The list of artists set to appear at this year's Balloonfest in Jamesville has been firmed up. 93Q welcomes national acts Nine Day, Jade Anderson, RES, Soluna, M2M, Tina Novak, and Rubyhorse, along with eight local acts to the weekend-long festival to be held June 7-9.
Y94FM afternoon drive personality 'Captain John' Smith adds the title Music Director to his business cards as he takes over managing the station's playlist. Smith is an 11 year veteran of Central New York radio.
SUNY Oswego graduate and Utica's Lite 98.7 afternoon personality Peter Naughton was interviewed recently for an article in the university's student newspaper The Oswegonian about the difficulties of transitioning from college life out into the job market. Naughton, one of the few bright spots in the story, talks about catching an early break at market […]
To go along with last week's format change from adult standards to news-talk, TalkRadio 1050 WFBL unveiled a new look for its web site. Check it out at wfbl.com.
For the third straight year, the Syracuse SkyChiefs will broadcast five games in Spanish live on WVOQ 103.9 FM. Jose Ramos will once again serve as play-by-play announcer. Circle these dates on your calendar: May 21, June 18, July 16, and August 20. All games start at 7 p.m.
After nearly four years as host of Oldies 92.1's All Night Diner, Johnnie B. Goode signed off from his final overnight shift this morning. Goode, who plans to stay with the station in a part-time capacity for the near future, has accepted a job behind the scenes at Syracuse Time Warner Cable. Part-timer Spider Murphy […]
Hot 107.9's recently named morning show sidekick finds her name in the headlines for a different reason. Syracuse University senior Nicole Wilcox, 21, was allegedly punched by S.U. basketball player DeShaun Williams in a barroom altercation early Wednesday morning.
In Arbitron ratings released yesterday for public radio stations in the Syracuse market, the WRVO stations maintained their comfortable lead over Classic FM and Jazz 88 respectively. All three stations were down for the winter 2002 ratings quarter after seeing an increase in listenership following the September 11 terrorist attacks. For all the facts and […]
Fox New Channel's Bill O'Reilly makes his national radio debut today. With a record-setting 216 stations on board, The Radio Factor, syndicated by Westwood One, is being touted as the biggest launch in the history of talk radio. O'Reilly's new show can be heard locally on WFBL 1050 AM which switches to a news-talk format […]
SportsRadio620 WHEN is set to debut a new show called Bud and the Manchild. Promos running on the station to hype the program don't provide many details, and the station's web site hints only that the new talk formatted show will feature "two forces mind-melding to create something totally unique." The show premieres Monday, May […]