End of an Era: The final minutes of WCBS 880AM

Today, August 26th, 2024, marks the fall of a giant in the news reporting world. WCBS 880AM of New York City ceases to exist, as of 12:01AM this morning. Longtime news anchor Wayne Cabot signed off for the last time at 11:59PM on August 25th, with a minute of silence before formats changed to WHSQ 880, an all-sports radio station. WCBS came into existence as an all-news station on August 28th, 1967, nearly 60 years ago. Now, it is nothing more than a memory, falling victim to streamlining of news media in New York City to just one station, 1010 WINS, while being replaced by WHSQ. As Wayne so eloquently put it, "Our news desert is getting bigger and drier......we need to seek out more, and more varied news sources that we trust, because getting your information without the bias and brainwashing in one place has given way to a fight to stay informed. With each closing newspaper, radio newsroom, TV newsroom, magazine, now even digital news operations, the country we love is diminished. So, as we leave the news ecosystem after 57 years of all news, and 100 years of service on New York radio, we implore you to find that next trusted source. Use it, support it, in word and, indeed, it is the most patriotic thing you can do, and the most satisfying." I can only speak for myself, but I agree; the City of New York, as well as the nation, is greatly diminished with the loss of WCBS 880AM. Unfortunately, change is inevitable, this time, for the worse.


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