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/CORTLAND -- After three months, the search to find a new Morning Newswatch host for News/Talk 870 and 95.9 WHCU has ended. The station announced today that Lee Rayburn will take over as host on April 30. Rayburn comes to Ithaca from KNWZ in Palm Springs, CA, where a local newspaper says Rayburn and station management are […]
ITHACA -- Here's hoping Zach Wilkens and Collin Schuck don't get stuck with any surprise pop quizzes in their classes at Ithaca College on Monday morning. The pair are hosting VIC Radio's annual 50 Hour Marathon this weekend. They'll be in the broadcast booth from 4pm Friday until 6pm Sunday, soliciting donations for the Ithaca […]
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Chet Osadchey, a familiar name to longtime broadcasters in Central New York, has been named VP/GM of the seven-station Cayuga Radio Group, owned by Saga Communications. He'll be replacing Susan Johnston, who announced in January that she'd be retiring by the end of this month.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- The day after we all "spring ahead" for daylight saving time, Progressive Talk 1470 WNYY will be making some clock adjustments of its own. The Saga-owned station says it's flip-flopping timeslots for two of its syndicated hosts.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Frank Lischak is back for his second tour of duty as General Manager of Z95.5 (WFIZ). Lischak was GM when the station launched in 2008, ending a stretch of 15+ years during which the Ithaca market had no CHR-formatted radio stations.
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- Dozens of national-level advertisers and two radio stations -- one in Hawaii and one in Massachusetts -- have severed ties with The Rush Limbaugh Show, over some well-publicized remarks Limbaugh made on-air recently. But when it comes to affiliates in the three markets covered by CNYRadio.com, it appears Limbaugh's future is […]
SYRACUSE -- Whether you enjoy public broadcasting on a daily basis, or only once or twice a week, chances are you're not too pleased whenever you tune-in your favorite programs, only to find they've been interrupted, delayed or pre-empted by a pledge drive. But WRVO says it'll limit its spring on-air fundraising to just one […]
SYRACUSE -- Journalism majors who maintain a permanent address anywhere within the Syracuse Press Club's 21-county service area are invited to apply for the club's annual DeVesty-Williams scholarship. Applications are being accepted now for the $2,000 award and materials should be submitted as soon as possible.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- The search is on for a new afternoon host at Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY), after Marty Brandon exited the station this week for new job outside of radio. That leaves Chris Allinger juggling existing talent while he screens candidates for Brandon's position and one other key vacancy in the Cayuga Radio Group cluster.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Dave Vieser has resigned from his post as APD and co-host of the Morning News Watch on Ithaca news/talker WHCU. Although some fans were displeased with the brief announcement made by the station on Friday morning, possibly fearing Vieser was laid off, GM Susan Johnston tells CNYRadio.com that Vieser resigned on his own accord.