August 2008

K-Rock middayer and acting PD “Ty” has accepted a new job in Baltimore, according to the national trades.  She’ll be doing middays at alternative rocker Channel 104.3 (WCHH).  In addition to the on-air shift, she’ll serve as APD and MD for the Clear Channel station.

Every station in Syracuse is live at the State Fair this week.  Here’s one of them.

After disappearing for ten years, Galaxy Communications has revived “Fireworks Over Central New York,” which took place yesterday at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort.  The Utica Observer-Dispatch has a report on the event, followed by a mixture of positive and negative reviews from readers.

Time flies when you’re having fun… hard to believe it’s been six months since the reincarnated CNYRadio.com went live.  This last month was a pretty busy one too… despite being a little out of the loop while taking a summer road trip, we managed to break a new record.  Details in our monthly look at

Platinum-selling national recording group “Tantric” recently stopped by the 95X (WAQX) studios in Syracuse.  The group posed for a few pictures including this one with midday DJ Alexis.  (Also read on for details on our POTW contest!)

Cameras are being installed in the studios of the syndicated “Bob and Tom” morning show — in preparation for the show’s leap to TV this fall.  The new show will air nationwide on the “WGN America” cable channel, starting November 3rd.

Following up on an earlier story, we’ve noticed Lite 98.7 has announced Trudy’s first day back at WLZW will be this coming Monday, August 25.  She replaces Greg McShea, who slides over to the midday shift at Regent’s country station, Big Frog 104.

Warren Kurtzman, formerly of the old WUUU (102.5) in Rome and WVBR in Ithaca, has been named President and COO of Coleman Insights, according to an article from FMQB.

Regent Communications is at risk of being delisted from the NASDAQ stock market, according to business newspaper report in Cincinnati, the home of Regent corporate HQ.  The owner of 62 stations — including four in Utica-Rome — has been trading below NASDAQ’s $1.00 minimum for more than 30 consecutive trading days.

Glenn Beck’s familiar greeting, “hello…. ya sick, twisted freaks!” will soon be heard every morning in the Ithaca-Cortland market.  Saga news/talker WHCU 870 is adding the popular radio and TV host to its weekday lineup, effective September 2.