June 2002

CNYRadio.com, the Internet’s most comprehensivesource for news relating to the Syracuse and Utica-Rome radio markets,is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Launched on July 1, 2001, withthe goal of consolidating information from more than 65 radio industryand station online resources, CNYRadio.com has grown steadily inpopularity since its debut and currently receives in excess of 16,000page views from

570 WSYR weekend talk show host George Kilpatrick plans to “push the envelope” of local public television with his new show Access with George Kilpatrick. In the series, which airs Wednesdays at 11 p.m. on WCNY TV 24, Kilpatrick hopes to give voice to those with “strong opinions on often controversial topics.”

Yahoo Radio is shutting down. The service which provides web streaming for hundreds of local radio stations will end its streaming of those stations within the week. In Syracuse that affects three stations owned by Citadel Communications: 93Q, 95X, and Lite 105.9. Yahoo plans to focus on Internet-only streaming including its own LaunchCast music service.

Gene Wolf, co-host of the long-running computer advice show Random Access, is heading south. Citing Central New York’s sagging technology economy, Wolf plans to move to Florida by mid-summer to pursue business interests there.

Look for a new transmitter, an increase in power, and some programming changes at WZZZ. The Fulton station, recently purchased by Don DeRosa, will also get a call letter change to WAMF. DeRosa is also hopeful that a new Irish music show on Sunday mornings, which builds on the current Sunday lineup of Polka and

The New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association made its annual award presentations earlier this month in Lake Placid. Among the big winners are Central New York radio stations 570 WSYR, WRVO FM 90, and WIBX 950.

B104.7’s evening air personality, Skip Clark, has taken on the added responsibilities of assistant program director. As if that isn’t enough to keep him busy, Clark is also the station’s music director. We’d like to know how he fits that all on his business cards.

Three LaFayette teenagers died Tuesday when their car was hit by a tractor-trailer on Route 20. One of the victims, Jessica Flegal, 16, was the daughter of WIXT TV 9 news anchor Rick Gary. Flegal was a junior at LaFayette High School, played basketball for the school, and was on the high honor roll. Rick

Listen for a new voice on TK-99’s morning show starting July 1. Marne Mason of Pensacola, Florida takes over as the show’s news anchor/sidekick. Mason fills the spot vacated by Lauren Rody who recently moved to Texas.

‘Jam’, as in ‘jam-packed’, seemed to be an appropriate word for yesterday’s B104.7 B-Jam concert held at the Center of Progress Building at the New York State Fairgrounds. The day-long event, moved inside from Cole Muffler Court because of heavy rain on Friday, was a tight squeeze for the crowd on hand, but there was