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Laura Ingraham to swap syndicators

Laura Ingraham is switching syndication companies and moving her three-hour show to mornings. Ingraham is leaving Westwood One for Talk Radio Network and in the process her live show will shift from early evenings to the 9 a.m. - noon time slot.

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K-Rockathon returns to Vernon Downs

K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH) isn't ready yet to tell us who will be performing at this year's K-Rockathon, but modern rock fans can at least circle their calendars in pen. The annual summer concert returns to Vernon Downs this year on Saturday, August 16. To help keep traffic under control, attendance at the day-long event will be […]

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WSYR, WPHR to air veterans benefit Sunday

Sister Clear Channel stations 570 WSYR and Power 106.9 (WPHR) will air a 7-hour radiothon this Sunday to help raise money for the planned WWII Minority Veterans Wall of Honor to be placed in the Convention Center at OnCenter. Tune into WSYR

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Michael Savage fired for anti-gay comments

Controversial radio talk show host Michael Savage was let go from his weekend show on the MSNBC television cable news channel this week after referring to a caller as a "sodomite" and wishing he would "get AIDS and die." Savage's syndicated radio show airs in Syracuse on 570 WSYR and on NewsTalk 920 (WKRT) in […]

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Plan 607 wins K-Rock band search

They were "just having fun" and didn't expect to make it past the first round, but Plan 607 won the whole shooting match in this year's K-Rock battle of the bands. The band picked up $1,000, studio time at Utica's Fat Boy Studios, and will open the 2003 K-Rockathon. Nathan Turk of the Syracuse New […]

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B-Jam: the New Times review

Sammy Kershaw and Blake Shelton headlined this year's 'Great American B-Jam', the B104.7 (WBBS) sponsored summer concert held last weekend at the State Fairgrounds. Kevin Corbett was on hand for the show and has a review in this week's Syracuse New Times...Source (link may no longer work): newtimes.rway.com/2003/070203/chatter.shtml

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K-Rockathon may return to Vernon

It looks like the annual K-Rockathon concert will not be returning to the Oswego Speedway but instead may head back to Vernon Downs. Concert promoter Chuck Chao has applied for a permit for the concert on August 16 at the Vernon racetrack. But Galaxy Communications' vice president Mimi Griswold says there are no firm plans […]

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CNY Radio marks two years online

This week marks CNYRadio.com's two-year anniversary as an online source for news about the Central New York radio community. The site has continued to grow over the past twelve months, a year in which we added an online store and expanded our coverage area to include the Watertown and Ithaca markets.

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Local stations tee off for charity

It's that time of year again. Several Central New York radio stations are doing their part to raise money for charity by participating in area golf tournaments. Oldies 92.1, TK-99, and the Syracuse Clear Channel stations are all gearing up for some time on the links for a good cause.

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Clear Channel: Senate 'ignored the Constitution'

Clear Channel Communications is firing back at a Senate subcommittee which approved an amendment to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) new media ownership guidelines.

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