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.
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 […]
Kevin Michaels slides into K-Rock's evening shift vacated by J.J. Herr's move to mornings a couple weeks ago. Michaels makes the move from Hagerstown-Chambersburg, MD-PA where he was a parttimer at Hot AC Mix 95.1. His first night is Wednesday 9/25.
Oswego County health officials expect to decide today whether to allow the K-Rockathon modern rock festival, scheduled Sunday at the Oswego Speedway. Michael Rosen, Oswego County Deputy Health Commissioner, said Galaxy Communications and Pro Events are meeting all of their obligations, but ideally the promoter should have been working with the county months before the […]
The format wheel was spinning this weekend at WHTR FM 93.7 near Albany. After looping "Anarchy in the U.K." for a bit, the Galaxy Communications station simulcasted K-Rock's (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) programming for the weekend before the wheel stopped for good on Monday afternoon with the station's debut of a new hot talk format.
"She is K-Rock!" With that ringing endorsement from Galaxy Communications vice president Mimi Griswold comes news that K-Rock's afternoon drive air personality Abbie Weber has been promoted to program director of the modern rock station.
Strong winds and heavy rains caused Utica stations 94 K-Rock (WKLL) and Rock 107 (WRCK) to go silent for a while last night. The Galaxy Communications stations went dark at around 6:30 p.m. due to electical problems at their Smith Hill towers.
Recently, 'Silent' Bob Staffa, midday jock at K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) and host of the station's Thursday night local music show Backstage Live, posted an in-depth response to an ongoing discussion on a syracuse.com message board concerning radio's role in promoting local music.