Hoping that a less stuffy approach to serving up classical music on the radio might help attract the more casual classical listener, WCNY 91.3 FM has made a conscious effort to loosen up its on-air sound, and it looks like its working. From the addition of upbeat announcer Bill Baker during the midday hours, to Bill Shedden's morning Sousa march to get everybody up and going at 7:45, listeners seem to be responding; the station saw a 12% increase in its fundraising campaign held earlier this month.

More details about SportsRadio 620's mysterious new afternoon sports talk show Bud and the Manchild are gradually being revealed on the station's web site. The new show, which debuts next Monday, will be hosted by the station's new program director Jim 'the Manchild' Lerch, and Syracuse Post Standard sports columnist Bud Poliquin.
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sportsradio620.com/bud_show.html

Bud Wilkinson's syndicated Broadway's Biggest Hits finds a new home this weekend in Syracuse and Utica. In the wake of WFBL 1050 AM's switch to news-talk last week, the weekly Broadway music oriented show can now be heard on Galaxy Communications' WTLA 1200 AM and WSGO 1440 AM from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturdays and on WTLB 1310 AM on Sundays from 8 until 10 a.m.

All dressed up with nowhere to go, K-Rock's annual summer music festival needs a new location to set up shop. Earlier this month, officials at Vernon Downs turned down Galaxy Communications' request to hold July's K-Rockathon at the harness-racing track; last week, Griffiss Business and Technology Park announced it wasn't prepared to get knee-deep in the hoopla in light of the crowd problems it had with Woodstock 1999.
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newtimes.rway.com/2002/051502/chatter.shtml

Central New York's only classical music station got a big thumbs up from its listeners during a recent membership campaign. CLASSIC FM raised over $60,000, money that will help pay the public radio station's operating expenses.

Central New York's only classical music station got a big thumbs up from its listeners during a recent membership campaign. CLASSIC FM raised over $60,000, money that will help pay the public radio station's operating expenses.

The list of artists set to appear at this year's Balloonfest in Jamesville has been firmed up. 93Q welcomes national acts Nine Day, Jade Anderson, RES, Soluna, M2M, Tina Novak, and Rubyhorse, along with eight local acts to the weekend-long festival to be held June 7-9.

It seems to be the season for new morning sidekicks in Syracuse. Add K-Rock to the list of stations with recent morning show vacancies. Alisa Tanner signs up for co-hosting duties with Scorch on K-Rock's Total Request Morning Show.

Y94FM afternoon drive personality 'Captain John' Smith adds the title Music Director to his business cards as he takes over managing the station's playlist. Smith is an 11 year veteran of Central New York radio.

To go along with last week's format change from adult standards to news-talk, TalkRadio 1050 WFBL unveiled a new look for its web site. Check it out at wfbl.com.