WRIV
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The station, which has been owned since 1987 by Crystal Coast Communications, has daytime power of 1,000 Watts and 64 Watts at night.
The station went on the air on June 20, 1955 as a sister station to WALK-AM and FM radio in Patchogue, New York. Its studio at 29 East Main Street burned within six months in what is listed by the Riverhead Fire Department as one of the worst fires in the town's history. [2].
In 1963 it was sold to Island Broadcasting System with its sister station, WALK AM-FM. Island Broadcasting was owned in part by NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
anchorman Chet Huntley
Chet Huntley
Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley was an American television newscaster, best known for co-anchoring NBC's evening news program, The Huntley-Brinkley Report, for 14 years beginning in 1956.-Early life:...
. WRIV was sold again in 1981 to East End Communications and was sister station to now defunct WGLI-AM, Babylon before being sold to its current owners.
WRIV is the only commercial AM radio station in the five east end towns of Long Island. It maintains an Adult Standards/Information format and has local personalities. The station is an affiliate of the ABC Information Network.
Other personalities on the station over the years include Ted Brown
Ted Brown
Ted Brown is an American and former collegiate and professional football player. He attended High Point high school, before attending North Carolina State University.-Football career:...
after WNEW-AM, New York went off the air, well known voice over talent Ed Marshall and former WALK morning personality Bob Klein.