The airwaves of New York
Subtitle: illustrated histories of 156 AM stations in the Metropolitan Area, 1921-1996
By: by Bill Jaker, Frank Sulek, and Peter Kanze ; with a foreword by Joe Franklin.
Contributors: Sulek, Frank, 1945-; Kanze, Peter.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
Subjects: Radio stations -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.; Radio broadcasting -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Description: Since the 1920s, the New York metropolitan area has been home to a large number and wide variety of AM radio stations. The Airwaves of New York traces the history of 156 stations, from WAAM (one of the most important stations in area broadcasting's early years) to WZRC (the first full-time Korean-language station in New York).

Detailed information on each station includes the years in which it operated, anecdotes from its history, specifics of its technical development, and samples of its program schedule. Major network flagships, local independents, and the tiniest all-but-forgotten broadcast operations - all find a place in this comprehensive, well-illustrated history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.