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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. — It’s 9:19am on the last day of broadcasting for a radio station that has dutifully served three generations of pop and rock music fans across the New York Tri-State area. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

After nearly 50 years on the radio, iconic station WPLJ will soon be off the airwaves. “The rumors you’ve been hearing are true,” 95.5 PLJ revealed on Twitter Wednesday morning. “As hard as it is to ...

It’s a day we all knew was coming (at least for the past few weeks or so), but that doesn’t mean it stings any less for a lot of people who will wake up tomorrow grappling with a huge loss. Legendary ...

Scott Shannon‘s bosses have given him another promotion, but he says it isn’t going to change anything at WPLJ (95.5 FM), where he and Todd Pettengill have been the morning team since 1991. Shannon ...