WPLJ In NY calls it quits

[SP Cook]

Is Clearchannel still around?  The stations here in FL owned by them are now part of IHeart Radio.

Same company, changed the name a few years ago.

[jon daly]

Is Clearchannel still around?  The stations here in FL owned by them are now part of IHeart Radio.

Same company, changed the name a few years ago.

Thanks. I thought that was the case, but wasn't sure.

[renegade]

Clear Channel -- the beginning of the end of radio.

IHeartRadio clearly does not.

[bing101]

Is Clearchannel still around?  The stations here in FL owned by them are now part of IHeart Radio.

Clearchannel did change their name to Iheartmedia a few years ago.

[bing101]

https://radioinsight.com/headlines/177221/emf-sets-new-call-letters-for-cumulus-aloha-acquisitions-wrqx-moves-to/

Update EMF will keep the WPLJ call letters.

[bing101]

[US71]

Did he say Pat St John? He's on Sirius now.

[SidS1045]

Is Clearchannel still around?  The stations here in FL owned by them are now part of IHeart Radio.

Same company, renamed iHeart Media a few years back.

[golden eagle]

I was listening to this week's classic American Top 40 episode and WPLJ was mentioned among the radio stations that aired the show.

[roadman65]

Its no different than billboards advertising defunct businesses on the highways.  Someone was not yet informed of it.

To me personally WPLJ died when they screwed over their original audience when they pulled the plug in 1983 on their Classic Rock Format, but as many people they pissed off doing that, they got a bunch of new faithful listeners as they lasted 36 years with no pull of advertisers.

[golden eagle]

Clear Channel -- the beginning of the end of radio.

IHeartRadio clearly does not.

Unfortunately, they're not the only ones. See also Cumulus and, to a lesser extent, Alpha Media.