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WXBB flips to alternative rock, WWDG

It's 'New Rock 105, The Dog' for WXBB 105.1 FM. The Clear Channel station in Deruyter, which had been simulcasting B104.7's country signal for the past year and a half, changed its tune this morning. The station kicked off with Eminem's 'Cleaning Out My Closet'. Look for a call letter change to WWDG around the first of the year. Check out the station's new web site at www.newrock105.com.

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Jingle Ball: New Times review

Lidia Pierce of the Syracuse New Times has a look at K-Rock's holiday concert held at the Onondaga County War Memorial earlier this month...
Source (link may no longer work):
newtimes.rway.com/2002/122502/chatter.shtml

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Dr. Laura's mother found murdered

Dr. Laura Schlessinger said today that she was horrified over the "tragic circumstances" of the recent death of her mother. Yolanda Schlessinger was apparently murdered in her home a few weeks ago; her body was not discovered until this week. The famed radio talk show host, who had been estranged from her mother for years, is taking the rest of the year off.

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Happy holidays from WXBB

WXBB 105.1 FM earlier this week pulled the plug on its simulcast of B104.7 (WBBS) in favor of 'round the clock holiday music. The on-air liners seem to hint that the Clear Channel station may not be switching back to 'today's best country' come December 26. Only time will tell, but until then, it's yet another station on which we can catch the holiday barking dogs.

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WTLB's Bob O'Donnell dies of cancer

Former WTLB midday personality Bob O'Donnell passed away recently in Bonita Springs, Florida after a battle with cancer. O'Donnell, who worked at the Utica station during their Top 40 days of the late 60s and early 70s, originally made his mark as part of a folk music trio, The Windgate Singers. After his run at WTLB, he headed for Nashville to pursue a music career. O'Donnell was 59.

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Stations gear up for live holiday shows

It's that time of year once again, and area stations are out and about with plenty of live music and cheap breakfasts leading up to Christmas day. Here's what we've got so far...

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ArtBell.com to disappear forever

Come the first of the year, syndicated talk show host Art Bell will sign off for good, and his web site www.artbell.com will go dark forever as well. According to Bell, the site, which is jammed full of articles and photos covering the topics discussed on his show over the past six years "will never appear online again, as either a public or pay web site! It will be gone, forever!" Bell's show is heard nightly on 570 WSYR in Syracuse and WIBX 950 in Utica.

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The holiday music radio scorecard

Last year both Y94FM and Lite 105.9 opted for wall-to-wall holiday music for the weeks leading up to Christmas. Citing success with last year's effort, Y94FM switched to 100% holiday tunes just before Thanksgiving, while Lite 105.9 is broadcasting a mix of about 20%, and religious station WMHR is up around 75%.

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WIXT takes over WSYR weather gig

Clear Channel Communications has retained Pat Pagano as the weather forecaster of choice for mornings on 570 WSYR, but for the rest of the day, WIXT TV 9 meteorologists now handle the task. With Clear Channel's acquisition of WIXT, Pagano was not surprised with the move. WSYR's programming head, Rich Lauber, has no complaints with the forecasting Metro Weather Service provided the station for 25 years, but given the station's relationship with WIXT, "it just seemed to make sense."

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Hot 107-9 shuffles its lineup

Listen for a new voice during the day over at Hot 107-9. Erin Bristol, Hot's new program director, slides into the midday slot, while Marty The One Party moves up to afternoon drive. Also new to the schedule, catch the hot songs of the day weeknights at 11:00 with Carson Daly's syndicated show Most Requested.

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