WCBM is a commercial AM radio station in Baltimore, Maryland.
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11 Facts About WCBM
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WCBM-AM-FM were sold in 1963 to Metromedia, a large New York City-based broadcasting company.
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In 1981, WCBM began running talk programming in the evening, while keeping its music and news in the daytime.
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Station was sold in 1987 to local owners using the corporate name "Magic 680 Inc " WCBM returned to an adult contemporary format, dropping talk abruptly.
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In 1987, when the radio broadcast rights for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team became available, WCBM surprisingly outbid both WBAL and WFBR which had been the radio home of the Orioles for the previous eight years.
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In October 1988, WCBM was bought by Baltimore area businessman and philanthropist Nick Mangione, Sr.
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WCBM originally had The Rush Limbaugh Show on its weekday schedule in the early 1990s, but lost it to competitor 1090 WBAL in 1994.
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WCBM had to scramble to replace Limbaugh in the Noon to 3 p m slot, choosing Zoh Heironimus to fill the role.
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In 2001, WCBM completed construction on a new six-tower transmitter array in Randallstown, Maryland.
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Sister station for WCBM, WQLL, is currently in an LMA agreement broadcasting BIN .
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