Back Stories: Preparing For Whatever Y2K Threw Our Way

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When the clock struck midnight on January 1, 2000, WCBS 880 was prepared for whatever Y2K threw its way. Wayne Cabot has the backstory on how an anchor team was stationed at the transmitter in the Bronx in case the lights went off and the power was knocked out in the 880 studios.