New York's oldest radio station, WOR (710 AM) bought by monolithic Clear Channel

[monmouth]

Fears that syndicated hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity could displace mainstay John Gambling, WOR (710 AM), New York’s oldest radio station and one of its last remaining independents, will be purchased by radio goliath Clear Channel.

The news jolted the local radio community, leading to a blizzard of speculation on whether the new owners might at some point bring their syndicated hosts like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity over from WABC.

It also caused concern among radio fans and listeners about the fate of morning host John Gambling, whose family has been on New York radio since 1925.

In announcing the deal Monday morning, Clear Channel CEO John Hogan gave no indication of personnel or format plans.

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[aquart]

1. Bain owns how much of Clear Channel?

[Jack Rabbit]

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Condolences to New York City.

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[independentpiney]

3. I remember my Mom listening to "Rambling with Gambling" in the mornings back in the early sixties

I guess it must have been this John Gamblings father or grandfather. I used to listen to Jean Shepherds show on wor going to sleep. Other than that it was WABC and Cousin Brucie for me.

[monmouth]

4. I was a William B. Williams and Ted Brown listener for years and of course Jonathan Schwartz..n/t

[DavidL]

5. I used to live in an area as a child

where I didn't have TV, I had radio late at night.

I listened to WOR from NYC, because all the other stations were just ugly or had gone off the air by midnight.

I loved that station as a teenager.

[alp227]

6. WOR = "Wing Oriented Right"

given Gambling is a conservative, so is Mike Gallagher, and WOR also carries (the first 2 hours of) Michael Savage. WOR also was the flagship of Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck (but dropped Beck in 2011). Garbage in, garbage out!