Nowadays, even if there was space on the FM band, the ACMA would probably refuse to accept applications for a new license.
WCBS-AM = 'CBS-FM was never news.
(musicradio77.com and nyrmb.com)
The 60 Minutes report was all about FM radio in New York. They played multiple clips of music formats, and especially liked Walt âBabyâ Love on 99X . There was mention of WCBS and by the clips played it certainly sounded like it was on FM based on the jingle.
The fact that there was an all-news station seemed to be of particular interest and presented as surprising. Though I was familiar with the concept due to reception of KNX from Los Angeles on occasions via DX across the Pacific. It seemed strange at the time that there would be a news station on FM though.
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Thanks for this; itâs clear that there was some attempt to retain 2WS as a Western Sydney station even after its FM conversion. Horsley Park (current SWR site) would have worked imo.
Also: you can do just about anything, but when someoneâs TV reception is affected there is hell to pay!
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And Western Sydney is even bigger now.
Sadly. 
What i meant though is that it could be its own licence area and have enough revenue to support its own radio stations.
https://radiotoday.com.au/rip-allan-wallett/
Long time 2RG breakfast host Allan Wallett passed away on Monday, aged 82. He had been with 2RG (Now Triple M Riverina MIA) for over 40 years and retired in 2016 after SCA ceased music from being played by CD (putting an end to his way of playing Country Music).
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Yes, Newsradio 88 WCBS was the AMer. 101.1 'CBS-FM was the FM oldies station.
Anyone got a 774 aircheck of Doug Aitonâs ending theme tune?
2GO Gosford was one station that didnât hold back on newspaper advertising/coverage⌠as evidenced in my earlier posts in itâs frequency changes of 1986 and 1992.
And itâs launch in 1971 at midday on Friday 19th November 1971 on was no exceptionâŚ
(all from the âCentral Coast Expressâ).
2GO also appeared to be jumping the gun a bit with the advertising of the 9 khz spacing change, which only took place on 23rd November 1978
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Subtle 
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Couldâve gone with 2 weeks 2GO.
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No Go Go mobile here, though
Their callsign is still 2GGO⌠and it doesnât have a dartâŚ
13-10 2GO
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Yep. They made huge waves in Bendigo too at the time. Great format and a transmitter that carried the signal much further than they originally anticipated.
Sun FM was also a regular DX catch in QLD.
Noticed that not a single Brisbane radio station seen on this radio currently exists either in name or dial position. 4QG and 4QR arenât known by those names anymore. 4BK is B105, 4BH moved to 880 then 1116 and 4BC moved to 882. 4IP is now 4TAB. The same applies to the majority of the stations in adjacent markets.
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Although in Melbourne I can still tune into âARâ (now Radio National), âLOâ (ABC Radio Melbourne) and âUZâ (RSN) at those dial positions and theyâd still be there.
Weirdly, Iâd still get âXYâ but not the Hot Hits variety, but the Greeksâ 3XY Radio Hellas 
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