Over the past year, Syracuse radio brought us a new sports station, live Internet broadcasts, and extra holiday music. Here are CNYRadio.com's picks for the top ten local stories relating to the Central New York radio market.
Over the past year, Syracuse radio brought us a new sports station, live Internet broadcasts, and extra holiday music. Here are CNYRadio.com's picks for the top ten local stories relating to the Central New York radio market.
After twelve years as host of one of National Public Radio's most popular programs, Linda Wertheimer said goodbye at the end of today's All Things Considered.
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who slowly became completely deaf earlier this year, underwent surgery yesterday to place a cochlear implant in one ear.
Gene Wolf and Al Fasoldt have found a new home for their long-running computer advice program Random Access. The show, which aired on 570 WSYR up until this past September, has been picked up by TK-99/105 and can be heard Sunday nights from 6-8 p.m.
Hot 107-9 (WWHT) is losing its morning show producer and sidekick. A posting today on the CNY Broadcast Message Board says Matt Johnson is headed for a programming position in Jackson, Mississippi.
In what has become an annual tradition, a number of stations are sending their morning teams out for live broadcasts featuring some of central New York's best musicians. Here's the lineup so far:
Hot 107-9's program director and afternoon jock Jason Kidd is in the hot seat, so to speak, at allaccess.com. He's part of the national radio news web site's weekly "10 Questions With..." column.
93Q's morning team of Ted Long and Amy Robbins have released a CD oftheir best on-air bits. The disc, appropriately titled "Ted and Amy's Greatest Bits - Volume 1", is available at local P&C stores for $9.93 with $2 from each sale benefiting local children's charities.
Watertown's WRVJ 91.7 FM may be getting a boost, and to do that will involve moving its transmitter. The station, which is a relay for Oswego-based public radio station WRVO,
In a display of national unity, as requested by President Bush, radio stations across the country suspended their normal programming at 8:46 this morning, the three-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, to play the National Anthem.