Clear Channel Syracuse part-timer J.J. Ryan has picked up a full-time gig down south. The B104.7 (WBBS) and Hot 107-9 (WWHT) weekender is the new evening guy and music director at Cumulus's Power 105.7 (KMCK) in Fayetteville, Arkansas (market #151).
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Clear Channel Syracuse part-timer J.J. Ryan has picked up a full-time gig down south. The B104.7 (WBBS) and Hot 107-9 (WWHT) weekender is the new evening guy and music director at Cumulus's Power 105.7 (KMCK) in Fayetteville, Arkansas (market #151).
Fans of country music have another radio choice in Syracuse. Galaxy Communications this week switched W267AL, its 108 watt Syracuse translator at 101.3 FM, from a simulcast of K-Rock (WKRL) to Pulaski's classic country formatted WSCP 101.7 FM.
The Syracuse Press Club is gearing up for its annual dinner in which the group hands out awards for journalistic excellence. Hosts for the May 17 Professional Recognition Awards dinner are Julie Abbott of NewsChannel 9 (WIXT) and Jeff Glor of Action News 3 (WSTM). Cost is $40 per person or $360 for a table […]
Dave Coombs knows more than a little about soccer. The Dave half of TK-99's Gomez and Dave morning show, who has played for the USL's Rochester Flash and for the Buffalo Stallions, brings his expert knowlege of the sport to the microphone this season as the play-by-play announcer for the new Syracuse Salty Dogs professional […]
Real Rock Radio 93.5 (WVBR) has named Chris Bianchi as the station's new program director, while Brad Bershad gets music director stripes. The Ithaca rocker is owned by Cornell Radio Guild.
95X (WAQX) evening jock Ryno has been promoted to middays at the Syracuse active rock station. He fills the slot held for years by market veteran Dave Frisina who exited for middays at crosstown TK-99. Next up on 95X program director Bob O'Dell's task list: finding a new evening guy.
It was their shortest pledge drive in recent memory, but WRVO FM 90 was finally able to get their spring fundraiser underway last week after several delays due to the station's coverage of the war in Iraq and the April ice storm. In all, 400 listeners phoned in their support during the three-day pledge drive […]
Syracuse New Times publisher Art Zimmer is bringing back his "Cruzin' Thru the '50s" musical for another run this year at the New Times Theater at the New York State Fairgrounds. The play once again features cameo roles from a who's who of local radio celebrities including Gary Dunes, Oldies 92.1 (WSEN), Ted Long and […]
New Rock 105, The Dog (WWDG) gets some improved coverage this week as the station's owner, Clear Channel Communications, flips its Syracuse translator at 98.3 FM from Power 106.9 (WPHR) to WWDG. The Deruyter licensed Alternative formatted station at 105.1 FM suffers from weak coverage in the Syracuse metro area.
Fans of local motor sports can now keep up with what's happening on the tracks of Central New York by tuning in to Around the Tracks on WTLA 1200 AM and WSGO 1440 AM. The new show, hosted by Joe Marotta, airs Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. Marotta is the chief announcer at DIRT's Rolling […]