1993 Death Bob Fitzsimmons, New York radio DJ (WNEW AM/WABC AM/WHN AM), dies at 53 1992 Event New York Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio 1988 Event WABC officially becomes the New Jersey Devils new home radio 1982 Event WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1982 Event WABC joins ABC's All Talk radio network 1959 Event WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal 1958 Event Alan Freed joins WABC (New York City) radio 1954 Birthday Curtis Sliwa, founder, Guardian Angels, radio personality, WABC 1953 Event WJZ-AM in New York City becomes WABC; WJZ-TV in Baltimore final transmission 1948 Birthday Storm Field, Elliot, New York, weatherman, WABC TV, WCBS TV 1948 Event WABC TV channel 7 in New York, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1946 Event WABC becomes WCBS radio in New York City 1943 Birthday Ernie Anastos, born in Nashua, New Hampshire, news anchor, WCBS, WABC 1932 Event 1st U.S. radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD) 1929 Event CBS radio network buys WABC in New York City
