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Sports Radio WFAN Begins New Era in their History With Broadcast on 101.9 FM

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In it’s 25th Year WFAN Will Simulcast on FM in New York WFAN announced it would begin airing on 101.9 FM in addition to 660 AM at 12:01 a.m. Friday. CBS Radio announced the simulcast plan earlier this month but had not previously set a firm date for it to begin. Earlier this year ESPN New York 98.7 FM took over the former broadcast home of 98.7 Kiss FM in New York. WFAN had been looking for a way to get their signal on FM and will now occupy the frequency on an LMA agreement that once featured the Smooth Jazz sounds of (WQCD) … Continue reading Sports Radio WFAN Begins New Era in their History With Broadcast on 101.9 FM

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CD 101.9 is Back on the Air in New York City

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That’s if you have an HD Radio… Smooth jazz is back on the air in New York City at 101.9 FM. The station is a side channel on the new 101.9 New Rock. Merlin Media dropped its “all news” presentation earlier this month and switched to a new alternative rock format on its main FM signal. Now it has decided to drop the country format on its HD2 channel and return to the smooth jazz format of “CD 101.9” WQCD. During its best ratings period in the 80’s and 90’s the music was simply referred to as “cool” with a … Continue reading CD 101.9 is Back on the Air in New York City

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All News Stations in New York and Chicago Fail, Switch Formats to Music

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New York’s “FM News 101.9” WEMP is now alternative “New Rock 101.9.” Chicago’s year-old WIQI becomes “Adult Hits i101.” Merlin CEO Randy Michaels says “It was a difficult decision to make, but after a year of minimal audience engagement, coupled with the format’s inherent expense, I felt it was time to make a change.” Jim Richards is interim operations manager of both stations. The return to the “New Rock” format mirrors the previous sounds on the 101.9 frequency (RXP New York Rock Experience). The most successful format at 101.9 FM however was the unique and special blend of jazz on CD … Continue reading All News Stations in New York and Chicago Fail, Switch Formats to Music

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WRXP, New York’s former home of CD 101.9 set to make a Format Change to News and Female Talk

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Facebook Fans Try to Save The New York Rock Experience ‘RXP 101.9 WQCD “CD 101.9”, was once the premiere Smooth Jazz station in the country. As they say all good things must come to an end- CD 101.9’s 20 year run ended in 2008 when it became ‘RXP 101.9. There are many New York area listeners who still missed the unique jazz programming of CD 101.9. One can argue that CD 101.9 had the most diverse audience of any 25-54 station in the 90’s. But by the 2000’s, radio consultants morphed CD 101.9 and many other Smooth Jazz stations’ playlist … Continue reading WRXP, New York’s former home of CD 101.9 set to make a Format Change to News and Female Talk