October 2003

Three Clear Channel Syracuse radio stations got together Thursday for a day-long radiothon for the Children’s Miracle Network to help raise funds for a proposed children’s hospital for Central New York. Listeners to B104.7 (WBBS), 570 WSYR, and Y94FM (WYYY) pledged over $55,000 to the cause. An auction of signed memorabilia and concert tickets continues

WRVO FM 90 is once again on top in the Syracuse public radio ratings arena. While WRVO maintained its number one ranking, the Oswego-based station dropped in its overall share of the summertime public radio audience, a time of year which is traditionally a tough one for public radio ratings in general. Classic FM (WCNY)

Former market manager for Citadel Syracuse, Reggie Jordan, is on the move again, this time to Virginia where he’s been named vice president and market manager for four Clear Channel stations in Norfolk. Jordan, who worked in Syracuse for just over a year, left Central New York in November 2002 to head up Citadel’s cluster

The WRVO stations’ week-long fall membership campaign netted the Oswego-based public radio outlet $109,000, besting last fall’s total. Listener support coordinator Matt Seubert was pleased with the outcome. “Given the state of the economy we are thrilled by the generous response of the community to our intelligent and informative programming.” Member contributions make up the

Syracuse University Dean David Rubin will address the Syracuse Press Club at its monthly ‘First Wednesdays’ luncheon on Nov. 5. Rubin will analyze media coverage of next week’s election and offer some perspective on his Syracuse Post-Standard op-ed piece criticizing 570 WSYR’s coverage of the summer blackout. The luncheon gets underway at the Museum of

95X has a new program director, and like the other rock stations in town, it’s a lady that’s running the show. Alexis, a 13-year veteran of the active rock station, slides into the slot left vacant by Bob O’Dell’s exit in August. She also picks up the 3-7 p.m. afternoon drive on-air shift.

B104.7 (WBBS) not only earned its highest ratings in its 10-year history as a country station, but it bested all other Syracuse stations since 1990 when Y94FM (WYYY) scored a 12.8. The Syracuse Post-Standard gets reactions from Galaxy’s Ed Levine and Citadel’s Tom Mitchell about what the high numbers for B104.7 and tradional country station

B104.7 (WBBS), Syracuse’s long-running radio ratings champ, took a commanding lead in the latest numbers released by Arbitron. B104.7 garnered a 12.4, which gives the country station a comfortable lead of 5.2 ratings points over 93Q (WNTQ) which barely held on to second place. Traditional country isn’t doing too badly either; WSCP AM/FM doubled its

Doug Logan has been sports director at WIXT TV 9 since 1984. All that is about to change. The veteran Syracuse broadcaster announced yesterday that he is leaving the station to pursue other interests. Although he wasn’t specific as to what those interests might be, Logan did say he wasn’t going away for good. In

Cornelius ‘Corny’ O