13 - WHOM first broadcast - 1930
13 - Music ‘Til Dawn with host Bob Hall premiers on WCBS (880 AM) - 1953
13 - Jack Spector does last show at WMCA - 1969
14 - WSOU (89.5 FM) signs on - 1948
14 - WPIX FM switches from new wave back to pop - 1980
17 - Bob Sheppard debuts as Yankee Stadium announcer - 1951
17 - WRFM (105.1) switches from beautiful music to soft rock WNSR - 1986
17 - Bob Grant does last show at WABC - 1996
17 - Last broadcast of the Mutual Broadcasting System - 1999
19 - WINS drops Top 40 and goes all news - 1965
22 - Soupy Sales starts at WNBC - 1985
22 - Paul “Cubby” Bryant starts at Z-100 (WHTZ 100.3 FM) - 1996
27 - Meteorologist Craig Allen starts at WCBS - 1981
28 - Herb Oscar Anderson starts at WMCA - 1958
28 - Arthur Godfrey does last CBS Radio Network show - 1972
28 - WJIT (1480 AM) changes calls to WZRC - 1990
28 - WEVD (1050 AM) changes call letters to WEPN - 2003
29 - WRKS signs off for the last time - 2012
30 - First “Arthur Godfrey Time” on CBS Radio - 1945
30 - WOR moves to 111 Broadway - 2005
30 - WEPN takes over 98.7 FM - 2012
APPLE BITES CALENDAR FOR
MAY
BIRTHDAYS
1 - Mike Fitzgerald - WHN, WCBS
FM, WLTW
1 - Al Meredith - WCBS FM ND
2 - Sam DeLuca - Jets announcer
2 - Bernard Meltzer - WMCA, WOR
2 - Steve O'Brien
- WABC, WYNY and elsewhere!
4 - Gene Klavan - WNEW, WOR
4 - Ed Baer - WMCA, WHN, WYNY,
WCBS FM
5 - Ted Brown - WOR, WNEW, WMGM,
WNBC
5 - Al Derogatis - Giants football
announcer
5 - Steve Clark - WMCA, WOR FM,
WCBS FM, WPIX FM, WWDJ
6 - Sandy Jackson - WLTW
7 - Cheryl Santarelli - wife of
APPLE BITES
editor Vince Santarelli
7 - Win Elliot - Voice of New York
Rangers
7 - Jim Lowe - WNEW, WNBC
7 - Tony Mascaro - WPLJ OM / WABC
OM
8 - Bill Lee - WKTU, WCBS FM
9 - Ken Dashow - WAPP, WNEW FM,
WAXQ
10 - Scott Muni - WMCA, WABC, WOR FM, WNEW FM, WAXQ
10 - Pat Summerall - WCBS
10 - George Taylor Morris - WWDJ, WPIX FM
10 - Bob Buchmann- WAXQ (PD)
13 - Rob Miller - WKTU (PD)
16 - Bobby Konders - WBLS, WQHT
19 - Michael and Patrick Harrison - sons of Harry Harrison
20 - Stan Lomax - WOR sports
20 - Bobby Murcer - Yankees announcer
21 - Jack Kratoville - WLTW
22 - Mike Breen - radio voice of New York Knicks
23 - Arch McDonald - Giants baseball & Yankees announcer
23 - Ed Salamon president of Unistar (former PD of WHN)
24 - Al Vertucci - WCBS FM (AM Show engineer)
24 - Valerie Smaldone - WLTW
25 - Jim Aylward - WRFM
25 - Champaine - WBLS
25 - Lindsey Nelson - voice of the Mets 1962 - 1978
25 - Rosko - WNEW FM, WQIV, WBLS, WKTU
29 - Frank Morano - producer of WABC’s Curtis & Kuby & Sat. Nite Oldies
30 - Herb Oscar Anderson - WABC
31 - Ross Britain - WABC, WHTZ
DEATHS
3 - Robert Alda - WEVD (Father of Alan
Alda) - 1986
4 - Ernie Harwell - Giants baseball
announcer - 2010
9 - Graham McNamee - WEAF - 1942
7 - Don McNeill - ABC Radio Breakfast
Club - 1996
9 - Paul Sherman, WINS - 1983
10 - Ed Jordan - WABC staff announcer - 2004
15 - Paulette Bolin Rochman - WPIX FM, WNEW, WQEW - 2012
17 - Long John Wade - WCBS FM - 2006
19 - Henry Morgan - WMCA, WOR, WNBC - 1994
20 - “Pretty” Patti Harrison - wife of Harry Harrison - 2003
23 - Hal Jackson - WMCA, WLIB, WNJR, WWRL, WBLS - 2012
24 - Bernice Judis - WNEW (GM) - 1983
