In 1911…Radio Division of Department of Commerce created
In 1920…GE and AT&T sign cross-license agreement
In 1934…The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) became the new regulator of U.S. broadcasting, replacing the Federal Radio Commission.
In 1934…The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) became the new regulator of U.S. broadcasting, replacing the Federal Radio Commission.
In 1968…CHUM 104.5 FM changed formats from classical to progressive rock. The station now airs a Hot AC format.
In 1987…WFAN-AM, New York became the first 24/7 All-Sports
Radio station
At 3:00 p.m. on July 1, 1987, Emmis Communications-owned
WFAN signed on at 1050 kHz, replacing country music station WHN, and billing
itself as the world's first 24-hour-per-day sports talk station. (The WFAN call
sign was suggested by the wife of "The Fan's" first program director,
John Chanin. The first voice heard on WFAN was that of
Suzyn Waldman, with a sports update, followed by the first show, which was hosted
by Jim Lampley. Waldman reported for the station, covering the New York Yankees
and New York Knicks for 14 years.
Other hosts besides Lampley during WFAN's fifteen months at
1050 kHz included Bill Mazer, Pete Franklin, Greg Gumbel, Art Shamsky, and Ed
Coleman. Ann Liguori is also one of the original hosts and was the first woman to
host a show on the station. WFAN also inherited broadcast rights to the
defending World Series champion New York Mets from WHN, who had held the rights
for several years.
In early 1988 General Electric, which now owned NBC through
its purchase of RCA two years earlier, announced that it would close the NBC
Radio division and sell its stations. In February of that year GE made a
multi-station deal with Emmis and, in New York, the WNBC license for 660 was
included in the sale. On October 7, 1988 at 5:30 p.m., WFAN moved down the
radio dial to replace WNBC at 660 kHz.
Wolfman Jack |
Wolfman Jack had finished broadcasting his last live radio
program, a weekly program nationally syndicated from Planet Hollywood in
downtown Washington, D.C.
Wolfman Jack said that night, "I can't wait to
get home and give Lou a hug, I haven't missed her this much in years."
Wolfman had been on the road, promoting his new autobiography.
"He walked
up the driveway, went in to hug his wife and then just fell over," said
Lonnie Napier, vice president of Wolfman Jack Entertainment.
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