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.
After 30 years on WCNY (91.3 FM), broadcasts of Syracuse University's Thursday Morning Roundtable are moving to WAER (88.3 FM). According to WCNY station manager Paul Dunn, "everybody's happy" with the switch which will give Classic FM more hours of classical music and University Roundtable will now be heard on a station owned by the […]
As the one-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks nears, we look back at how radio in Central New York responded to the news of the day and pulled together to support the relief efforts.
Looking to be "older than Y94 but younger than WSEN," Ed Levine says carving out that slice of the adult contemporary pie is "the correct position" for Sunny 102.1. The new mix of music bumps up the amount of songs from the 1970s played on the station from about 10% to 50%.
Things have been a little quiet this summer over at 89.1 FM. After a silent few months in which station facilities were upgraded, Z89 is set to trot out a new format of sorts come this Sunday. Promos for the launch are running on a continuous loop all this week. And, for a down-to-the-second countdown […]
The search for a programmer for Hot 107-9 is over. Erin Bristol takes over from Jason Kidd who left for Pittsburgh five months ago. Bristol moves from Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she was program director for Clear Channel's hot AC formatted Mix 96.5.
The programming department at Galaxy Communications has been busy the past few days. As the kids head back to school, Sunny 102 is rolling back the music clock about a decade or so. Following yesterday's day-long jock-free preview of the station's new playlist, "The New Sunny 102.1" is now serving up an oldies-based adult contemporary […]
It's another K-Rock in upstate New York for Syracuse-based Galaxy Communications. After four months of hot talk, Albany's WHTR switched to a modern rock format over the weekend. Gone are Don & Mike, Tom Leykis, Phil Stern, and Opie and Anthony who were fired by their syndicators a couple weeks back. Galaxy's Ed Levine said […]
K-Rock and Scorch have parted ways. After a couple year run as morning man of the modern rock station, he's on the street with evening guy J.J. Herr getting up early to take his place.
If your web surfing finds you at any of the sites for the four Utica-Rome stations owned by Regent Communications, you might notice some changes. The newly unveiled sites for Oldiez 96, Lite 98.7, Big Frog 104, and WIBX 950 offer better navigation and more information.
Local public radio station WRVO is joining with other National Public Radio affiliates across the country in broadcasting 30 hours of special programming leading up to the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.