News items related to the Ithaca/Cortland radio market. Counties: Cayuga, Cortland, Tompkins. Arbitron issued its final ratings report for this market in early 2010 (for Fall 2009) and the market has been unrated since that time. CNYRadio.com stopped covering the Ithaca/Cortland radio market in 2014, but our archive of stories remains available.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There has never been a nationwide activation of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) or its predecessors, but that's going to change. Citing a desire to "determine the reliability of the EAS system and its effectiveness in notifying the public of emergencies and potential danger nationwide and regionally," the Commission has announced plans […]
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- It's been awhile since we've had a Picture of the Week from Ithaca; we haven't seen any broadcast-related images from the Finger Lakes since November. After 8 weeks in a row back and forth on the Thruway between Syracuse and Utica/Rome, we're overdue to aim our Picture of the Week spotlight back towards […]
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- WHCU is among several new affiliates airing "The Wall Street Journal this Morning with Gordon Deal," according to a report published Wednesday. The news/talk station, owned by Saga Communications, is one of ten new affiliates for the 30-minute show, which airs locally at 5:30 weekday mornings.
ITHACA -- Observant CNYRadio.com readers have noticed some changes at Saga's Lite Rock 97.3 (WYXL) over the past couple of weeks: about a week after morning co-host Brian Stoll disappeared from the station, a new co-host is in place. Dave Ashton, a familiar name to local listeners, is back in the market -- not only […]
SYRACUSE -- The Syracuse Press Club is now accepting entries for its annual awards competition. There are several different categories within TV, radio, various forms of print media, and online. There are also some categories just for college students. You don't have to be an SPC member to submit entries, and the competition is open […]
ITHACA -- Plenty of good news at the end of 2010 for WHCU evening news anchor Syl Kacapyr is not-so-good news for the Saga-owned news/talker. Syl got engaged and got a new job, so now the station is looking to hire a replacement.
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- If you checked out "The Year in Review: 2010," posted earlier today, you know there were certainly many big stories this year. But which stories were the biggest? Which stories got the most attention from CNYRadio.com readers? As per our tradition, we just checked our server stats to see which […]
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- When you think of all the station sales and format flips we recapped right here exactly one year ago, we wondered how 2010 would compare with 2009. After all, 2009 was a pretty busy year. But, as we once again review all that happened over the past twelve months... 2010 did […]
ITHACA/CORTLAND - It's been another successful year for gathering a "Ton of Toys" with Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY). The giant stocking located inside The Shops at Ithaca Mall was filled to capacity, at least three days before the toy drive officially ended yesterday. Also: how other radio stations in CNY are helping the less-fortunate this holiday […]
SAN FRANCISCO -- Several local radio stations may need to look for new programming, after the widely-syndicated Dr. Dean Edell announced yesterday that he's retiring from his medical advice show at the end of the year. The show has local affiliates in Syracuse, Utica-Rome and Ithaca/Cortland, among others.