WFAN, also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio. WFAN's studios are located in the combined CBS Radio facility in the West Village section of Manhattan; the transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx, New York and is so strong at night it comes in in pittsburgh,pa. WFAN pioneered, and is sometimes referred to as one of the most successful examples of, the sports radio format.

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  • WFAN, also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio. WFAN's studios are located in the combined CBS Radio facility in the West Village section of Manhattan; the transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx, New York and is so strong at night it comes in in pittsburgh,pa. WFAN pioneered, and is sometimes referred to as one of the most successful examples of, the sports radio format. Over the years, WFAN has been the broadcast home to several big names in the world of radio, including the sports-talk team of Mike and the Mad Dog and the comedian/shock jock/political commentator Don Imus, whose nationally syndicated Imus in the Morning program previously originated on WFAN.
  • Fichier:Wfan. jpgWFAN est une station de radio américaine diffusant ses programmes en ondes moyennes (660 kHz) sur New York. Cette station est une radio d'informations sportives. Cette station a commencé ses émissions le 2 mars 1922 sous le nom de WEAF. Elle passe sous le contrôle de NBC en 1926, et devient WNBC en 1946, puis WRCA en 1954, puis WNBC à nouveau à partir de 1960. La station adopte la formule informations/débats en 1964, première du genre à New York. Nouveau changement de style dès le début de la décennie suivante avec un retour à la musique (jeunes adultes). La station est vendue par NBC en 1988; WFAN prend le relais. C'est aujourd'hui notamment la station officielle des New Jersey Nets, des Devils du New Jersey, des New York Mets et des New York Giants.
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  • WFAN, also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio. WFAN's studios are located in the combined CBS Radio facility in the West Village section of Manhattan; the transmitter is located on High Island in the Bronx, New York and is so strong at night it comes in in pittsburgh,pa. WFAN pioneered, and is sometimes referred to as one of the most successful examples of, the sports radio format.
  • Fichier:Wfan. jpgWFAN est une station de radio américaine diffusant ses programmes en ondes moyennes (660 kHz) sur New York. Cette station est une radio d'informations sportives. Cette station a commencé ses émissions le 2 mars 1922 sous le nom de WEAF. Elle passe sous le contrôle de NBC en 1926, et devient WNBC en 1946, puis WRCA en 1954, puis WNBC à nouveau à partir de 1960. La station adopte la formule informations/débats en 1964, première du genre à New York.
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