Syracuse

INDIANAPOLIS — First they were on the radio, then they were also on cable TV. Now, the nationally-synduicated Bob & Tom Show, carried locally in Syracuse and Watertown, and formerly in Utica, is back to being a radio-only show.

FULTON — The Federal Communications Commission today released a ruling made on Friday, that it would cancel a $7,000 “forfeiture” it had levied in 2007 against Fulton station WAMF 1300 for licensing violations. The reason given by the FCC: it “has since learned” of then-owner Don DeRosa’s passing, which happened three months ago.

Good news for two former local radio personalities — within the past week, both Rick “RJ” Jordan and Sonny King have found new “big” jobs on the radio.  But fans will have to make an effort to hear either one, as both jobs are outside of CNYRadio.com territory.

Updated — SYRACUSE — Many of the ads for Verizon’s FiOS TV service take jabs at Time Warner. Likewise, TWC points out many services it offers, that Verizon does not. But one major difference has been eliminated: a deal announced today means FiOS customers will be able to watch many SU games that were previously available

SYRACUSE — Nominees and Hall of Fame inductees for the Syracuse Area Music Awards (a.k.a. “the SAMMYs”) were announced yesterday during a press conference at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que.  Sunny 102 (WZUN) morning man “Big Mike” Fiss had the honor of announcing the list of SAMMY nominees.

SYRACUSE — Statewide and regional coverage of Syracuse University Athletics will be expanding almost immediately thanks to a new deal the school has signed with SNY, the sports network that’s already well-known for carriage of New York Mets baseball, Jets football, and the Big East Conference.

SYRACUSE — Syndicated host Michael Baisden, whose show is carried during afternoon drive on Clear Channel’s Power 106.9 (WPHR) was in Syracuse last night.  The appearance at the Crouse-Hinds Theater was part of Baisden’s “One Million Mentors” tour of the country.

SYRACUSE — Observant CNYRadio.com readers have noticed something interesting on their TV screens: program listings for WSYR-DT’s 9.2 subchannel show timeslots devoted to local hosts from Newsradio 570 WSYR… but so far, neither host has appeared on TV during their respective listed timeslots. Updated 9/15 at 5:45pm.

SYRACUSE — National recording artists Disturbed will headline K-Rock’s (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) Halloween Havoc next month at the Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter.  K-Rock program director Nixon says tickets go on sale this Saturday.

SYRACUSE — Vinny Lopez, Director of Engineering at Fox 68 (WSYT) and My43 (WNYS) has been re-elected as President for the Society of Broadcast Engineers. The new one-year term begins next month at SBE’s annual membership meeting.