When there's change or upheaval at a radio station or cluster, it often takes a while to figure out who's still around...and who's not.So, let's try to figure out the situation at CBS Radio alt-rock WKRK/92.3, which just tweaked its music format and dumped its on-air personalities - including syndicated morning drive talk fest "Opie and Anthony" - on Monday.Apparently still in the building, if not on the air, is program director Dom "Nard" Nardella, who describes the new "Radio 92.3" format to … [Read more...]
Friday Grab Bag
Posted on November 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Rounding out our week...NO 58: With the digital side of Western Reserve PBS' WNEO/45 Alliance off the air this week in preparation for the station's early digital switchover, one of our readers noticed that the public TV outlet's Youngstown-based low-power translator is also off the air.OMW has confirmed that the translator, known legally as W58AM and serving low-lying areas of the Mahoning Valley that may be shadowed from WNEO, is indeed off the air due to transmitter problems...and has been … [Read more...]
Craig Couch Exits WLKR
Posted on November 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Morning host and program director Craig Couch has left Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting AAA WLKR/95.3 Norwalk (and sister sports WLKR/1510 "ESPN 1510").Unlike a number of recent radio departures, Couch tells OMW that the exit was his own idea, as he's leaving the radio business. He tells us:All-in-all, my 10-year career (started at AM930 WEOL) has been a terrific experience. I can't say enough about the good people at WEOL, WNWV, WKFM, WLKR-FM & WLKR-AM. I am happy to call many of them friends. … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: Fogg Heading Back
Posted on October 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The budget-driven dismissal of popular Sandusky radio personality Mark Fogg has apparently been undone.The Sandusky Register reports that Fogg is returning to his full-time job as morning host, program director and sports director at BAS Broadcasting's WLEC/1450 starting today...the newspaper says he'll return to his morning drive show Monday, and get back to his usual work covering high school football starting this weekend.The Register reports that BAS offered Fogg his old job back. … [Read more...]
WLEC Dumps Veteran Personality
Posted on September 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Long-time Sandusky radio personality Mark Fogg won't be heard doing his morning drive local show on BAS Broadcasting standards/oldies WLEC/1450 anymore.The Sandusky Register reports that Fogg says his job was eliminated by BAS in a cost-cutting move. We'll assume that BAS news director Steve Shoffner will continue, but with his newscasts fed into the ABC/Citadel "Timeless Classics" feed instead.Fogg has been program director and sports director for the station BAS bought from Clear Channel, … [Read more...]
