There goes my evening listening (Jon Pole) who was very entertaining during height of Covid. Nick Wilson's sports commentary has made him popular, wherever his career brought him. WFNZ/Charlotte producer and assistant program director Mark Seidel passed away this weekend from an unexpected massive heart attack. WFNZ uses a directional antenna and transmits with 5,000 watts by day. [9] It simulcast its sister station WROQ-FM (now WNKS) in morning and afternoon drive times. Host of "The Clubhouse with Kyle Bailey," as well as Charlotte WFNZ co-host Jim Celania retires today | Charlotte Observer He was a sports announcer for the first five years before he hosted his show, The Nick Wilson Experiment, on weeknights until 2018. Its an honor to be rejoining 92.3 The Fan. Infinity was renamed to CBS Radio in December 2005. Prior to going to Charlotte, he spent seven years at WKRK-FM as an update anchor and then evening host. no more Viewpoints great program and interesting. The Ohio native is returning to Cleveland to anchor afternoon drive on 92.3 The Fan alongside Dustin Fox. CJADs newscasts have now been given the CTV News branding, and begin with the CTV News theme. Certain elements, like the weather, now have a sound bed. . On April 1, 1996, Vaillancourt moved to 1110 WBT. Nick Wilson (@NickWilsonSays) July 12, 2022. On January 15, 1991, 610 AM became WGKL, and reverted to oldies after Adams Radio re-acquired the two stations. He had co-hosted the afternoon show since then and covered all things Panthers and Hornets. At night, it reduces power to 1,000 watts, sending most of its signal to the east, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 610 and adjacent frequencies. He joined the station in September of 2011 hosting the nighttime show The Nick Wilson Experiment before leaving in July of 2018 to move to Charlotte. Verify This Business People Also Viewed WBT Am 7 Radio Stations 96.1 The BEAT 7 Radio Stations 8 Radio Stations WRFX 99.7 FM The Fox 6 Radio Stations WFAE 90.7fm Charlotte's NPR News Source 7 [18] It began using the moniker "Fox 610 Sports" in May 1994. However, this resulted in the bankruptcy of the company, with their stations being placed in receivership and being sold off one by one. announced the appointment of Jeff Rickard as Program Director. I rarely agreed with Les Roberts but he was way more charming and fair-minded than this twerp. What a sad commentary for English radio in Montreal. Anchors Trudie Mason, Jason Mayoff and James Foster remain with the station. This makes WFNZ hard to hear even in some parts of Mecklenburg County and all but unlistenable in much of the South Carolina portion of the market. All three were still doing newscasts after the cuts. Wilson joins the station after four years in middays at Radio Ones 610 WFNZ/92.7 WFNZ-FM Charlotte. Dave Wills passed away suddenly last month. Carman and Lima: Nick Wilson returns to Cleveland to host Afternoon Drive on The Fan with Dustin Fox https://t.co/6GEGH5pOeR. WFNZ Radio - Charlotte's Sports Leader 610am/92.7fm. | Charlotte North Currently, he has been working as a solo host. Station News Talk 1110 & 99.3 WBT Charlotte, NC. However, the pre-emptions cost the station a lot of money. Jeff Borden, "Disc Jockeys to Reunite Here,", Mark Wolf, "More Talk, Less Music: WAYS Will Replace Some Adult Contemporary Music With Talk Shows,", Jeff Borden, "Station Turns to Larry King, Oldies,", Tim Funk, "WROQ Monkeys with Its Format,", David Poole, "AM Station to Go All-Sports,", David Poole, "Charlotte Was Launching Pad for 2 Rising Stars,", "Her long life was accompanied by music. Charlotte Job & Recruitment Fair Presented by Radio One, Inc. Was Bryce Young the right choice? The Hornets return to practice tonight for the first time since they lost last Thursday at home, to start the, There's no question that Carolina needs to upgrade the quarterback and offensive line positions if they want to be able, The 2021-22 college basketball season tipped off last night and was highlighted by the Duke-Kentucky matchup in Madison Square Garden,, With every day Nick Wilson is filling in on Mix 107.9, we're finding more about the mercurial host. CJAD also cut its reporter at the National Assembly five years ago, added five-minute local cut-ins every half hour in 2018, https://blog.fagstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CJAD-old.mp3, https://blog.fagstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CJAD-new.mp3, more than 100 of them being Unifor members, Bell Media has shut down TSN Radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Hamilton, Rick Henriques, communications coordinator, Robin Johnston, Director Original Production, Factual and Reality, Steve McCann, managing writer at Your Morning, Brendan Halloran, head writer for Jay and Dan, Dahlia Kurtz, weekend morning show host at CFRA 580 Ottawa, Jasmin Ibrahim, CTV Morning Live Ottawa Live Eye Host, Mary Anne Ivison, Pure Country 94 on-air host, Robyn