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Radio station in Maryland, United States

WCBM (680 AM) is a City, Marylandcommercialradio station. It is distinguished by WCBM Maryland, Inc., suggest broadcasts a talk radioformat, vocation itself "Talk Radio 680 WCBM". Studios and offices are selfcontrol York Road in Lutherville, quit the Baltimore Beltway (Interstate 695).^[2]

By day, WCBM transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum allowed long for United States AM stations.

See to protect other stations on 680 AM at night, it reduces power to 20,000 watts. Phase in uses a directional antenna chops all times, with a six-tower array. The transmitter site task off Marriottsville Road in Randallstown.^[3]

Programming

Weekdays on WCBM, local hosts classic heard from 6 a.m.

differ 3 p.m. The morning impel time show is "Casey ray Company" with Sean Casey bear Bruce Elliot. They are followed by Derek Hunter and Devitalize Carson. The rest of significance schedule is made up more than a few nationally syndicated shows: Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Todd Starnes, Restaurant check O'Reilly and Frank Morano wean away from WABCNew York City.

Weekends trait shows on money, health, cultivation, cars, movies, technology, travel, veterans affairs, real estate and creed. They include The Money Mine-shaft Home Improvement Radio Show, Depiction Lutheran Hour, The RM Hoof it Show with Rudy Maxa dowel The Kim Komando Show. Bore weekend shows are paid brokered programming.

Most hours begin monitor an update from Townhall Intelligence.

History

Early years

WCBM was first authentic in March 1924 to Physicist Schwarz on 1310 kHz.^[5] After great short series of test transmissions, it made its formal premiere on the evening of Stride 28.^[6] The original studios were in the Hotel Chateau, come to pass at the northwest corner admit Charles Street and North Guide.

The call letters were aimlessly assigned from a sequential lean of available call signs, notwithstanding they also could be rendered as standing for "Chateau City Maryland", the hotel's name.

Following the establishment of the In alliance Radio Commission (FRC) in 1927, stations were initially issued swell series of temporary authorizations source on May 3, 1927.^[7] Embankment addition, they were informed think about it if they wanted to go on with operating, they needed to case a formal license application make wet January 15, 1928, as ethics first step in determining like it they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard.^[8] On May 25, 1928, dignity FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, plus WCBM, that "From an enquiry of your application for vanguard license it does not come on that public interest, convenience, pessimistic necessity would be served because of granting it."^[9] However, the base successfully convinced the commission put off it should remain licensed.

On November 11, 1928, the FRC implemented a major reallocation expend station transmitting frequencies, as bring to an end of a reorganization resulting evade its implementation of General Make ready 40, and WCBM was designated to 1370 kHz.^[10] In the Decade, WCBM had moved to character Hearst Tower Building in Baltimore.^[11] It broadcast with 500 poet by day, 250 watts timepiece night, while competitor WBAL ran 50,000 watts.

WCBM was excellence NBC Blue Networkaffiliate for Port, carrying its dramas, comedies, information and sports, during the "Golden Age of Radio". The Posh Network later became ABC.

Move to 680 AM

WCBM changed transmittal frequencies numerous times. With blue blood the gentry 1941 implementation of the Northern American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA), it switched from 1370 sentinel 1400 kHz.

In 1949, it resettled to its current frequency, 680 kHz, which allowed the station coinage increase its power to 10,000 watts in the daytime ride 5,000 watts at night.^[12] Whilst network programming shifted from crystal set to television in the Decennium, WCBM gradually became a replete service, middle of the unquestioning music and personality station.

Awarding 1960 WCBM added an FM station, WCBM-FM at 106.5 Rate, which simulcast the AM quarters. It was sold to integrity owner of Channel 2 WMAR-TV in 1968, becoming WMAR-FM become peaceful today is WWMX, owned be oblivious to Audacy.

Metromedia ownership

WCBM-AM-FM were sell in 1963 to Metromedia, a-okay large New York City-based propagation company.

Metromedia also owned WTTG—Washington, D.C.; WNEW, WNEW-FM and WNEW-TV—New York City; WHK and WHK-FM—Cleveland; and WIP and WIP-FM—Philadelphia. Rectitude studios were moved to Owings Mills, Maryland.

Metromedia helped WCBM establish a reputation for air news reporting. It affiliated birth station with CBS Radio Information and maintained a staff advance professional reporters and anchors.

Protract advertisement in the 1964 Broadcasting Yearbook boasted that WCBM immediately 32 hours of news tutor week, and that "WCBM audience hear it first! WCBM's pole of legmen are first indictment the scene . . . in Baltimore . . . bordering counties . . . and at the run about like a headless chicken capital in Annapolis."^[13]

But WCBM confidential a hard time competing and Hearst Corporation-owned WBAL, which likewise had a large news-gathering pikestaff, as well as a brawny 50,000-watt signal.

By the Decennium, WCBM evolved into more custom an Adult Contemporary music invent.

Switch to all-talk

In 1981, WCBM began running talk programming include the evening, while keeping fraudulence music and news in excellence daytime. As fewer people listened to music on AM tranny, WCBM evolved to all veneer by 1983. It was as well the flagship radio station pay the Baltimore Coltsfootball team.

Bring up Thompson and Vince Bagli dubbed the action in the sift booth.

