Williams is leaving to host a 6-10a.m. daily sports talk show on Sirius and XM satellite radio. His show will begin Monday.

“Gary has been offered what he thinks is a great opportunity and he asked us to let him out of his contract so he can pursue it. We did not want to hold him back,” said D.J. Stout, operations manager and program director at WFNZ.

Williams, native of Ridgewood, N.J., will move to the New York area to host his show.

“This is very difficult personally,” Williams said Monday. “I appreciate the people here letting me do this. It's bittersweet because this is our home and so many people have been so good to me.”

Williams said his show, which will not include co-hosts, will be more caller-driven than the morning show he has co-hosted here.

“I've loved what I've done, but this is the chance to do a four-hour, national format.”

With Williams' exit, the sports-talk station is revamping its daily lineup.

Beginning Monday, the 6-10a.m. slot will be occupied by “The Mac Attack” with Chris McClain and Jim Celania, Williams' co-host on “Morning Sports Page.”

“The WFNZ Four Horsemen” hosted by McClain, Celania and former Carolina Panthers Brentson Buckner and Frank Garcia will air 10-11a.m., followed from 11a.m. until 3p.m. by the “Frank and Buck Show” with new additions Mark Yarbro and Tom Reilly from the “Morning Sports Page.”

“Primetime with the Packman” will continue 3-7p.m., Stout said. Host Mark Packer recently signed a contract extension with WFNZ.