Congratulations to WCBS-FM on its 40th Anniversary

On July 7, 1972 WCBS-FM 101.1 became an oldies station.  I will refer my readers to the Wikipedia entry for a detailed history of the station. There is another fine article written by Vince Santarelli.  There will be plenty of special programming on the station for the anniversary.  The information below was reported by Jerry Barmash on his FISHBOWLNY  column.

Friday

• 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. —  Dan Taylor with special guests Herb Oscar Anderson, Dick Heatherton, Bob Vanderhayden, Debbie Brown, Debra Wetzel, and Al Meredith
• 10 a.m. to noon — Joe Causi
• noon to 3 p.m. — Ron Parker with special guests Tommy James and Gene Cornish of The Rascals
• 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. — Broadway Bill Lee
• 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. — Cousin Brucie
• 9 p.m. to midnight — Pat St. John

Saturday–

• Midnight to 3 a.m. — Charlie B. Smith (a.k.a. Ziggie, station’s voice)
• 3 a.m. to 6 a.m  — Lenny Bloch
• 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. — Mike Fitzgerald
• 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. — Harry Harrison (taped from 1984 and 1991)
• 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. — Randy Davis
• 11 a.m. to noon — Ron Lundy (taped from 1984)
• noon to 2 p.m. — “Dandy” Dan Daniel
• 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. — Bill Brown (taped from 2002)
• 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. — Joe McCoy
• 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. — Dick Heatherton (taped from 1974)
• 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. — Norm N. Nite   Top 5 Countdown–July 7, 1972
• 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. — CBS-FM Returns 2007 Montage with Jack Spector (taped from 1993)
• 9 p.m. to midnight — Jukebox Saturday Night with Bobby Jay

Sunday

• Midnight to 1 a.m. — Max Kinkel (taped from 1994)
• 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. — Top 20 Countdown with Jeff Mazzei
• 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. — Jim Harrington (taped from 1978)
• 10 a.m to noon — Steve O’Brien
• noon to 1 p.m. — Dan Ingram (taped from 2001)
• 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. — Ed Baer
• 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. — Bob Shannon (taped from 2002)
• 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. — Mike McCann
• 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. — The Doo Wop Shop with Don K. Reed
• 8 p.m to midnight — Dick Bartley‘s Classic Countdown

I am sure there will be more guests at least phoning in.

Here is a dedication to a radio station that should not have been taken away from us from June 3, 2005 to July 12, 2007.  This was absolutely the worst format change in the history of American radio.