WCBS Newsradio 880 is a Class A clear-channel radio station based in New York City. The broadcast area of this station is New York Metropolitan Area. The name of its brand is WCBS Newsradio 880. It provides “All news” format at 880 kHz on the AM band. The slogan “More Than Just The Headlines” reflects its format. The channel features news talks and sports. It covers live sports coverage also.
Ownership:
Being an owner, Entercom (Entercom License, LLC) operates this station. It started its transmission firstly on September 20, 1924. It has affiliations of CBSE Newsradio and WCBS-TV. WCBS-FM, WFAN, WFAN-FM, WINS, WNEW-FM, WNSH, and WNYL are its sister stations.
Broadcast Signal:
The channel consumes 50,000 watts power to run its programming. Listeners of much of Eastern North America can enjoy its transmission at night. It shows online streaming so that people entertain its transmission.
Location:
The Studios of the station are situated in Hudson Square, which is located in the neighborhood of Manhattan. The transmitter is set on High Island in the Bronx. Listeners of the area like to hear the live streaming of its programs.
History of WCBS Newsradio 880:
In the beginning, Alfred H. Grebe on air this station as WAHG at 920 AM in 1924. After two years in 1926, he changed its call letters to WABC. In 1928, General Order 40 changed its frequency to 970. At that time it had affiliated with Columbia Broadcasting System. The president of CBS, William S. Paley, bought this station after a short time. Then it began to use 860 frequency, and its power changed from 5,000 to its present 50,000 watts. Its call letters moved to WCBS on November 2, 1946. On February 2, 2017, Entercom took charge of this channel.
Major Shows:
The famous programs of the channel are Pat Farnack, Wayne Cabot and Paul Murnane, Midday News, Michael Wallace, and Steve Scott, The CBS Evening News, Steve Scott, Vickie Allen and Levon Putney, Weekend News, The Takeout, Online Trading Academy, The Truth About Money with Ric Edelman, Face the Nation from CBS News, and CBS News 60 Minutes.
Contact Details:
Physical Address: 345 Hudson St 11th Fl New York, NY 10014
Phone number: +1 877-987-9227 & 212-524-2910
Fax number: 212-397-1709
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wcbs880/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wcbsnewsradio880/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wcbs880
Official Website: https://wcbs880.radio.com/[/expand]