Early Years
WMCA first went on the air on February 1, 1925, broadcasting from the McAlpin Hotel, from which its call letters derive. In 1928 it moved to the 570 kHz frequency.
Through its early decades WMCA had a varied programming history, playing music, hosting dramas, and broadcasting New York Giants baseball games. In 1943, it was acquired by the Straus family when previous owner Edward J. Noble acquired the Blue Network and its O&O stations from NBC.
In 1945, host Barry Gray began dropping music and adding talk with celebrities and later call-in listeners; he is thus sometimes considered "The Father of Talk Radio", and his show lasted on WMCA through several decades and format changes.
WMCA began playing rock music in the late 1950s with a Top 40 format. Among its disc jockey staff were future legends Scott Muni and Murray "the K" Kaufman.
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