After nearly a week of chatter and rumors about Y94FM (WYYY) and TK-99/105 (WTKW/WTKV), the cat is officially out of the bag. Well, sort of.
After nearly a week of chatter and rumors about Y94FM (WYYY) and TK-99/105 (WTKW/WTKV), the cat is officially out of the bag. Well, sort of.
With a uniformed police officer at his side, Ed Levine, head of Galaxy Communications, made a trip to Utica earlier this week to pick up the keys to the three stations his company previously owned.
WKLL 94.9 FM is cranking it down a few notches in Utica-Rome. The former modern rock station, which had been simulcasting Galaxy Communications' K-Rock (WKRL) signal out of Syracuse, will switch to WTLB's adult standards format and WTLB-FM call letters on Monday. WKLL, WTLB, and WRCK were all recently purchased from Galaxy by Route 81 […]
Following last month's announcement that Galaxy Communications is selling its Utica-Rome stations to Route 81 Radio, it looks like that transition has begun. Over the weekend, Galaxy switched its WKLL 94.9 FM simulcast of K-Rock to sister station Rock 107 (WRCK). There's no official word yet on what formats Route 81 Radio has planned for […]
Galaxy Communications is pulling out of the Utica-Rome market.
There's a new voice in the morning at K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH). Evening jock Kevin Klein brings his shenanigans to the early morning hours on the alternative rock station.
After spending his entire 25-year radio career at 95X (WAQX), Dave Frisina has decided that it's time for a change.
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.
Former Rock 107 (WRCK) jock and longtime Mohawk Valley radio personality Bill Keeler is headed to television.
UTICA-ROME -- It's been a year and a half since the Utica-Rome radio market has had a sole station at the top of the 12+ ratings. For the past two books, Lite 98.7 (WLZW) and Big Frog 104 (WFRG) have been in a dead heat. For the fall 2002 ratings period, Lite 98.7 has pulled […]