Frequency Swap: (October 8)  As announced in July, WQXR and WCAA swapped frequencies at 8 PM on Thursday, October 8th, with classical station WQXR moving from 96.3 FM to 105.9 FM and Spanish-language station WCAA, "La Kalle", moving from 105.9 FM to 96.3 FM. WQXR, under the new ownership of WNYC Radio, will mark its new dial position with a live broadcast of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra from Carnegie Hall. Air personalities Jeff Spurgeon, Midge Woolsey, and Elliot Forrest will continue to be heard on WQXR, while other shifts will be filled by Naomi Lewin and WNYC`s Terrance McKnight and David Garland. Special and syndicated programming, including Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic This Week, From the Top, and Performance Today, remain on the WQXR schedule.

     PPM Monthlies: (October 8)  Arbitron released its PPM (Personal People Meter) radio ratings for the month of September on Wednesday, October 7th. Lite FM (WLTW, 106.7) slipped a bit in September, earning a 6.6 audience share, down from 7.1 in August, but retained its #1 spot. WCBS-FM (101.1) continues to attract an increasing number of listeners, as its audience share rose to 6.0, up from 5.7 in August. Q104.3 (WAXQ), remaining solidly in the #3 spot, earned a 5.2 share, up 0.2 from August. WXRK (92.3 FM), which changed to a CHR format in March, held at a 2.3 share.

     Radio Newsbriefs:  Univision`s WCAA (96.3 FM), which was involved in the October 8th frequency swap, is now WXNY, effective October 15th. The station has been rebranded as "X96.3 FM".    WBGO (88.3 FM) will celebrate its 30 years as a jazz station with a benefit concert at the Rose Theater of Jazz at Lincoln Center on Tuesday, November 3rd. The concert, which will honor Paquito D`Rivera and DownBeat Magazine, will feature a wide range of jazz artists.    Hofstra Radio (WHCH-FM, WVHC-FM, WRHU-FM; 88.7 FM) is inviting its alumni back to the Hofstra campus on November 6th-8th for a 50th anniversary celebration. Invitations can be downloaded from the WRHU website.