K-Rock middayer and acting PD "Ty" has accepted a new job in Baltimore, according to the national trades. She'll be doing middays at alternative rocker Channel 104.3 (WCHH). In addition to the on-air shift, she'll serve as APD and MD for the Clear Channel station.
After disappearing for ten years, Galaxy Communications has revived "Fireworks Over Central New York," which took place yesterday at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort. The Utica Observer-Dispatch has a report on the event, followed by a mixture of positive and negative reviews from readers.
This edition of Picture of the Week is a no-brainer... we had to get something from K-Rockathon XIII, held last Saturday at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport.
K-Rockathon XIII was held this past weekend at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport. Reporter Gavin Strube of the Auburn Citizen reported the event was sold out at 12,000+ and everything went smoothly, despite a handful of people being ejected from the premises for starting fights.
The Pennsylvania-based company that owned Galaxy's Utica-Rome cluster for a short time in 2004, is now history. "Route 81 Radio" has been taken over by one of it's own primary investors following a foreclosure sale, reports Scott Fybush in this week's NorthEast Radio Watch. Route 81 no longer has any properties in Central New York, […]
The Utica Observer-Dispatch has an article about the upcoming K-Rockathon. Here's the article. "K-Rockathon XIII" is, as you may have guessed, hosted by Galaxy Communications' triplet of K-Rock stations. They are 100.9 WKRL North Syracuse, 106.5 WKRH Minetto, and 94.9 WKLL Utica.
Former K-Rock (WKRL/WKLL) morning jock "F'n Kevin" Klein is keeping busy these days in New York City. Klein, who recently left his digs in Syracuse for the Big Apple, has been heard on XM Radio's MTV and VH1 channels and on New York's 92-3 K-Rock (WXRK). WXRK is the home base of the syndicated Howard […]
With Kevin Kline leaving K-Rock (WKRL/WKLL) to pursue opportunities in New York City, Galaxy Communications management has big plans for the station's morning show.
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 […]