September 2001

A married couple, Pete Michaels and Brenda Bissett, are stepping into Big Mike’s shoes at Y94FM. Bissett was most recently the midday host at Cox Radio’s B98.5 in Atlanta.

Monthly Arbitron trends for Syracuse were released yesterday and Galaxy Communications’ rock stations fared well. In adults 12+ numbers both K-Rock and TK-99/105 moved up in rank while 95X dropped from fifth to seventh place overall. Go to www.rronline.com for more details.

Rich Lauber, who was part of B104.7’s sign-on as a country station ten years ago, will take over the role of Program Director vacated by Rick Jordan, who left earlier this month for a station in Portland, Maine. Lauber, Operations Director at the Clear Channel cluster of stations in Syracuse, also oversees programming at Y94FM.

Local religious station WSIV 1540 AM plans to move it’s daytime 1,000 watt antenna from its Myers Road location along the Thruway to WOLF’s tower on Kirkpatrick Street near Interstate 690 in Syracuse.

The FCC has approved a change in the city of license from Oswego to Granby for Galaxy Communications station WTKV 105.5 FM. The new transmitter location will be along Lakeshore Road, just west of Route 176 and just south of Fulton. TK-105 simulcasts TK-99’s classic rock programming broadcast out of Galaxy’s new Armory Square studios.

Howard Stern’s relief fund for the families of New York City firefighters, police, and EMS personnel got off to a quick start on Friday by raising over a million dollars in its first day. For more information on how to help, go to: www.howardstern.com.

National Public Radio’s Neal Conan has officially been named as the new fulltime host of Talk of the Nation. Conan, who has been filling in for the past couple of weeks, replaces Juan Williams. Talk of the Nation can be heard weekdays on WRVO FM 90.

Oldies 92.1, WFBL, Y94FM, B104.7, and 570 WSYR joined radio stations across the country in airing Friday night’s America: A Tribute To Heroes.

National morning “shock jock” Howard Stern, heard locally on 95X, has set up a toll-free number for listeners of his daily show to assist families of the victims…

Nearly 10,000 people gathered in Clinton Square on Thursday evening for a service to remember those who lost their lives in last week’s terrorist attacks and to show support for those assisting in the recovery effort. WRVO FM 90 and the six local Clear Channel radio stations broadcast the 90-minute event live.