News items related to the Syracuse radio market. Counties: Madison, Onondaga, Oswego.
SYRACUSE -- A better view of the stages and private "passholder-only" bars are just some of the perks being offered through a new "Platinum Pass" for K-Rockathon 16, later this month at the New York State Fairgrounds. In addition to the new perks, a few more local acts have been added to the lineup for […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX -- If you've been listening to any Clear Channel radio stations, or following them on Facebook or Twitter, you've heard about a "major announcement" coming up at 8:15 this morning. But the word's already out -- the company's iHeartRadio mobile device app will soon allow users to create their own music mixes, […]
Updated 7/12 with arrangements. SYRACUSE -- Our deepest sympathies go out to former NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) personality Julie Abbott-Kenan and her husband Steven Kenan tonight. We're sorry to report their two-year-old son Cameron died today, after falling into Skaneateles Lake on Saturday.
SYRACUSE -- Summertime in Central New York means there's no shortage of opportunities to check out some of the best classic cars in the area. Hundreds showed up for the latest "Cruise Night" with Oldies 1050 (WSEN).
SYRACUSE -- Chances are pretty good that, if one listens to classical music radio, one has some degree of interest in the arts. This past weekend, Classic FM (WCNY-FM) debuted a new series of local programs "devoted to Central New York arts and culture." Arts Talk premiered on Sunday evening, but if you missed it, […]
SYRACUSE -- Management at KISS-FM say they're almost finished rebuilding following a fire that destroyed their studios almost one year ago. But when the internet stream and Part 15 transmitters come back online, they won't be covering the Syracuse area. Instead, station management tells CNYRadio.com they're heading north, preparing to do battle in the Watertown […]
SYRACUSE -- They worked in the same Syracuse radio cluster almost ten years ago, and soon they'll be working together again -- in Arkansas. Oswego native Jamie Vivlemore -- better-known as JJ Ryan -- tells CNYRadio.com he's enjoying a recent promotion, and he's hired another former Syracuse broadcaster as one of his first official moves […]
BOLTON LANDING – As announced in April, WSYR-TV anchor team Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame last night. But they weren’t the only Central New Yorkers taking awards home from the NYSBA’s annual Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.
CICERO -- All across the nation, amateur radio operators are hosting their annual "Field Day" today and tomorrow, to help draw awareness to the role amateur or "ham" operators can play in emergency situations where other forms of communication may not be available. Locally, one group of ham operators are gathered in Cicero this weekend.
SYRACUSE -- This morning's intense storms are to blame for taking ESPN Radio 97.7 and 100.1 off the air for much of Thursday. (Updated Friday 6/24 at 8:00am -- the stations are back on the air.)