With J.J. Herr's move to North Carolina, K-Rock is shuffling its jock schedule.
'Silent Bob' Staffa moves from middays to fill Herr's Total Request Morning duties.
The station is also bringing back Rainman to afternoon drive, a shift he hosted from 1999-2001. "When K-Rock offered me the chance to kick itin afternoons in Central New York again, it was an opportunity I could notpass up!," he said. "I miss the listeners and can't wait to riggity ROCK with themagain!"
After spending his entire 25-year radio career at 95X (WAQX), Dave Frisina has decided that it's time for a change.
Tickets go on sale this Saturday for K-Rock's 'Spring Thing' to be held May 17 at Cole Muffler Court at the New York State Fairgrounds. Chevelle and Unloco, two bands that are part of this year's Ozzfest tour, headline the show. Also on the roster: (Hed)PE, Pacifier, Off By One, and K-Rock's house band, Thunderosa.
The latest Syracuse monthly trend numbers look good for Citadel Communications stations, particularly 93Q (WNTQ). With a .9 ratings point increase over last month's trends, the CHR station moved past 570 WSYR into second place in 12+ numbers.
It looks like they'll be rocking in Weedsport over Memorial Day weekend. Stonesour is the headliner at this year's 95X-Fest to be held at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds on Monday, May 26. Also scheduled to perform: Powerman 5K, RA, Outspoken, Slur and Doubledrive.
Former 570 WSYR newsman Aaron Katersky, 27, is far from Syracuse and his suburban Boston hometown of Scituate. Katersky, now a reporter for KTRH in Houston, was asked by ABC News a couple of weeks ago to be part of the network's team of embedded journalists reporting first-hand on the war in Iraq.
UTICA -- Former Rock 107 (WRCK) morning man Bill Keeler has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against his former employer. The lawsuit, filed in Herkimer County Supreme Court March 21, claims Keeler was wrongfully terminated by Galaxy Communications. Galaxy's president, Ed Levine, said the company plans to file a counter lawsuit against Keeler soon.
"It's hard to know how to call it." That was Clear Channel general manager Joel Delmonico's assessment of 570 WSYR's decision to forgo round-the-clock coverage of the Iraq war last weekend. Local NPR affiliate WRVO FM 90 opted for continuous daytime network reporting for which the station received only a few listener complaints according to general manager John Krauss.
With both NPR and the BBC planning extensive coverage of the war in Iraq over the next few weeks, public radio station WRVO has decided to put its spring fund drive on hold until next month. The on-air campaign which was set to start last Saturday will instead begin on April 9. In a statement to the station's listeners, general manager John Krauss said the postponement "will allow WRVO staffers to solely focus on bringing you the news and information you desire at this critical time."
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The FCC plans to do some additional "concentration analysis" of the proposed station swap involving nine stations in Duluth, MN and Evansville, IN. If the deal is approved, former Regent Communications Watertown cluster manager Bob Dakin will have five new stations to look after in Evansville. Regent owns nine stations in Watertown and Utica-Rome markets.