Clear Channel Communications is firing back at a Senate subcommittee which approved an amendment to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new media ownership guidelines.

Fans of jazz music need not wait for Syracuse's annual Jazzfest to roll into town each summer. Central New York's public radio stations WAER and WCNY serve it up in many different flavors throughout the year.

Nathan Turk has more in this week's Syracuse New Times cover story...
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AllAccess.com is reporting that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is fining Roser Communications $8,800 for Emergency Alert System (EAS) violations at Bug Country (WBGK/WBUG-AM/FM) in Utica. The fine was lowered from $11,000 upon review of the stations' prior history of compliance.

The show got its start on Jazz 88 (WAER) almost two years ago, and a syndicated version was picked up by the WOR Network and 30 stations across the country earlier this year. Now, Big Bands, Ballads, and Blues is moving to TalkRadio 1050 (WFBL) in Syracuse on Sundays from 8 - 10 a.m.

TK-99 morning man Glenn 'Gomez' Adams has signed with WTVH TV 5 to take part in client-sponsored segments on the station's Central New York Live! program. The move helps to more clearly define the line between news and sponsored content as Donna Adamo, who remains the host of the hour-long daily show airing at 5 p.m., officially transfers back to the news department.

It's facelift time for K-Rock's web site. The newly designed site serves as a portal to the K-Rock stations in Syracuse, Oswego, Utica-Rome, and Albany, all of which are owned by Galaxy Communications.

Check it out at www.krock.com.

Big Frog 104 (WFRG) welcomes back David Hopperfield who hops into the 7 p.m. to midnight shift beginning this week. A familiar voice to WFRG listeners, Hopperfield worked at the station a few years back before Bullfrog's arrival.

Sid Rosenberg has been axed from Don Imus' syndicated morning show. The New York Post initially reported that the move was an on-air surprise to Rosenberg, but that angle on the story turned out to be a hoax. Rosenberg, who is being replaced by sportscaster Mike Breen, gets to keep his WFAN midday show.

Imus in the Morning airs in Syracuse on SportsRadio 620 (WHEN) and WXUR in Utica-Rome.

There's a new, old familiar voice on TK-99's evening shift. Mimi Griswold, host of the station's popular Sunday morning show The Blue Moon Cafe, can now be heard from 7 p.m. to midnight weeknights on the classic rock formatted station.

The latest monthly radio trends for Syracuse were released yesterday, but because of an embargo placed on the market by Arbitron, none of the numbers are publicly available.

The Syracuse market is not in the dark alone; the numbers for Buffalo and Rochester are also under a lockdown.