WALK-FM
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| City of license | Patchogue, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Long Island |
| Branding | WALK 97.5 |
| Slogan | Long Island's Best Variety from Yesterday and Today |
| First air date | 1952 |
| Frequency | 97.5 MHz  97.5-2 FM (WALK2 - Country) (HD Radio) |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 49,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Webcast | http://www.walkradio.com/pages/listenlive.html |
| Website | www.walkradio.com |
WALK-FM, known on-air as "WALK 97.5," is a radio station on Long Island with an adult contemporary format. Located on 97.5 FM, the station is licensed to Patchogue, New York. The station's ratings are usually at or near the top compared with other radio stations that can be heard on Long Island.
One of WALK-FM's longest running shows was "Klein til 9 and again til 10" hosted by Bob Klein.
WALK-FM, which first went on the air in 1952, is a Clear Channel Communications radio station. As has its sister station in New York City, WLTW, WALK has in recent years run a full schedule of Christmas music during the holiday season.
The stations slogan is "Long Island's Best Variety - From Yesterday and Today." It can be heard on air frequently during commercials and ends with "WALK 97.5."
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[edit] On-Air Personalities
- Mark Daniels (MF 5am-9)
- Cindy ( MF 5am-9)
- Donna Vaughan ( MF 5am-9, News and Traffic)
- Pat Pagano (MF 5am-9, Weather)
- Scott Miller ( MF 9-2)
- K.T. Mills ( MF 2-7)
- Al Lewis ( MF 7-12)
- Patrick Shea ( MF 12-5)
- Mary Carolan ( Weekend News)
- David North ( Weekend News)
- Dennis Falcone ( Saturday or Sunday 6am-10)
- J.D. Howard ( Saturday 10-3)
- John Williams ( Saturday 3-7)
- Jack Nolan ( Saturday&Sunday 12am-6)
- Cindy Vero (at WKTU)
[edit] WALK Goes HD
In mid-2006, WALK-FM started broadcasting in HD Radio. Weeks after, WALK-FM released a second channel on the HD signal (HD-2), a country station, which Clear Channel states that WALK-FM HD-2 is the first country station on Long Island in five years. The station can be heard through a HD Radio Device or on the WALK-FM website. [1]
[edit] WALK for Sale
WALK is one of the hundreds of Clear Channel stations that is up for sale after an announcement from the company that it is planning to go private. [2] WALK-FM was purchased by Clear Channel in 2000.
[edit] WALK in the News
[edit] K.T. Mills
For eleven years, a Florida man stalked K.T. Mills: such as mailing gifts, letters, and a wedding ring to the WALK studios. In 2005, the Florida man was arrested in Tampa, Florida. [3] During the eleven years, K.T. Mills formed a new stalking bill, strengthening New York State laws, which was signed by Governor Pataki in 2003.
[edit] WALK-FM on Good Morning America
The WALK Breakfast Club, the weekday morning show hosted by Mark Daniels and Cindy, was featured on ABC's Good Morning America in December 2005. It was a live report from the WALK-FM studios as the host of GMA asked Mark and Cindy about Holiday music on radio stations. After the report, Cindy accused Mark of paying off the cameraman since the camera was only focusing on Mark. [4]
[edit] Traffic Reporter Arrested
In March 2006, Jim Buckley, who was a traffic reporter for WALK-FM, was arrested after authorities found child pornography on his computer. [5] After WALK-FM found replacements for drive-time traffic reports, Brett Levine and Chuck Hesselbirg, WALK renamed the traffic reports from SkyWALK Traffic to WALK Total Traffic to make the station part of the new Total Traffic system offered by Clear Channel. Hesselbirg and Levine was later fired from WALK because of job cuts from Clear Channel in November 2006.
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See also: The New York and Riverhead-Hamptons Radio markets, which are Arbitron #1 and #260 as many stations will overlap with those two markets.
In Market Stations: (FM) 88.7 | 88.9 | 90.1 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 94.3 | 95.1 | 97.5 | 98.3 | 99.9 | 102.3 | 103.1 | 106.1 | (AM) 540 | 740 | 1100 | 1240 | 1520
Stamford: 95.9 | 96.7 New Haven: 99.1 Bridgeport: 107.9
New York City: (FM) 89.1 | 89.9 | 90.7 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 92.7 | 93.1 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 97.1 | 97.9 | 98.7 | 99.5
100.3 | 101.1 | 101.9 | 102.7 | 103.5 | 104.3 | 105.1 | 106.7 | 107.5 | (AM) 570 | 620 | 660 | 710 | 770 | 820 | 880 | 930 | 1010 | 1050 | 1130 | 1190 | 1280 | 1600 | 1560
| Clear Channel Communications, Inc. |
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Corporate officers: Lowry Mays | Mark Mays | Randall Mays | Tom Hicks |
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Other major assets: Clear Channel Outdoor | Clear Channel UK | Premiere Radio Networks | FOX Sports Radio Network |
