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.
ITHACA -- There's been no shortage of big stories for journalists this year, both on the national/world level and on the state/local level. For the next two weekends, News/Talk 870 WHCU will take some time to recall the biggest stories and some of the most interesting interviews from 2009.
Updated 12/18 at 7:30pm: ROCHESTER -- Less than six months after Rick "RJ" Jordan signed a deal to work in promotions for Stroudavarious Records, he's on the move again.
WATKINS GLEN -- Federal authorities are investigating the cause behind a radio tower collapse that resulted in the death of a Clyde man on Monday. Reports say Dirk Remington, 46, was one member of a four-man crew performing maintenance at the WRCE transmitter tower.
ITHACA -- Good news from the folks at Saga's Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY) to go along with our latest Picture of the Week. Thanks to many generous listeners, the station's weekend-long plans to collect "A Ton of Toys" actually ended early when the goal was met.
OSWEGO -- The latest major fundraising effort from NPR affiliate WRVO generated close to $182,000 in pledges, and "donations are still coming in" following the mid-October event. Also inside: a new frequency for WRVO's Norwich translator.
ITHACA -- He's lived inside a block of ice to raise money for the homeless, floated in the air to help stock up a local food bank, and ran a 60-hour on-air marathon to benefit improvements for the State Theater. And starting today, Q-Country (WQNY) morning host Chris Allinger is camping out at a local […]
ITHACA -- There's been an unusual lack of snowfall so far this season in the Central New York region... and while many folks might enjoy that fact, at least one local radio journalist is reminiscing to the way the weather probably should be this time of year.
GENEVA -- NPR affiliate WEOS has unveiled the winning photos from its "2010 Listener Calendar" contest. The challenge: showcase the beauty of the Finger Lakes region -- but no waterfalls allowed! In addition to revealing the winners, WEOS is now also selling the calendars. Proceeds benefit the station.
ITHACA -- Not long after exiting his position as PD/morning host at Z95.5 (WFIZ), Justin Wright is back on the air, a little further down route 13 in Elmira. But he's still looking for another opportunity.
ITHACA -- There are some new legal IDs from Ithaca and "the area we label the Geneva market," as Scott Fybush calls it -- on tophour.com. Just click here for a quick refresher on recent radio changes in the Finger Lakes region, and to hear the IDs -- new and old -- from Ithaca and […]