Cumulus Launches First All-Digital AM Station in NY Metro

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, May 24, 2021

WFAS-AM

Cumulus Media flips WFAS-AM to "AM1230Digital: New Talk for New York," an all-digital station. It's the first digital AM station broadcasting in the New York metro area. AM1230Digital is programmed by Westwood One and features News/Talk on weekdays and Sports/Talk on the weekends. With today's launch of "The Dan Bongino Show," live from 12-3pm ET, the all digital outlet offers a 24/7 News/Talk lineup. CBS Sports Radio powers the Saturday-Sunday Sports/Talk lineup.

The HD Radio signal reaches beyond Westchester County, NY and into large portions of New York City (Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan), the north shore of Long Island, northern New Jersey and Fairfield County, CT. Listeners can access AM1230Digital's signal through an HD Radio receiver, or by streaming either online, with a mobile app, or with a smart speaker.

"Cumulus Media is committed to pursuing innovation that improves the audio experience for our listeners," said Cumulus Media EVP, Operations Dave Milner. "The move to all-digital AM will significantly extend our listening area with crystal clear sound, offering more listeners the opportunity to hear our premium news talk and sports programming, including The Dan Bongino Show."

"Cumulus Media has been a long-time supporter of HD Radio and part of the pioneer broadcasters who led the U.S. radio industry conversion to digital broadcasting," said XPeri SVP, Broadcast Radio Joe D'Angelo. "We are excited to see Cumulus continuing this role of industry leadership in converting their AM NY property WFAS to all digital HD Radio under the AM1230Digital brand. The technology will be sure to delight both listeners and advertisers. This is another step in securing broadcast radio's place in modern car dashboards."