[IRCA] Format changes in Syracuse, Burlington, Pittsburgh

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A few AM changes with the New Year:

In Syracuse NY, Clear Channel is shuffling formats at its cluster. WHEN 
620 dropped Fox Sports Radio just before Christmas to become urban 
"Power 620," picking up the format from WPHR-FM 106.9, which flipped 
tonight to become "FM Newsradio 106.9 WSYR." The urban format ought to 
stand out pretty clearly at night against everything else on 620, I'd think.

For now, WSYR 570 is simulcasting with "FM Newsradio 106.9," with a dual 
ID of "WPHR-FM Solvay, WSYR-AM Syracuse," though the FM calls will 
change to WSYR-FM soon. Nobody knows yet whether the simulcast will be 
permanent or whether something else will be coming to 570 in 2011. In 
the meantime, if you hear "Newsradio 106.9" on 570, that's WSYR.

In the Burlington VT market, WCPV 101.3 Essex NY flips from classic rock 
"Champ" to ESPN 101.3, which means ESPN gets replaced by Fox Sports at 
WCAT 1390, WRSA 1420 and WFAD 1490 and Fox Sports gets replaced by more 
talk on WEAV 960 Plattsburgh NY.

In Pittsburgh, Radio Disney replaces ESPN on WEAE 1250, which changes 
calls to WDDZ. ESPN replaces Fox Sports on WBGG 970, now "970 ESPN." And 
WWCS 540, the former Disney station, is running a loop directing 
listeners up the dial to 1250.

More on all these changes coming later tonight in my NorthEast Radio 
Watch column at fybush.com...

s
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