WFAN 660 AM is a Class A radio station based in New York City. The name of its brand is “Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM, The Fan”. It uses the “Sports” format at 660 kHz on the AM band. Its slogan “Your Flagship Station For New York Sports” reflects its format. It covers live sports coverage.
Ownership of WFAN 660 AM:
Being an owner, Entercom (Entercom License, LLC) operates this station. The channel started its transmission for the first time on March 2, 1922. It has affiliations of CBS Sports Radio, New York Yankees, New York Giants, Brooklyn Nets, and Westwood One. WCBS, WCBS-FM, WFAN-FM, WNSH, and WNYL are its sister stations.
Location:
The studios of WFAN have situated in the Hudson Square nearby Manhattan. The transmitter of the channel is set on High Island in the Bronx. The listeners of all around the area like to hear its online streaming of programming.
Broadcast Signal:
The channel consumes 50,000 watts power to run its programming. At night time, the people of the eastern United States and Canada hear its transmission.
History:
AT&T operates this station as WEAF at 660 frequency on March 2, 1922. In 1928 NBC’S parent company, the Radio Corporation of America bought this station. Its call letters changed into WNBC in 1946. In 1954, the call signs moved to WRCA and then back to WNBC in 1960.
Emmis Communications began to broadcast the programming of WFAN on July 1, 1987, at 1050 kHz. Then it moved to 660 frequency on the AM band. In 1922, Infinity Broadcasting bought this station then sold it to Westinghouse Electric Corporation-CBS. Then Entercom took charge of the station on February 2, 2017.
On-Air Staff:
The current on-air staff of the station includes Joe Benigno, Ed Coleman, Boomer Esiason, Mike Francesa, Bob Heussler, Kimberly Jones, Ann Liguori, Anita Marks, JodyMinko, Sweeny Murti, Richard Neer, Tony Paige, Ed Randall, Jerry Recco, Evan Roberts, Bart Scott, Steve Somers, John Sterling, Suzyn Waldman, and Rick Wolff.
Major Shows:
The famous programs of the channel of all weekdays are Boomer and Gio, Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts, Warm-Up-Show, CBS Sports Radio, Nets Basketball, Chiefs at Chargers, Maggie Gray and Bart Scott, Mike Francesa, Lori Rubinson, Steve Somers, John Jastremski, and Best of Mike & The Mad Dog.
Weekend Programs:
The programs on-air on the weekend include Sal Licata, Colt at Texans, Ed Coleman & Gary Myers, Chris Moore, and Chris McMonigle on Saturday.
Danielle McCartan, Bob Salter, NFL Preview, Sports Edge, The Morning Line, Football Sunday, the Giants at Bears, Giants Pregame Show, Giants Postgame Show, Cowboys at Patriots, CBS Sports Radio, and Packers at 49ers on air on Sunday.
Contact Details:
Physical Address: 345 Hudson St 11th Floor New York, NY 10014
Phone number: 212-314-9200 & 212-352-2401
Fax Number: 212-352-2497
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wfan660/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wfansportsradio
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WFAN660
Official Website: https://wfan.radio.com/[/expand]