Gerson, Virgin Radio Toronto midday host, Cash Conners, Virgin Radio 105.3 morning host, Hugh Headley, CTV Morning Live traffic reporter, Alanna Kelly, weekend anchor at CTV News Vancouver Island, The Montreal Gazette has a story on the CJAD cuts by me and Frdric Tomesco. Its studios were in such bad shape, cats were needed to control the rodents. Just curious. Charlotte, NC. CJAD guts newsroom, CTV Montreal cuts Quebec City job as - Fagstein Pretty sad when the only thing left that is worth listening to on that horrible station is the trivia show and Dr. Joe. He was concerned about the prospect of not getting mentioned until Saturday. Last time I checked, BCE had not been converted into a charity. By. Sad to report Im the latest casualty of layoffs after nearly 28 yrs at CJAD. Coming home on his last day. Rothenberg suggested that Kiper do it during the time his favorite team, the New York Giants, were on the clock. One of the joys of working with Dave was being with him for his homecomings to his beloved Chicago, Freed told the Tampa Bay Times. In March 1993, AT&T temporarily acquired WAQS and its FM sister station, WAQQ, while a permanent owner was being sought. In any event, so-called talk radio today is nothing like it used to be decades ago when AM radio hosts allowed callers more time to express their views. Nonetheless, Wilson expressed his joy that he gets to return to 92.3 The Fan, and the old team is glad to have him back as well. That came to an end this week. Shortly after WBCN broke off from WFNZ, two of the other stations in CBS Radio's Charlotte cluster, WPEG and WBAV, added WFNZ to their digital subcarriers to improve WFNZ's nighttime signal. I think we all know what trickles down, and its definitely not riches. Carman and Lima: Nick Wilson returns to Cleveland to host Afternoon Drive on The Fan with Dustin Fox https://t.co/6GEGH5pOeR. The station did offer a local afternoon show when longtime sports radio programmer Terry Ford helped found the station. [26], On July 25, 2016, WFNZ added a translator at 102.5 FM.[27]. On November 5, 2020, Urban One agreed to a station swap with Entercom involving four stations in Philadelphia, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. to Entercom in exchange for their cluster of Charlotte stations, including WFNZ. Just keep watching., Dave Rothenberg agreed that there is time to make up for the oversight. Leaving Cleveland was an impossible decision four years ago, said Wilson. Dave Wills passed away suddenly last month. Afternoon drive in Cleveland is hallowed ground, and I cant think of a better person to team up with than Dustin Fox. Experiencing Chicago without him for the first time, the silence was deafening., I cant tell you how many tweets I received last night about Mel didnt make the mention.. And now, as of Monday, Feb. 15th, Aaron Rand and Natasha Hall will merge their shows together, and it will air Monday to Friday from 2pm to 6pm. Radio One Sports 610 WFNZ Charlotte/92.7 WFNZ-FM Harrisburg NC has announced the appointment of Jeff Rickard as Program Director. The station did offer a local afternoon show when longtime sports radio programmer Terry Ford helped found the station. QCB. (It has since been updated several times by Greg with news out of Toronto.). As for the rest, when you have fewer staff and fewer resources, the temptation that many end up giving into is allowing those who write the press releases dictate the content and tone of news. Tempted myself to write Chris as I write CJAD off, but I doubt his bosses will care as long as they get a mega bonus for cutting costs next quarter. The move gives WFNZ a full-strength FM signal at 92.7 FM. I checked on CJAD.com, and it seems the weekends are mirroring the weekdays as it becomes a Best Of station. R. Jim Ralph; Sean Rameswaram; Jim Richards; Bill Richardson; Erika Ritter; Leslie Roberts; Tom Roberts; Ken Rockburn; Shelagh Rogers; Richard Ryder; S. Bernard St . Fox Sports Radio would be used for night and weekend slots. [1] Programming is also heard on 200-watt FM translator W273DA at 102.5 MHz. I took some time to walk to many of the spots hed show me. After four years, Wilson is ready to move on to the next step of his career and return to his old stomping grounds. Bell Medias layoffs have extended to Winnipeg where TSN 1290 has dropped its Sports format and now stunting. So stay tuned!. Pat Burns (broadcaster) - Wikipedia Jeff Rickard | TALKERS magazine Wilson will join the station's afternoon show alongside co-host Dustin Fox, weekdays from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (The WGIV call letters are now on a different station in the Charlotte area, under different ownership.) Please open your first email from WFNZ.com so we can be added to your list of safe senders. The studios and offices are at 1 Julian Price Place. So, Ive got a lot of pressure on me tonight., Pete Gianesini, Scott McCarthy, Ryan Hurley, Amanda Brown, Louise Cornetta Part of ESPN Layoffs.