2002 had its fair share of format flips, staff changes, and a few pink slips. Here is CNY Radio's annual scorecard to help keep track of the ever-changing Central New York radio landscape.
2002 had its fair share of format flips, staff changes, and a few pink slips. Here is CNY Radio's annual scorecard to help keep track of the ever-changing Central New York radio landscape.
Here are CNYRadio.com's picks for the top ten national radio news stories of 2002 that were also of local interest in the Central New York radio markets.
Great Babka, staff psychic for the Syracuse New Times, sees B104.7, Laura Ingraham, New Rock 105, Jim Reith, and Dakota & Nicole in his crystal ball of predictions for 2003...Source (link may no longer work): newtimes.rway.com/2003/010103/shakin.shtml
Over the past year, Central New York saw new rock, news-talk, and oldies stations, some legal wranglings,and radio stations coming together to help the community. Here are CNYRadio.com's picks for the top ten local stories of the year relating to the Central New York radio markets.
With a 1.8 point increase in 12+ ratings, 570 WSYR has moved into a tie for second place with 93Q in the latest monthly trend numbers for Syracuse released today by Arbitron. Power 106.9 also did well with an increase of 1.2 as compared to the previous monthly trend figures. R&R Online has all the […]
It's 'New Rock 105, The Dog' for WXBB 105.1 FM. The Clear Channel station in Deruyter, which had been simulcasting B104.7's country signal for the past year and a half, changed its tune this morning. The station kicked off with Eminem's 'Cleaning Out My Closet'. Look for a call letter change to WWDG around the […]
Lidia Pierce of the Syracuse New Times has a look at K-Rock's holiday concert held at the Onondaga County War Memorial earlier this month...Source (link may no longer work): newtimes.rway.com/2002/122502/chatter.shtml
Dr. Laura Schlessinger said today that she was horrified over the "tragic circumstances" of the recent death of her mother. Yolanda Schlessinger was apparently murdered in her home a few weeks ago; her body was not discovered until this week. The famed radio talk show host, who had been estranged from her mother for years, […]
WXBB 105.1 FM earlier this week pulled the plug on its simulcast of B104.7 (WBBS) in favor of 'round the clock holiday music. The on-air liners seem to hint that the Clear Channel station may not be switching back to 'today's best country' come December 26. Only time will tell, but until then, it's yet […]
Come the first of the year, syndicated talk show host Art Bell will sign off for good, and his web site www.artbell.com will go dark forever as well. According to Bell, the site, which is jammed full of articles and photos covering the topics discussed on his show over the past six years "will never […]