Circa 1966, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a construction permit for a new location in Lyndhurst, New Jersey. 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WOR is the only New York City station to have retained its original three-letter call sign, making those the oldest continually used call letters in the New York City area. On January 10, 1969, fill-in pilot/reporter Frank McDermott died when the WOR helicopter crashed into an apartment building in Astoria, Queens as he was broadcasting a traffic update. On December 20, 2012, the day Clear Channel officially took ownership of the station, The Dr. Joy Browne Show, The Gov. Mutual's new outlet in New York City was AM 970 WAAT in Newark (today WNYM in Hackensack, New Jersey). A 250-watt De Forest transmitter was constructed on the roof of the department store. Don't miss out on the latest local, sports, political & national news for the greater NYC area from WOR 710. [20], On November 4, 2013, WOR and the New York Mets announced the team's games would be broadcast on 710 AM, as well as advertised on all local Clear Channel radio stations, beginning with the 2014 baseball season. On August 13, 2012, it was announced that WOR was to be purchased by Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), pending FCC approval. WOR was once the flagship station of the now-defunct WOR Radio Network. 3 = Audio for TV channel 6 (WNYZ-LP/Ind), For the radio station originally known as WOR-FM, see, Clear-channel AM radio station in New York City, Manhattan studios and Mutual Broadcasting, The WOR call sign had previously been assigned to the ship, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Make First Co-operative Effort to Equalize Air Usage", "Amendments to Regulations: Regulation 57", "Radio Conference Recommendations: New Wave Lengths", "New York City, NY Helicopter Crashes Into Building, Jan 1969", "Rebuilding A Legend: WOR Radio" Thomas R. 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Get the Latest Info! The station airs a mix of local and syndicated talk radio shows, primarily from co-owned Premiere Networks, including The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show, and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory. Dr’s Tips For Managing Post-Election Stress, Denver Voters Repeal Ban On Pit Bulls In Their City, Joe Biden Officially Receives More Votes Than Any Candidate In History, NY Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis Declares Win Over Incumbent Max Rose, PA Officials Urge Patience As They Continue To Count Mail-In Ballots, Enter for a Chance to Win an Autographed Copy of Michael Riedel's Latest Book. WOR's original owner was Bamberger's Department Store in Newark, New Jersey. Gambling, his son John A. [12] In partnership with Chicago radio station WGN and Cincinnati radio station WLW, WOR formed the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1934 and became its New York City flagship station. 2016: Hillary Says If You Don't Accept Election Results You're a Traitor! 710 Talk Radio Personalities. The independently syndicated Dave Ramsey Show is heard at night. For a few years in the late-1950s, WOR aired selected St. Louis Cardinals baseball games sponsored by Budweiser due to the departures of the Dodgers and Giants from New York City to California. [17] A local marketing agreement began on August 15, 2012. WOR began broadcasting in February 1922 and is one of the oldest radio stations in the United States with a three–letter call sign, characteristic of a station dating from the 1920s. 1 = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage. In 1941, WOR put an FM radio station, W71NY, on the air. Thanks to Talk Stream Live for sharing their annual list. [6] The use of the common wavelength required a time-sharing agreement between the stations designating transmitting hours. Bob Bronson Bob is a native New Englander, growing up (sorta) in Maine where his love for radio started at a very young age. WOR played several songs per hour weekday mornings from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and again afternoons from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. WOR also featured music on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. He returned to WOR mornings in May 2008. [11] In June 1927, the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) moved WOR to 710 kHz, which it has occupied ever since. From 1983 to about 1985, WOR gradually eliminated music altogether, evolving into its current talk format. In 1957, WOR ended its relationship with Mutual and became an independent station. The network distributed nationally syndicated programming, all from the WOR studios at 111 Broadway in New York. [22] McCarthy's show was also discontinued.[23]. The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM Stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921-1996 by Bill Jaker, Frank Sulek and Peter Kanze, 1998. Additional "Class B" broadcasting frequencies were announced in May 1923, including three for the Newark/New York City area.[9]. John R. Gambling later hosted middays on 970 WNYM for several years, after retiring from WOR in December 2013. WOR-FM today is WEPN-FM. The cable hung from a catenary connected to the top of each of the towers. Schnitt left WOR in October 2017, while Berman continued with guest co-hosts in the 6:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. slot. The building caught fire and McDermott's body was found nearby.[15]. Following the sale of WOR to Clear Channel Communications, what was left of the WOR Radio Network was folded into Premiere Networks, Clear Channel's syndication wing. Mutual was one of the "Big Four" national radio networks in the United States during the 1930s–1980s. Since Premiere Networks, owned by iHeartMedia, syndicates both popular shows, WOR wanted them to boost its ratings. From April 15, 1945 to March 21, 1963, newspaper columnist Dorothy Kilgallen and her husband Dick Kollmar co-hosted a late morning show on WOR called Breakfast With Dorothy and Dick.[13]. Thus each WOR tower hosted AM detuning apparatus to prevent adverse distortion of WINS and WLIB radiation patterns. On September 8, 2006, WOR moved its transmitter a short distance to Rutherford, New Jersey, near the Western Spur of the New Jersey Turnpike.[16]. Since 2016, the station has served as the flagship station for co-owned NBC News Radio.
The independently syndicated Dave Ramsey Show is heard at night. MLB Rips Justin Turner For Celebrating With Team After Positive COVID Test Oct 29, 2020. It shares Class A status on 710 kHz with KIRO in Seattle. ", The relationship with the Mets lasted through the 2018 season, after which the team announced a new seven-year agreement with Entercom to air games on WCBS 880 AM. View More Podcasts.
In 1952, WOR-AM-FM-TV were sold to RKO General. In late 2014, after WOR cancelled the hot talk Elliot in the Morning show, simulcast from iHeart alternative rock station WWDC (FM) in Washington, D.C., former WNBC sportscaster Len Berman and Tampa Bay area radio host Todd Schnitt were hired as the station's morning hosts. The station's studios are located in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan at the former AT&T Building, with its transmitter in Rutherford, New Jersey. Students of all ages dialed up 710 AM on their radios as the Gamblings dutifully announced a comprehensive list of school closings for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, in strict alphabetical order. From the 1930s to the early 1980s, WOR was described as a full service radio station, featuring a mix of music, talk and news. WOR (710 AM) is a 50,000 watt Class A clear-channel AM radio station owned by iHeartMedia and licensed to New York City. In December 1924, although still licensed to Newark, WOR opened a second studio in Manhattan to originate programs, so that stars of the day based in New York City would have better access to the station. After it was acquired by Clear Channel Communications in 2012, it moved to Clear Channel studios on Avenue of The Americas in Tribeca, a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, near Canal Street.