Pilot of the airwaves, signing off forever. After 48 years of broadcasting, WPLJ/95.5 FM enters radio silence Friday. The iconic Manhattan-based station was among a recent $103 million cash purchase ...

The beloved radio station 95.5 WPLJ announced on Wednesday that it is going off the air at the end of May. But while we soon will no longer be able to tune in for pop and rock hits streaming from New ...

From 1974 through December 1, 1988, legendary programmer Larry Berger was the face of an AOR giant-turned-Top 40 dominator strongly competing against the Scott Shannon-led WHTZ “Z100” under original ...

It started as a Rock station in 1971 and, eventually turning Top 40, became one of the most popular radio stations in New York City. Three weeks from tomorrow, after nearly 50 years of delivering ...

WPLJ, a rock and pop music staple in New York since 1971 — will sign off for the last time on May 31. The FM station, which started spinning vinyl when Three Dog Night was king and Carole King was ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Friday evening marked the end of an era for music on the radio. 95.5 WPLJ went off the air at 7 p.m. Earlier this month, the radio station announced they'd be leaving the ...

Our story about former New York City powerhouse WPLJ struck a nerve with readers Tuesday. Many of you took time to comment on the story here and send notes to the experts we quoted. We’re sharing the ...

Prepare to adjust your FM radio presets, New Jersey listeners — 95.5 WPLJ is going off the air. The longstanding New York radio station that for nearly 50 years has sent pop and rock hits across the ...

The last time New York radio station WPLJ went silent, it was because Yoko Ono asked it to. On Friday, the iconic New York station, on the air since 1971, goes silent for good. In December 1980, after ...

FOR a kid in his mid-20’s, Brian Whitman isn’t doing bad in this zany biz they call radio. Whitman started out doing voices as a teenager, catching the attention of folks like Scott Shannon, now the ...