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.
With a 1.8 point increase in 12+ ratings, 570 WSYR has moved into a tie for second place with 93Q in the latest monthly trend numbers for Syracuse released today by Arbitron. Power 106.9 also did well with an increase of 1.2 as compared to the previous monthly trend figures. R&R Online has all the […]
It's 'New Rock 105, The Dog' for WXBB 105.1 FM. The Clear Channel station in Deruyter, which had been simulcasting B104.7's country signal for the past year and a half, changed its tune this morning. The station kicked off with Eminem's 'Cleaning Out My Closet'. Look for a call letter change to WWDG around the […]
Lidia Pierce of the Syracuse New Times has a look at K-Rock's holiday concert held at the Onondaga County War Memorial earlier this month...Source (link may no longer work): newtimes.rway.com/2002/122502/chatter.shtml
Dr. Laura Schlessinger said today that she was horrified over the "tragic circumstances" of the recent death of her mother. Yolanda Schlessinger was apparently murdered in her home a few weeks ago; her body was not discovered until this week. The famed radio talk show host, who had been estranged from her mother for years, […]
WXBB 105.1 FM earlier this week pulled the plug on its simulcast of B104.7 (WBBS) in favor of 'round the clock holiday music. The on-air liners seem to hint that the Clear Channel station may not be switching back to 'today's best country' come December 26. Only time will tell, but until then, it's yet […]
Former WTLB midday personality Bob O'Donnell passed away recently in Bonita Springs, Florida after a battle with cancer. O'Donnell, who worked at the Utica station during their Top 40 days of the late 60s and early 70s, originally made his mark as part of a folk music trio, The Windgate Singers. After his run at […]
Come the first of the year, syndicated talk show host Art Bell will sign off for good, and his web site www.artbell.com will go dark forever as well. According to Bell, the site, which is jammed full of articles and photos covering the topics discussed on his show over the past six years "will never […]
It's that time of year once again, and area stations are out and about with plenty of live music and cheap breakfasts leading up to Christmas day. Here's what we've got so far...
Last year both Y94FM and Lite 105.9 opted for wall-to-wall holiday music for the weeks leading up to Christmas. Citing success with last year's effort, Y94FM switched to 100% holiday tunes just before Thanksgiving, while Lite 105.9 is broadcasting a mix of about 20%, and religious station WMHR is up around 75%.
Clear Channel Communications has retained Pat Pagano as the weather forecaster of choice for mornings on 570 WSYR, but for the rest of the day, WIXT TV 9 meteorologists now handle the task. With Clear Channel's acquisition of WIXT, Pagano was not surprised with the move. WSYR's programming head, Rich Lauber, has no complaints with […]