Marty's 'one man party' in the morning on Hot 107-9 (WWHT) has a new co-host. Syracuse native Shannon Wells is heading north from 'The Zone' (WOZN) in Greensboro, North Carolina where she's done middays for the past year. Before that, Wells had worked weekends at WXKS in Boston.

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 Access...
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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 Star 102 (KSRC).

Find out more from the latest 'Ten Questions With...' profile on All Access.
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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.

In this special report for CNYRadio.com, we take a look at the station's history, from its humble beginnings all the way up to its latest incarnation.

Click here for the exclusive in-depth article.

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Dote's show, Behind the Headlines, has been replaced by a new local magazine show called First Look which airs weekday mornings at 8 a.m. and is hosted by Jim Rondenelli and Dave Andrews.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 option to move his show to sister station WRUN, but he declined.
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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 Radio which yesterday announced they have no plans to changes formats on WTLB or WRCK.

Today's Utica Observer-Dispatch has the scoop.
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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 that range for a company the size of Clear Channel would have a minimal effect on the media giant's bottom line.

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 WKLL, WRCK, and WTLB.

Howard Stern is still on the air in Syracuse, but radio programmers and management across the board are evaluating what the recent FCC and Congressional broadcast indecency hearings mean for their respective stations.

The Syracuse Post-Standard got reactions from local employees of Clear Channel, Citadel, and Galaxy radio groups.
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All this week Howard Stern has been bemoaning the recent crack down on indecency in the media. That chatter will likely intensify Thursday morning following word today that Clear Channel Communications has suspended broadcast of his syndicated program on all six of their stations which air the show.