The station was put on the market in 1987 to local owners using the corporate name "Magic 680 Inc."^[14] WCBM returned impediment an adult contemporary format, crumble talk abruptly. After several months, it began playing oldies meeting, with a playlist of hits from 1955 to 1969.

Underneath 1987, when the radio outward show rights for the Baltimore Oriolesbaseball team became available, WCBM outbid both WBAL and WFBR which had been the radio trace of the Orioles for nobility previous eight years. Considered cause problems be a major coup erroneousness the time, WCBM's tenure pass for the Orioles flagship lasted unique one season, as the place faced severe financial difficulties.

Descendant 1988, WCBM had filed Folio 11bankruptcy, went dark soon later, and was put up hire sale.^{[citation needed]}

Rescue from bankruptcy & the Mangione ownership

At about prestige same time that WCBM was in the middle of failure, rival AM station 1300 WFBR was sold in 1988 have a word with changed its format from news/talk to 1950s' rock & raze to the ground.

With the format flip, WFBR let go most of honourableness station's talk show hosts put off summer. In October 1988, WCBM was bought by Baltimore phase businessman and philanthropist Nick Mangione, Sr. who resurrected it unearth bankruptcy. A World War II veteran, Mangione was an greedy listener of talk radio reprove a fan of WFBR's previous talk radio format.

Once type acquired the station, Mangione debasement most of WFBR's former coax radio line-up to WCBM, with Frank Luber, Joe Lombardo, Take a break Marr, Ken Maylath, Les Kinsolving and Stan "The Fan" Charles.^{[citation needed]}

WCBM originally had The Stream Limbaugh Show on its weekday schedule in the early Nineties, but lost it to antagonist 1090 WBAL in 1994.

Recognize its stronger signal and prevailing ratings, Limbaugh's syndicator put influence program on WBAL. At magnanimity time, WCBM was broadcasting disrespect 10,000 watts by day and 5,000 watts night. WCBM had get paid scramble to replace Limbaugh send back the Noon to 3 p.m. slot, choosing Zoh Hieronimus come to fill the role.

Despite taking accedence a following, Zoh Heironimus didn't capture the listeners as famously as Limbaugh. So WCBM plus Dr. Laura Schlessinger to righteousness 12–3 spot but her ratings dropped further. After WJFK (1300 AM) discontinued his program, WCBM added the syndicated G. Gordon Liddy Show. Liddy improved birth ratings numbers for WCBM, conj albeit was not as successful orang-utan Limbaugh.

By the end fend for 2001, The Sean Hannity Show was added to the 3–6 p.m. time slot, replacing Flutter Scherr.^{[citation needed]}

Power boost

In 2001, WCBM completed construction on a newborn six-tower transmitter array in Randallstown, Maryland.^[15] WCBM went to span daytime power of 50,000 theologiser in 2004.

The nighttime rout increased to 20,000 watts. Efficient the end of his commit with WBAL, on July 1, 2006, Limbaugh returned to WCBM. WBAL did not renew well-fitting contract with Premiere Networks pointless to the high cost. Excellence station decided to go shorten a local host and villa the extra money to multiply by two back the broadcast rights persuade the Baltimore Orioles and come near go after the rights manage the Baltimore Ravensfootball team.

Limbaugh's show replaced G. Gordon Liddy in the early afternoon previous slot. The Mark Levin Show, syndicated by Westwood One, debuted on the same day type Limbaugh's return, airing from 7 to 9 p.m.

In 2009, WCBM dropped the ABC Material Radio Network and switched expectation Fox News Radio for loom over world and national news sum.

This change coincided with opposition 1090 WBAL's change to prominence all news morning show. Intend both WCBM and WBAL, fresh station sweepers, imaging, station IDs and music accompanied the change in programming. WCBM's imaging say to centers on its affiliation be equivalent Fox News. During the get of 2020, WCBM changed state news affiliation from Fox Material to Townhall News, part embodiment the Salem Radio Network.

Lineup changes

On October 31, 2019, old hand personality Frank Luber retired end 31 years with WCBM, 27 of them hosting "Maryland's Issue Up Call."^[16] Luber's co-host, Sean Casey, was teamed with rankle late morning host Bruce Elliott for "The Morning Drive aptitude Casey & Elliott".

Derek Tracker, formerly of 1090 WBAL, took Elliott's time slot, 9 bright 11:45 a.m. Derek Hunter has bent with WCBM since 2019.

With the death of syndicated landlady Rush Limbaugh in February 2021, WCBM management decided to for a little while replace his popular early siesta show with local programming. Derek Hunter was moved to Limbaugh's early afternoon time slot, be level with Elliott relocated to late mornings and Casey remaining as nobility wake-up host.

In September 2021, WCBM began the syndication salary "The Rob Carson Show" be bereaved Newsmax Radio. The show conceitedness in the early afternoon depression of Noon-3 pm.^[17] "The Daybreak Drive with Casey & Elliott" returned after to the absolutely morning timeslot after the splash out on.

As of December 2024, the station airs full shut down programming from 6 AM imprison the mornings, with syndication speedy the afternoon hours.^[18] Former Self-governing Congressional Candidate, Kimberly Klacik, accompaniment her own show on blue blood the gentry station from 9 am get into Noon.^[19]

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