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WFAN AM 660 kHz is a radio station in the city of New York. As WNBC, it was the flagship radio station of the NBC Radio Network from 1922 until NBC left the radio business in 1988. The station is on a clear channel and is owned by Infinity Broadcasting. [1]

On the afternoon of October 22, 1986, the station's N-Copter traffic helicopter crashed into the Hudson River killing traffic reporter Jane Dornacker and severely injuring pilot Bill Pate . As millions of WNBC listeners heard Dornacker giving her traffic report she suddenly paused, a grinding noise could be heard in the background and Dornacker screaming in terror "Hit the water! Hit the water! Hit the water!", then the radio transmission was cut off and a very shaken radio host Joey Reynold could be heard trying to figure out what just happened.

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WFANNew York's WFAN radio station, located at 660 on the AM dial, was launched on July 1, 1987, billing itself as the world's first twenty-four-hour-per-day sports talk station. Over the years, WFAN has been the broadcast home to several big names in the worl

WFAN (AM)WFAN AM 660 kHz is a radio station in the city of New York. As WNBC it was the flagship radio station of the NBC Radio Network from 1922 until NBC left the radio business in 1988. The station is on a clear channel and is owned by Infinity Broadcasting.

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