9.7K views · 240 reactions | Broadcasting from the 28th floor of the Daily News Building, in 1964 WPIX-FM used to produce what was once a popular format in FM radio: easy listening. The term "easy listening" was coined by Billboard Magazine's Radio-TV Editor Claude Hall, who was a listener of WPIX. Here is a commercial promoting the NYC radio station formerly called WPIX-FM. | WPIX Archives | Facebook

14K views · 633 reactions | Happy birthday to us! WPIX turns 70 years old today — here's a look at some of our best moments. You can see so much more in our one-hour special airing Saturday at 4 and 11 p.m. Keep sharing your PIX memories and THANK YOU for watching and following us here. | WPIX Archives | Facebook

11's ALIVE WITH BONGOS! If you were fighting insomnia and watching TV in the 1970s through 1984, the Channel 11 Film Festival, shown late at night, was no help — the explosion of bongos in this instrumental was enough to jar you awake! Thanks tapthat2012 for sharing this with the WPIX Archives. This begins with an 11 Alive station ID voiced by Ralph Lowenstein. | WPIX Archives

The WB Television Network launched on this day in 1995. It was a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainmen and the Tribune Broadcasting subsidiary of the Tribune Company. The network principally aired programs targeting teenagers and young adults between the ages of 12 and 34. As the NY flagship station, WPIX created a campaign of local spots to create buzz for the new network. The creative director at the time wanted to connect with our younger audiences and recruited a group of young adu