New York City News Radio Station Transmits Final Broadcast After Nearly 60 Years

Published on August 13, 2024

New York’s own WCBS 880 news radio station will transmit its final broadcast on Aug. 26, closing a chapter encompassing almost 60 years in the city’s history. Audacy, the company that owns WCBS 880, announced that it signed a Local Marketing Agreement (LMA) with Good Karma Brands (GKB), an ESPN-affiliate broadcasting company that will replace WCBS 880 with ESPN New York. Audacy will still own the frequency, which will be renamed WHSQ-AM—a change that is pending FCC approval. Audacy will broadcast its news content exclusively on 1010 [email protected] FM, which it said is the “most-listened-to news radio station in the country and the only 24/7 all-news brand in the New York market.”...

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