 That call sign previously was used by New York City radio stations 1480 AM (now WZRC) and 92.3 FM (now WNYL).The station offered an easy listening format consisting of instrumental versions of pop songs from artists like Henry Mancini, Ray Conniff, Percy Faith, Chet Atkins, and Herb Alpert, as well as several soft vocals per hour like The Carpenters, Dionne Warwick, Johnny Mathis, and Perry Como.This format continued through the 1980s.