WNEW-AM, in 1992, played its last Sinatra song, presented its final newscast, and disappeared into the bogs and mists of radio history, mourned and admired still as the standard for broadcast excellence and as a model for being a living part of the neighborhoods within its reach, and beyond. We intend this space to help create a WNEW history, to tell stories, publish pictures and collect the bits and pieces of a shared past.
CHRONOLOGY
- 1935 – “Future of Radio”: WNEW AM makes history, 1935.
- 1935 to 1998 – DCNYRadio MEMORY BANK, “WNEW 1130 in New York”
- 1940 – Records Put on Air Not Illegal – NY Times July 28, 1940
- 1958 – Art Ford Fired – NY Times April 20, 1958
- 1978 – W N E W N E W S – a historical perspective from 1978
- 1992 – Sale of WNEW-AM Could Replace Sinatra With Stock Reports
PERSPECTIVE
- 1992 – “WNEW’s Illustrious Run is Over”
- 2003 – “How to kill a radio station”: Death of WNEW-FM a cautionary tale
- 2008 – Vanishing Standards