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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

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.

The FCC has approved an on-channel booster for Auburn’s WPHR 106.9 FM. The new booster, which operates at 1740 watts, is located in downtown Syracuse with a directional antenna aimed at the southern part of the city.

Clear Channel Communication’s addition of Ackerley’s television stations, including WIXT in Syracuse, came under fire from Douglas F. Elznic who describes himself as a “party-in-interest to this matter because I am a resident of Manlius, New York.”

The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council has filed comments in support of an extension of the six-month period Clear Channel has in which to spin off an estimated eight radio stations in a list of markets which includes Syracuse. MMTC noted that previous mass station sales by Clear Channel resulted in significant gains in minority

In the wake of September 11, news outlet 570 WSYR has seen a sharp increase in its number of listeners. In the latest trends released yesterday by Arbitron, WSYR showed a 1.3 ratings point increase which finds them now tied with market leader B104.7 (WBBS).

Last week Y94FM (WYYY) switched to playing all holiday music. This week Lite 105.9 (WLTI) also opted for continuous carols and Christmas songs through December 25.

Syndicated host Dr. Laura Schlessinger will dedicate her three-hour show on Wednesday November 28 to America’s military families at her first-ever broadcast from a military base – Travis Air Force Base in Solano, Calif.

Y94FM (WYYY) has hopped on-board the latest trend of adult contemporary stations across the country as they’ve moved to an all-holiday music format.