SYRACUSE/UTICA -- Once again, the first Monday in November means the beginning of 24/7 Christmas music on the radio in Central New York. As of midnight, Galaxy Syracuse AC Sunny 102 (WZUN) and Utica-Rome Hot AC Mix 102.5 (WUMX) started playing holiday hits.
SYRACUSE -- Nationwide industry magazine Radio Ink says Mimi Griswold is one of the top 10 programmers in radio. That's according to the magazine's October 19th edition. More details from Mark Bialczak's "Listen Up" blog on syracuse.com. (We'd normally link directly to Radio Ink, but the article isn't available online.)
SAN ANTONIO -- Randall Mays is no longer President and CFO of CC Media Holdings, according to a document filed this morning with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Randall's brother Mark, the company's CEO, is now also serving as interim CFO until a permanent replacement is named.
SYRACUSE -- According to AllAccess, the new CNY Talk Radio (WFBL) is among four new affiliates of The Money Pit. The home improvement show, hosted by Tom Kraeutler and Leslie Segrete, airs on the weekend lineup. On a side note, still nothing to see at www.cnytalkradio.com but if you dial up the former website at wfbl.com, you'll […]
SYRACUSE -- The WRVO Stations have announced plans today to host a debate among the three primary candidates running for Syracuse Mayor this fall. The debate will air next Friday and Saturday, but you can attend the "live-to-tape" event next Thursday at the Everson Museum in Syracuse.
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 […]
SYRACUSE -- Earlier this week, we were told the new CNY Talk Radio (WFBL) would have an hour of local programming with a host "to be announced." Now, we know who that host will be: Jon Alvarez, who some may remember as a frequent guest on the Bill Colley Show, during WFBL's previous incarnation as […]
SYRACUSE -- A new contest from The Beat of Syracuse Z89 (WJPZ) aims to help promote local musicians by giving them some on-air exposure. The contest is open to anyone in Z89's listening area, and any style of music is eligble for the competition.
SYRACUSE -- Listeners of the NPR programming on 89.9 WRVO's Syracuse repeater, WRVD 90.3, now have the ability to hear both WRVO's main feed, and the "WRVO Extra" HD2 feed.
Here's a riddle for this Picture of the Week... do you know which Fox News Radio reporter has a Central New York tie in common with comedian Jerry Seinfeld?