ITHACA -- There will soon be a lot more holiday cheer on the airwaves in Ithaca, but not around the clock. Saga's Lite Rock 97.3 (WYXL) has announced plans to go all-Christmas during specific dayparts and on weekends.
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ITHACA -- There will soon be a lot more holiday cheer on the airwaves in Ithaca, but not around the clock. Saga's Lite Rock 97.3 (WYXL) has announced plans to go all-Christmas during specific dayparts and on weekends.
Updated 11/21 at 8:30pm: ITHACA -- There's more new information tonight surrounding the recent exit of morning host/PD Justin Wright from ROI Broadcasting's Z95.5 (WFIZ). Station management has some corrections to information we had been provided and reported earlier. They've also provided us with an official job posting to fill the vacancy.
ITHACA -- At first glance, you might think of WVBR as "just a rock station" operated by the Cornell Radio Guild, a non-profit organization that is mostly comprised of Cornell University students (though not owned by the university). But in fact, WVBR offers much more than just music...
Less than a week after Citadel Broadcasting announced it may soon be exploring "the possibility of seeking relief through a Chapter 11 filing," one prominent online columnist explains why he thinks Regent could be in a similar situation. Both companies own stations in Central New York.
ITHACA -- From the "better late than never" file, there's a slight change in the ownership of ROI Broadcasting, the owner of standalone CHR-formatted Z95-5 (WFIZ) and translator W299BI.
Update 7:40pm - Thanks to user "tamesser" for bringing many of the Ithaca pages in the Wiki to life, and to "midatlanticengineer" for his work on several Utica pages! The CNYRadio.com Station Wiki is here to stay -- for now -- thanks to your votes in the poll that had appeared on the home page […]
GENEVA -- Three stations in the Finger Lakes Radio Group have been fined $10,000 each -- for being honest about their public files lacking information about certain issues which aired on the stations prior to 2001.
GENEVA -- Finger Lakes Radio Group's AC 98.5 WNYR has an immediate opening for a morning show co-host. For more details, read the station's official job posting.
ITHACA -- The view may include plenty of yellows, oranges and browns as you drive through the Finger Lakes region, but once you get to Ithaca, it's all red and white. Saga's Lite Rock 97.3 (WYXL) recently helped with a pep rally for the Cornell football team, and to bring awareness to a local organization […]
ITHACA -- With the "soap opera" in Utica ending, we're reminded of a job that's been open even longer -- at Saga's News Talk 870 WHCU. Since mid-June, the station has been searching for a news anchor/reporter to replace Todd Messer, who left the area after getting married in July. APD Dave Vieser shares the […]