WNEW-FM's internal schedule as of March, 1970 with pretty much the original lineup of Michaels, Schwartz, Muni, Rosko, Zacherle and Steele with Pete Fornatale doing fill-ins and weekends. Five Bloody Hours of British Rock

WNEW-FM is best remembered for one of its previous incarnations, a progressive rock radio format that began in 1967 and lasted into the 1990s. That station became influential in the development of rock music during the 1970s and 1980s.

2010年2月11日 · In the late 60s, WNEW was still heavy into playing Pop Vocal Standards while mixing in some soft AC. But the 70s became a decade that WNEW 1130 became more of an MOR/AC station. Their core artists were The Carpenters, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, Barbra Streisand, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Dionne Warwick, Helen Reddy and their like.

1970年9月28日 · The three stations WNEW-TV, WOR-TV, and WPIX seem very similar in scope. Not all that strong stations by today's standards, but no one station stood out as especially dominant back in 1970. By 1975, though Channel 5 WNEW-TV came out as the clear leader of independent stations.

A great recording of the Mark-Almond band with terrific fidelity, aired live from the Bottom Line, with introductions from Scott Muni. The band was formed by Jon Mark and Johnny Almond, both formerly with John Mayall. Between 1970 and 1996, the band issued 9 original albums and 3 compilatons. Almond died in 2009 from cancer.

2014年12月31日 · Jimi Hendrix & The Band of Gypsys live on New Year's Day 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City. This late show was broadcast on WNEW FM in NYC. Introduction by Bill Graham. This was the last band that Hendrix played in (with Buddy Miles & Billy Cox), and the funk-rock style signaled a change in musical direction for Jimi.

June 25: Muni to 10-Noon, Miller to Noon-3, Opie & Anthony join for 3-7pm, Matt Devoti joins for 7-10pm.

2014年12月31日 · Live performance by Traffic at the Fillmore East on 11/18/1970. This concert was broadcast on WNEW-FM in New York City. Introduction by concert promoter Bill Graham. The artwork was created from a 1970 poster promoting Traffic on tour.

2014年12月31日 · Live performance by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at the Fillmore East in New York City in June of 1970. This performance was recorded and broadcast by WNEW-FM, New York City. Read about this concert here: https://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/crosby-stills-nash-young/crosby-stills-nash-young-fillmore-east-1970-mid-valley-sampler/

2023年9月26日 · Both WNEW and WVNJ were playing adult standards, which was then known as the nostalgia format. And WNEW is now WBBR.

Alison Steele (born Ceil Loman on January 26, 1937; died September 27, 1995) was a pioneering American disc jockey in Manhattan at what would become the archetypal progressive rock radio station in the United States, WNEW-FM. She was commonly known as "The Nightbird".

2015年3月3日 · When the hegemony of classic rock was challenged by the emergence of punk rock in the late ‘70s, WNEW DJs and programmers skillfully transformed the threat into a benefit by embracing, rather than rejecting the new acts.

2019年5月28日 · In the very early days of rock on FM, he hosted a show on WABC-FM called "Some Trust In Chariots" on Saturday evenings from approximately October '67 until sometime in 1969. He appeared from time to time on WNEW-FM from 1970. Bob was expert at weaving together complex montages of music.

2014年12月31日 · Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on 5/13/1970. Broadcast on WNEW FM, NYC. Read about CCR here: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/creedence-clearwater-revival-break-up/

Welcome to the New York Radio Archive - Where Great Radio Still Lives! While there are many radio sites and forums on the web, short shrift is generally given to 1960s-1970s free-form, progressive and underground New York City FM rock radio.

It was at 7pm, February 13, thirty-six years ago tonight, that President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a gold key in the White House, which transmitted an electronic impulse to New York City, which activated a broadcast transmitter and put WNEW on the air for the first time. Thirty-six years is a long time. A lot of things said.

1970年2月28日 · The "Honeymooners" installment of this night's Gleason show was the very last original show of the series: an episode entitled "Operation Protest," with Tom Ligon as Alice's protesting nephew Clifford. From then until the last network airing of The Jackie Gleason Show on Sept. 12, 1970, it was all reruns, all the time - and all Honeymooners.

2013年1月26日 · Rosko left WNEW-FM in March of 1971, when he moved to France. He continued doing American radio via syndication, with a show that was virtually identical to his WNEW-FM show, except that there were no mentions of the …

2023年9月27日 · Best known in the early 70s for their rivalry with the other AOR station, 102.7 WNEW-FM. Amont their alumni are Jim Kerr and Pat St. John (who is now on 60s Gold on SiriusXM.) Former sister station with 770 WABC.

2017年4月10日 · Though San Francisco's KSAN-FM is often credited as the first freeform rock radio station, the one to which I was happily addicted was New York's WNEW-FM. The signal was strong enough to reach central Jersey, where I grew up.