March 2004

Eleven years in the business and all at one station. For 93Q’s midday jock, assistant program director, and music director, Jimmy Olsen, it has been a fun ride so far. Find out Olsen’s take on Howard Stern, satellite radio, media censorship, the American Idol phenomenon, and WNTQ’s infamous “Q Cash” promotion in this week’s All

Jeanne Ashley left Y94FM (WYYY) five years ago this month for Kansas City, and from the sounds of it, things seem to be going well. Ashley, who handled Y94FM’s midday shift from 1997-99 after stints at K-Rock (WKLL) and Lite 98.7 (WLTW) in Utica-Rome, is now the midday jock and music director at Kansas City’s

From its brand new $20,000 studio high atop the Onondaga Hotel, radio station WFBL’s debut in 1924 marked the beginning of a new era for Syracuse. In the 80 years since then, the station, as well as the market, have gone through a myriad of changes, but through it all WFBL has managed to survive.

John Dote’s daily hour of local morning talk on WIBX came to an end last week. Dote’s show, Behind the Headlines, has been replaced by a new local magazine show called First Look which airs weekday mornings at 8 a.m. and is hosted by Jim Rondenelli and Dave Andrews. Station management had given Dote the

WKLL 94.9 FM is cranking it down a few notches in Utica-Rome. The former modern rock station, which had been simulcasting Galaxy Communications’ K-Rock (WKRL) signal out of Syracuse, will switch to WTLB’s adult standards format and WTLB-FM call letters on Monday. WKLL, WTLB, and WRCK were all recently purchased from Galaxy by Route 81

Some financial analysts are projecting that a continued shift away from shock radio and the ripple effects of such a move could cost radio owners millions of dollars. CNN reports that some experts are predicting Clear Channel’s losses could near $12.4 million due to Howard Stern’s banishment. They also concede that a financial hit in

Following last month’s announcement that Galaxy Communications is selling its Utica-Rome stations to Route 81 Radio, it looks like that transition has begun.  Over the weekend, Galaxy switched its WKLL 94.9 FM simulcast of K-Rock to sister station Rock 107 (WRCK). There’s no official word yet on what formats Route 81 Radio has planned for