Oldies suddenly a thing of past in WCBS shift:"Oldies radio is dead in New York City. After more than three decades as the top oldies station in the country, WCBS-FM (101.1 FM) abruptly scrapped its format yesterday for a concept called Jack.
As Frank Sinatra's 'Summer Wind' trailed off at 5 p.m., a voice intoned: 'Why don't we play what we want? There's a whole world of songs out there.' The first song under the new format was the Beastie Boys' 'Fight for Your Right.'"
I am shaking my fist at the youngsters! My second favorite car radio station is now playing the great poker game in the sky. And the Beastie Boys? Insult to injury.
