Category: Syracuse Radio

SYRACUSE -- Earlier this week, we were told the new CNY Talk Radio (WFBL) would have an hour of local programming with a host "to be announced." Now, we know who that host will be: Jon Alvarez, who some may remember as a frequent guest on the Bill Colley Show, during WFBL's previous incarnation as […]

SYRACUSE -- A new contest from The Beat of Syracuse Z89 (WJPZ) aims to help promote local musicians by giving them some on-air exposure.  The contest is open to anyone in Z89's listening area, and any style of music is eligble for the competition.

SYRACUSE -- Listeners of the NPR programming on 89.9 WRVO's Syracuse repeater, WRVD 90.3, now have the ability to hear both WRVO's main feed, and the "WRVO Extra" HD2 feed.

Here's a riddle for this Picture of the Week... do you know which Fox News Radio reporter has a Central New York tie in common with comedian Jerry Seinfeld?

SYRACUSE -- Clear Channel's Newsradio 570 WSYR is sounding a lot clearer these days for listeners who have an HD Radio receiver.  Observant CNYRadio.com readers report the station is now offered on the HD2 channel of sister station Power 106.9 (WPHR).

SYRACUSE -- Satellite problems contributed to a rocky first day for the debut of CNY Talk Radio (1390 WFBL), but Leatherstocking Media Group management says the glitches are being worked out.  CNYRadio.com has also obtained the station's programming lineup, which includes names like Larry King, Phil Hendrie and Jim Bohannon.

SYRACUSE -- The new week begins with a new--but old--additional choice for talk radio in the Salt City.  Leatherstocking Media Group is launching "CNY Talk Radio" on WFBL 1390, effective tomorrow (Monday) morning at 5:00am.  In other news from the Smokey Hollow Road studios in Baldwinsville, WSEN is no longer airing traffic reports from Tony […]

SYRACUSE -- Local hockey fans don't need to wait until game days to hear or talk about Syracuse's AHL franchise on the radio; this season, fans can go "Off the Ice with the Syracuse Crunch" every week on SportsRadio 620 WHEN.  The new show is hosted by new Crunch broadcaster Joe Brown.

SYRACUSE -- Brian Ocean may not have been on your radio in the last decade, but he's still been sitting behind the mic, speaking to audiences that span the world over.  This fall, he's celebrating his 10th anniversary as a webcaster, sharing an example of the global connections he has made.

SYRACUSE/UTICA -- Longtime central New York radio and TV personality Rick Gary is among six people who are to be inducted to the New York State Broadcasters' Association Hall of Fame during a ceremony next month in New York City.