The WOR Radio Network was a slate of nationally syndicated radio programming produced and distributed by flagship radio station WOR in

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. The programming was primarily general interest commercial talk; only one non-talk program had ever been carried on the network,

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's "Big Bands, Ballads and Blues". Following the sale of WOR to Clear Channel Communications in 2012, most of the remaining programming on the WOR Radio Network migrated to Radio America.

Schedule

The WOR Radio Network operated two separate feeds, WOR-1 and WOR-2. WOR-2 ceased in the late 2000s due to a lack of overlapping programming. The schedule of ''live'' feeds, as of September 2012:

Weekdays

* Noon–3pm ET: Dr. Joy Browne

Saturdays

* Noon–2pm ET
Dr. Ronald Hoffman
* 2–4pm ET: The Car Doctor with Ron Ananian * 4–6pm ET: The Pet Show with

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Sundays

* 8–10am ET: Easy Gardening with Mark Viette * 10am – noon ET: Food Talk with

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* Noon–2pm ET: The Travel Show with

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The remainder of the network feed consisted of rebroadcasts and "best of" shows.

Former hosts

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* Bob Grant *

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* Lionel * Steve Malzberg *

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References

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