Monday , May 10 , 1982 , the day WABC stopped playing music , is sometimes called " The Day the Music Died " . WABC ended its 22-year run as a music station with a 9 am – noon farewell show hosted by Dan Ingram and Ron Lundy . The last song played on WABC before the format change was " Imagine " by John Lennon , followed by the familiar WABC " Chime Time " jingle , then a few seconds of silence followed by a minute jingle for talk radio before the debut of the new talk format
The Day the Music Died
The Day the Music Died
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