SYRACUSE -- There's no more Buckley Radio in Central New York. The Connecticut-based company's sale of its three-station Syracuse cluster to Leatherstocking Media Group has officially closed.
SYRACUSE -- There's no more Buckley Radio in Central New York. The Connecticut-based company's sale of its three-station Syracuse cluster to Leatherstocking Media Group has officially closed.
SYRACUSE -- The pricetag on the sale of Buckley Radio's three-station Syracuse cluster to James V. Johnson's Leatherstocking Media Group was revealed today. In documents filed with the FCC, the purchase price is listed as $2.1 million.
Updated 8/19 @ 6:15PM with Buckley Press Release - SYRACUSE -- Buckley's three-station Syracuse cluster will soon have a new owner, pending FCC approval: James Johnson's Leatherstocking Media Group, the same outfit that recently purchased the WMCR AM/FM duo in Oneida.
Buckley Broadcasting has purchased WDCW 1390 AM from Crawford Broadcasting for $1.2 million. The 5,000 watt frequency in Syracuse was home to WFBL for much of its history; Buckley acquired the WFBL call letters several years ago for its adult standards station at 1050 AM. WFBL switched to news-talk last year. Will the WFBL call […]
Buckley Radio president Rick Buckley will be honored by the Broadcaster's Foundation with a 2003 Broadcast Pioneer Award to be presented at an April ceremony in Las Vegas. Buckley Radio, based in Connecticut, owns 18 radio stations nationwide including Oldies 92.1 (WSEN) and TalkRadio 1050 (WFBL) in Syracuse, and the WOR Radio Network. Rick Buckley […]
It's called the 'Four Corners Tour', and for motorcycle enthusiasts around the United States, it's a great way to see the country. WSEN/WFBL chief engineer Al Jenner left earlier this week for the month-long trek that will take him and a fellow biker to the four corners of the country and many states in-between.
Yesterday, Buckley Radio switched its four Hartford-area AM stations from an adult standards format to news-talk. The new lineup includes WDRC morning host Brad Davis, Dr. Joy Browne, and the Dolans.
Oldies 92.1, WFBL, Y94FM, B104.7, and 570 WSYR joined radio stations across the country in airing Friday night's America: A Tribute To Heroes.
SYRACUSE -- Happy 100th Birthday, Syracuse radio! Although there were a few short-lived and arguably more amateur efforts to sign-on sooner, WFBL 1390 was regarded as the Syracuse's first commercial, professional radio station when it debuted at 6:30pm on November 19, 1924.
SYRACUSE -- Longtime midday host Diane Wade is back in her old shift at Classic Hits 92.1 WSEN-FM. No word on the whereabouts of Bob Brown, who previously held the shift.