In what has become an annual tradition, a number of stations are sending their morning teams out for live broadcasts featuring some of central New York's best musicians. Here's the lineup so far:
In what has become an annual tradition, a number of stations are sending their morning teams out for live broadcasts featuring some of central New York's best musicians. Here's the lineup so far:
Hot 107-9's program director and afternoon jock Jason Kidd is in the hot seat, so to speak, at allaccess.com. He's part of the national radio news web site's weekly "10 Questions With..." column.
93Q's morning team of Ted Long and Amy Robbins have released a CD oftheir best on-air bits. The disc, appropriately titled "Ted and Amy's Greatest Bits - Volume 1", is available at local P&C stores for $9.93 with $2 from each sale benefiting local children's charities.
Watertown's WRVJ 91.7 FM may be getting a boost, and to do that will involve moving its transmitter. The station, which is a relay for Oswego-based public radio station WRVO,
In a display of national unity, as requested by President Bush, radio stations across the country suspended their normal programming at 8:46 this morning, the three-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, to play the National Anthem.
According to Power 106.9 program director Butch Charles, "there's a whole lot of the general population that likes and listens to urban music. We want to make sure everybody can hear it." He's referring to a new transmitter atop the State Tower Building in downtown Syracuse that the station has been testing for the past couple of weeks.
Glenn Gomez Adams and Dave Coombs, hosts of TK-99/105's morning show, have released a new two-disc set titled "Red, White & Blue... & Orange" which includes a collection of patriotic songs along with some of the better bits from "The Good Guys" morning show.
Dave Perkins is leaving his programming job at 570 WSYR and SportsRadio 620 WHEN. Perkins can be reached via email at: dperkins620@cs.com.
If Clear Channel Communications' proposed acquisition of the Ackerley Group is approved, some are contending Clear Channel will have an unfair, if not illegal, monopoly of the public airwaves in several cities including Syracuse. Clear Channel lawyers have responded.
In what has become an annual holiday tradition, local rock station 95X last weekend raised $7,500 for the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. An auction of rock-related memorabilia, held at Shoppingtown Mall, included an autographed guitar from Kenny Wayne Shepard and signed South Park dolls.