Syracuse

Syracuse rock station 95X (WAQX) has signed a new five-year contract with syndicated ‘shock jock’ Howard Stern. The often vulgar, sometimes controversial morning show ranked third in the market during the last ratings period.

Ted Long and Amy Robbins have signed a new contract that will keep them on the air at 93Q through December, 2004. 93Q Operations Manager Tom Mitchell says, ‘the Ted & Amy Show has been the cornerstone of 93Q for over 12 years. I’m very glad to report that they’ll continue their successful run here

Classic FM has hired two new on-air hosts, both with extensive classical music backgrounds. Bill Shedden, most recently and announcer at WWFM-FM in Trenton, NJ takes over as morning host. Rayna Schneider, a former flutist with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, is the new midday host.

The Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) has announced its 2001 Edward R. Murrow Awards. Winners include Syracuse’s 570 WSYR for acheivements in overall excellence in the small market division.

Eighteen-year WCNY-FM veteran Bonnie Beth Derby is leaving her position as midday host at Classic FM. She has accepted a position as full-time organist and music director at St. James Church in Syracuse. Derby plans to continue producing and hosting ‘Choral Traditions’ and ‘Orgelwerke’.

Classic FM’s morning host Chuck Klaus is leaving his full-time position at WCNY to take a position with the Syracuse Opera Company as director of development. In his new role, he will be responsible for all individual and corporate financial support. Klaus, who has been with WCNY since 1982, will continue to host that station’s

Two months after most radio stations across the country stopped streaming their signals on the web because of a dispute over fees for traditional radio commercials that are simulcast on the web, Clear Channel Interactive announced that they have come up with a solution.

Nationally syndicated commentator Paul Harvey, who has spent the past several weeks off the air recovering from a bout with laryngitis, hopes to be back in the saddle in a few weeks. In a letter sent to affiliates yesterday Harvey says, “The good news is that the voice is returning gradually. The bad news is

Talk on the CNYMusic.com broadcast discussion board the past few days has centered around the fate of WVOQ in DeRuyter once Clear Channel takes ownership. Word has it that the religious formatted station will begin simulcasting B104.7’s programming sometime Friday June 15. Rumors are that the B104.7 simulcast is only temporary as Clear Channel prepares

Sid Rosenberg, the recently fired sports anchor for “Imus in the Morning” is back on the air after apologizing for his on-air comments about Venus and Serena Williams. Saying that he didn’t intend to hurt anyone and that “what I said was not appropriate”, Rosenberg expressed his regrets over comments including that the sisters are