Now a lonely outpost on the AM dial, WWRL/1600 was once a true New York giant. From 1964 through the '80s, it commanded the local airwaves with a mix of R&B, gospel and news — a beacon to devoted ...

ANOTHER piece of New York’s black radio heritage disappears Wednesday when WWRL (1600 AM) switches to a Spanish-language format. The change is mostly historic, since WWRL has not been a “black” ...

WWRL (1600 AM), flagship of the progressive radio network Air America for the last 18 months, dropped the flag to half mast Monday by bumping three Air America programs, including midday hosts Lionel ...

A day after renewal of its airing of liberal talk shows from Air America was announced, Access.1’s WWRL-AM New York announced that it is adding some talk programming not focused on politics, at least ...

Access.1 talker WWRL-AM NYC announced that Errol Louis, morning host for the past two years is leaving to join NY1 as anchor of “Inside City Hall.” Assuming Louis’ duties 11/8 is renowned journalist ...

Bobby Jay, Jane Tillman Irving and George Flowers were a big part of WWRL-AM radio, an influential Black radio station during the 1960s and '70s. They spoke fondly on Sunday, Feb. 21, and Monday, Feb.

“I am not tragically colored. And I am not tragically gay.” So says Clay Cane, channeling the words of legendary author Zora Neale Hurston. “When you are black and gay there is a particular duality ...

STEVE Malzberg, the late-night conservative radio host dropped by WABC last week, has landed at a new station, WWRL-AM. Malzberg will start on the hard-to-find WWRL (1600) today hosting the station’s ...

Check the wrong box on your FCC license renewal application and it could cost you big bucks. The latest in a recent string of fines concerning management of public inspection files has Access.1 being ...

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney gave in to pressure today and agreed to debate her Democratic primary opponent Reshma Saujani. The decision comes one day after NBCNewYork aired video of Maloney refusing ...