25 - John Scott - WCBS FM - 2005
31 - Scott Vincent - ABC Staff Announcer - 1979
31 - Arlene Francis - WOR - 2001
RADIO ANNIVERSARIES
1 - WBBR changes call letters to
WPOW - 1957
3 -
Beautiful music WTFM changes to Album WAPP - 1982
5 - John R. Gambling rejoins WOR -
2008
7 - Dan Ingram does his last show
at WABC - 1982
7 - WYNY (107.1 FM) drops country
format - 2002
8 - WCBS FM does first top 20
countdown for 1963 - 1982
8 - Ron Lundy does last show on
WABC - 1982
8 - Rhumba 107.1 debuts on 107.1
FM - 2002
9 - Alan Freed does last show at
WINS - 1958
9 - Start of automation on WRFM
(105.1) - 1967
10 - The music dies at WABC - 1982
14 - Ron Lundy starts at WCBS FM - 1984
15 - WJZ moves to New York City - 1923
15 - Peter Tripp of WMGM found guilty of 35 counts of “commercial bribery” -
1961
17 - WJRZ Country becomes WWDJ Top 40 - 1971
18 - Bobby Jay starts full time at WCBS FM - 1986
18 - WRKS becomes WEPN FM - 2012
19 - Alan Freed, Mel Leeds and Tommy Smalls indicted on payola charges - 1960
20 - WRCA becomes WNBC (660 AM) - 1960
20 - Dennis Quinn starts at WPIX FM (101.9) - 1971
22 - Dave Herman starts at WNEW FM (“Hello It’s Me” - Nazz) - 1972
24 - K-Rock returns to 92.3 - 2007
25 - Champaine starts at WBLS - 1983
26 - Dan Daniel starts at WCBS FM - 1996
26 - WNWK (105.9) changes from multicultural to Spanish - 1998
26 - WBLS moves to 395 Hudson St. - 2012
27 - WCAA switches to “Reggaeton” format as “La Kalle 105.9 - 2005
28 - WINS (1010 AM) - WMGM (1050 AM) Charles DeGaulle prank - 1958
29 - Jack Spector starts at WMCA - 1961
29 - NBC’s “News & Information Service” signs off - 1977
31 - WFNY changes call letters back to WXRK - 2007
APPLE BITES CALENDAR FOR
JUNE
BIRTHDAYS
1 - Paul “Cubby” Bryant- WHTZ,
WKTU
5 - Dennis O’Mara former WCBS FM
Afternoon Traffic Reporter
5 - Eric Wellman - WAXQ (PD/MD)
6 - Larry Berger - WPLJ (PD)
6 - Kevin Metheny - WNBC (PD)
7 - Quincy McCoy - WKTU, WXRK,
WNEW, WQCD, WBLS
8 - Dave Jennings - Jets, Giants
football announcer
9 - Jessica Ettinger - WYNY, WWPR,
WPLJ, WLTW, WBBR, WINS
10 - B. Mitchell Reed - WMCA
11 - Peter Tripp - WMGM
11 - Long John Nebel - WOR, WNBC, WMCA
12 - Marv Albert - THE Voice Of The Knicks And Rangers and now the
Nets
14 - Gus Gossert - WCBS FM, WPIX FM
16 - Jay Sorensen - WNBC
16 - Alan Ross - WPIX FM, WPAT, WNSR, WMXV, WYNY (Y-107)
18 - Joe Persek - WXLO (MD)
18 - Russ Hodges - Yankees & Giants baseball announcer
20 - Victor Sosa - WLTW
21 - Merle Harmon - Jets announcer
21 - Moire Mason - WCBS FM (GM), WNEW FM (GM), Cumulus GSM
21 - Fast Jimmy Roberts - WPLJ, WTJM
22 - Lee Arnold - WJRZ, WHN, WQEW, WNSW
22 - Scott Rogers - WNSR, WMXV
22 - Karlie Hustle - WQHT (MD)
24 - Jack Sterling - WCBS, WHN
24 - Don Davis - WMCA (Don Baldwin - WINS)
25 - Ron Lundy - WABC, WCBS FM
26 - Rick Sommers - WLTW, WNEW FM
26 - Tanya Simpson - WRKS
26 - Diana King - WBLS, WTJM, WRKS
29 - Bob Fass - WBAI
30 - Lori Jordan - WCBS FM Afternoon Traffic Reporter
DEATHS
4 - Carol Reed - WCBS - 1970
4 - Bob Fitzsimmons - WHN, WNBC,
WNEW - 1993
9 - Jack Lacy - WINS - 1996
10 - Lindsey Nelson - Voice Of The Mets - 1995
12 - Ted Cott - WNYC, WNEW (PD), WNBC (GM) - 1973
13 - Pat Evans - WXRK (PD) - 2012
