Its been said that WCBS-FM began to lose its music focus in the few years leading up to the station’s inevitable demise (was it really inevitable? CBS brass thought so). Even if that’s a true statement, the talent was always right on the mark!
Here’s a glimpse of our favorite Oldies station with it’s core air talent still intact. What CBS/Viacom corporate never understood fully, it was the air personalities and the way this format was presented that made it all so wonderful. The music was secondary and always could have been tweaked. So, from 2003 by numerous requests for more CBS-FM…. here you go, courtesy of Justin Case (sorry for the ommission!).
After the ill-fated "Jack-FM" format crashed and burned, CBS brass woke up to the fact that blowing up the personality-heavy Oldies format on 101.1 FM probably wasn't the wisest thing. Listen now as All News WCBS 880 interviews Cousin Bruce Morrow and Bob Shannon about the return of CBS-FM! Narrated…
New Contributor Rick Hunter's self-submitted skimmer makes us all yearn for the old 101 WCBS-FM, complete with REAL Oldies music and a roster of the Who's Who of New York radio broadcasters. Rick Hunter was less known in the 80s but as this QuickCheck shows, he was a natural talent…
Here's a first.... An exclusive interview with former CBS-FM jock Steve O'Brien! Steve's been in New York Radio for a long time on such stations as WABC, WYNY and of course CBS-FM! He's been heard on Sirius Satellite Radio and seen on the TV game show, the $25,000 Pyramid! This…
Steve West is a 41 year veteran of broadcasting. His air work as a Jock and News Anchor includes six radio markets and over two-dozen radio stations. Steve is the founder of Airchexx.com and Hitoldies.net - All the BIG Hits!
4 thoughts on “Composite: WCBS-FM 101.1 New York | 2003”
I thought this sounded familiar to me, I made this composite back in 2003 when I was just starting to get into the whole radio business. CBS-FM was a HUGE Influence on me, especially Ingram. I tried to get all of the airstaff on one tape, but unfortunately I wasn’t an insomniac so there’s a few noteable voices missing from this tape. But it took about 2 weeks to put together at the time, and I’m Glad that this is Finally on the site. Thanks Steve!
And it was shortly before Big Dan hung up his mic and headsets for good at ‘CBS-FM, sadly. 🙁
2 years later, the station, well, just didn’t amount to Jack. 😛
Thank goodness WCBS realized and reversed itself… 😉
I thought this sounded familiar to me, I made this composite back in 2003 when I was just starting to get into the whole radio business. CBS-FM was a HUGE Influence on me, especially Ingram. I tried to get all of the airstaff on one tape, but unfortunately I wasn’t an insomniac so there’s a few noteable voices missing from this tape. But it took about 2 weeks to put together at the time, and I’m Glad that this is Finally on the site. Thanks Steve!
“Justin Case”…wotta riot! 😀
And it was shortly before Big Dan hung up his mic and headsets for good at ‘CBS-FM, sadly. 🙁
2 years later, the station, well, just didn’t amount to Jack. 😛
Thank goodness WCBS realized and reversed itself… 😉
“…2 years later (2005), the station, well, just didn’t amount to *Jack*.”
LOL!! ****THAT’S****!!!! a good one!
Justin Case thanks for sharing this awesome composite! So many talented CBS-FM voices.
Thanks, airchexx.com!
Scotty Campbell