WCBS (AM)

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WCBS

New York, New York United States
Broadcast area	New York metropolitan area
Frequency	880 kHz
Branding	WCBS Newsradio 880
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	All-news radio
Affiliations	CBS News Radio WCBS-TV
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
Sister stations	WCBS-FM WFAN WFAN-FM WINS WINS-FM WNEW-FM WXBK
History
First air date	September 20, 1924 (99 years ago) (1924-09-20)
Former call signs	WAHG (1924–1926) WABC (1926–1928) WABC-WBOQ (1928–1940) WABC (1940–1946)
Former frequencies	920 kHz (1924–1925) 950 kHz (1925–1927) 970 kHz (1927–1928) 860 kHz (1928–1941)
Call sign meaning	Columbia Broadcasting System, former owner's former legal name CBS
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	9636
Class	A (Clear channel)
Power	50,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates	40°51′35.36″N 73°47′7.48″W / 40.8598222°N 73.7854111°W / 40.8598222; -73.7854111 (main) 40°51′35.3″N 73°47′12″W / 40.859806°N 73.78667°W / 40.859806; -73.78667 (WCBS (auxiliary)) (aux)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/wcbs880

WCBS (880 AM, "WCBS Newsradio 880") is a radio station licensed to New York, New York, owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. WCBS's studios are located in the combined Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan and its transmitter site is located on High Island in the Bronx. Its 50,000-watt clear channel signal can be heard at night throughout much of the eastern United States and Canada.