All articles posted by Scott Jameson, founder and editor of the original CNYRadio.com. Scott started the site on March 1, 2001 and announced his decision to go "suspend regular publication" on April 22, 2005. In that time, he posted a total of 997 articles. We're gradually adding those back articles in this category, in an effort to fully unite the original site with the current site.
In Fall 2003 Arbitron ratings figures released for the public radio side of the dial, The WRVO Stations once again topped the Syracuse rankings, while Classic FM (WCNY) wound up tied with WRVO in Utica-Rome. The fall book, which is traditionally a strong one for WRVO, shows the news-talk station gaining a full point in […]
ESPN Radio sports talker Tony Kornheiser will give up his daily talk show at the end of March. Kornheiser, who is also a popular Washington Post columnist, will focus his efforts on his ESPN television job on Pardon the Interuption. ESPN Radio has affiliates in Syracuse, Utica-Rome, and Watertown.
Q Country (WQNY) dropped nearly seven ratings points from the spring to fall ratings period, but the Ithaca station managed to hold on to the top spot in the market with a 12.1. In Arbitron numbers released last week, Q's sister Eagle Broadcasting station, Lite 97 (WYXL), also lost ground in its share of the […]
Galaxy Communications is pulling out of the Utica-Rome market.
As the Federal Communications Commission continues its examination of media ownership rules and the resulting consolidation, the local Clear Channel Communications stations are taking a look at the issue themselves here in Central New York. This week's Syracuse New Times looks at the company's local efforts and gets reactions from Clear Channel's Joel Delmonico and […]
The latest Arbitron numbers are out for the Utica-Rome market and Regent Communications is once again on top. Regent's Big Frog 104 (WFRG) and Lite 98.7 (WLZW) have been neck-and-neck atop the ratings heap for the past couple of years. In numbers released this week for the fall ratings period, WFRG moved ahead of WLZW […]
What do the latest ratings from Arbitron say about the Syracuse radio market? William LaRue of the Syracuse Post-Standard breaks down the numbers and gets reactions from WSEN's Doug Fleniken and Citadel's Tom Mitchell.Source (link may no longer work): www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-7/1075282583121760.xml
B104.7 (WBBS) once again came out on top in the Fall 2003 Arbitron ratings for the Syracuse radio market. With a 12.1 rating, the country station held on to much of the huge boost it received in the summer book, keeping the station well ahead of the rest of the pack. The real battle shapes […]
Syracuse-based Galaxy Communications has one less K-Rock and one more country station after flipping formats in Albany over the weekend. Stunting got underway last Thursday at WKRD 93.7 FM with the sound of construction noises before the newly-branded classic country station, 'The Eagle', was unveiled.
A few months ago syndicated shock jock Howard Stern sued ABC Television for $100 million claiming the network stole the idea for its reality series 'Are You Hot?' from Stern's radio show. It looks like they've kissed and made up. Stern has signed a deal with the network to produce a one-hour prime-time interview special […]