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Local stations tee off for charity

It's that time of year again. Several Central New York radio stations are doing their part to raise money for charity by participating in area golf tournaments.

Oldies 92.1, TK-99, and the Syracuse Clear Channel stations are all gearing up for some time on the links for a good cause.

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Clear Channel: Senate 'ignored the Constitution'

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.

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Jazz and public radio, a good mix

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...
Source (link may no longer work):
newtimes.rway.com/2003/061803/cover.shtml

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FCC fines Roser Communications

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.

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Dick Carr's 'Big Bands' moves to WFBL

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.

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Gomez joins TV 5's Central New York Live!

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.

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K-Rock re-tools its web site

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.

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David Hopperfield returns to Big Frog 104

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.

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Sid Rosenberg gone from Imus show

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.

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It's Mimi in the evening at TK-99

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.

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