WCBS-FM New York, which switched to Jack FM on June 3, was a 33-year Oldies format icon. But it was also a format maverick–different for many years from the 250-song, heavily focused music machines that the Oldies format had become. In this week’s Ross on Radio, Edison Media Research VP of music and programming Sean Ross looks at what made CBS-FM different, and why it should have had a better chance at updating for 2005 than many of its format brethren, while Tom Webster has a look at the new online-only incarnation of WCBS and what Infinity can expect from streaming oldies.
recent research
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: More Than Four in Ten Rock Format P1s Listen to Online Radio Weekly
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: LinkedIn Shows Strong Usage Among News/Talk/Sports Format P1s
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: There Is Near Universal Usage of AM/FM Radio In-Car Among Adult Classic Rock/Classic Hits Format P1s
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: Public Radio Format P1s Are Nearly Twice as Likely to Have Signed Up to Receive Email From Their P1 Radio Station
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: Six in Ten Country Format P1s Have Listened to AM/FM Radio Just Before Arriving to Shop
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: Religious Format P1s Are Twice as Likely to Have Signed Up to Receive Email From Their P1 Radio Station
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: Contemporary Hit Radio Format P1s Are Significantly More Likely to Own a Smartphone
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial Study: Urban Format P1s Are Far More Likely to Wake Up in the Morning to a Cell Phone
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: Adult Contemporary Format P1s Are Much More Likely to Own a Tablet
- Moms and Media 2013: Media Multitaskers
Perspectives, News & Opinions From The Researchers At Edison
Goodbye, WCBS-FM, Hello JACK.
Entry by Tom Webster | Tuesday, June 7th, 2005 | Permalink
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- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: More Than Four in Ten Rock Format P1s Listen to Online Radio Weekly
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: LinkedIn Shows Strong Usage Among News/Talk/Sports Format P1s
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: There Is Near Universal Usage of AM/FM Radio In-Car Among Adult Classic Rock/Classic Hits Format P1s
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: Public Radio Format P1s Are Nearly Twice as Likely to Have Signed Up to Receive Email From Their P1 Radio Station
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: Six in Ten Country Format P1s Have Listened to AM/FM Radio Just Before Arriving to Shop
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- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: More Than Four in Ten Rock Format P1s Listen to Online Radio Weekly
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: LinkedIn Shows Strong Usage Among News/Talk/Sports Format P1s
- New from Arbitron/Edison Research Infinite Dial: There Is Near Universal Usage of AM/FM Radio In-Car Among Adult Classic Rock/Classic Hits Format P1s