15 - Ronnie Grant - WWDJ - 1985
16 - Mel Allen - Voice Of The Yankees - 1996
18 - Nick Charles - WPIX FM - 2006
19 - Bill Martin - CBS Staff Announcer - 2011
22 - Rick Sklar - WABC PD - 1992
22 - Rick Shaw - WXLO - 1998
23 - Freddie Robbins - WOV, WHN, WINS, WABC, WNEW - 1992
26 - Stan Lomax - WOR - 1987
28 - Howard the Cab Driver - WPLJ - 2010
29 - Bob Ortiz - WPLJ - 2010
30 - Galen Drake - WJZ, WCBS, WOR - 1989
RADIO ANNIVERSARIES
1 - WRCA Changes call letters back
to WNBC - 1960
1 - Don Imus starts in radio at
KUTY (Palmdale, Ca) - 1968
2 - Alan Freed starts at WABC -
1958
2 - Bobby Jay starts the “New York
Oldies Party” on WCBS FM (later known as
“Juke Box Saturday Night”) - 1995
3 - WCBS FM (101.1) changes to the
“Jack” format - 2005
4 - WNBC FM (97.1) switches format
to “The Rock Pile” - 1973
4 - WNWK changes call letters to
WCAA - 1998
4 - WPAT (930 AM) sold to
Multicultural Broadcasting - 1998
5 - WHOM (Spanish) becomes WKTU
(Mellow) - 1975
7 - Last Radio Greats show on WCBS
FM (Dick Heatherton) - 2009
8 - Dan Ingram does last show at
WCBS FM - 2003
12 - Monitor debuts on the NBC Radio Network - 1955
12 - Citadel takes control of Disney/ABC radio stations - 2007
13 - WBAM becomes WOR FM - 1948
14 - WNJR changes call letters to WNSW - 1999
15 - NBC Blue Network becomes ABC - 1945
16 - Bob-A-Loo joins WABC - 1962
17 - WOR switches to 710 AM - 1927
17 - Joe McCoy’s leaves as PD at WCBS FM - 2004
18 - NBC’s Monitor program expands to 8 AM Saturday to Midnight Sunday - 1955
18 - WNBC FM becomes WNWS - 1975
19 - WMCA begins using “The Good Guys” - 1962
23 - Don McNeill debuts as host of The Breakfast Club - 1933
29 - Wolfman Jack does last show at WNBC - 1974
29 - First Doo Wop Shop on WCBS FM - 1975
29 - Joe McCoy starts as WCBS FM PD - 1981
30 - WPLJ switches from AOR To Top 40 - 1983
30 - WLXE (1380 AM) changes calls back to WKDM - 2003
EDITOR'S NOTE
A lot has been happening in New York radio lately. First of all, let me say I am
very happy that country has returned to the city. Although I predicted that WFME
would become the CBS Sports Network, the fact that they went country was a good
thing. I can honestly see Nash FM doing fairly well in the ratings in the
future. Heck, their debut at 1.6 was nice. Considering that they debuted a mere
10 days before the book began, I can honestly see them maybe pulling a 3.0 or
very close. As for the CBS Sports Network, the question remains where do they
finally end up. Well, I have spent some time listening to CBS’s new venture and
I can honestly say I am not impressed. It’s dull and just goes on and on about
nothing. Now, I’m a fan of sports radio. I listen to Mike & Mike on ESPN in the
morning and I listen to WFAN a lot as well. I enjoy Joe and Evan mid-days and
I’m a big fan of Mike Francesa. But this CBS Sports Radio is just not my cup of
tea. Yes, I’m a New York sports fan, but I also enjoy hearing about what’s
happening around the country outside of the city. But this was just plain
boring. I can’t see CBS putting this on 660. Keep the simulcast. CBS Sports
Radio is just not going to be a big
draw in New York City.
Vince Santarelli
Editor
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