Syracuse TV

SYRACUSE — More than three months after Newport Television announced plans to sell NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) and eleven other TV stations to Nexstar Broadcasting, the deal has obtained the last required level of approval from the Federal Communications Commission.  If both sides hold to their original sales contract, the sale should close any day now.

SYRACUSE — Nearly a month after Dr. Michael Savage suddenly disappeared from radio stations across the country, the California-based host returns to the airwaves tonight.  Although his new syndication deal was announced last week, it wasn’t until late this afternoon that Clear Channel’s WSYR announced they would be restoring Savage to the lineup, effective with

SPRINGFIELD, MA — Former NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) news director Jim Tortora appears to be prospering in the 13 months he’s been with ABC 40 (WGGB) and FOX 6 (WGGB-DT2) in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Hired as News Director last September, recent job postings now list Tortora’s title as Station Manager and Vice President of News.

SYRACUSE — Although it was granted FCC approval to sign-on in August, an observant CNYTVNews.com reader says a new station, WDSS-LD channel 38, appears to have just recently boosted to its authorized power of 15,000 watts.  The station is carrying religious programming from Daystar Television Network.

Updated 10/20 — ROME, ITALY — She was born in Utica in 1838 and, after joining the Sisters of Saint Francis, she helped establish hospitals which still stand today there, and in Syracuse. This weekend, Mother Marianne Cope will be officially canonized as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Several local TV journalists have

Updated 10/19: SYRACUSE — Late last month, hundreds of people — including many past and present employees of NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) gathered at the SRC Arena to celebrate ABC affiliate’s 50th anniversary. DVR Alert: A two-hour special taped on location at the event will air Friday night from 7 to 9pm.

WASHINGTON, DC — For many years, cable TV customers who didn’t want to pay the extra fee to rent or buy a set-top box could still see plenty of channels by connecting a cable directly to their TV sets.  Even today, it’s possible to see most of Time Warner’s analog channels and local broadcast digital

Updated 4:40pm with more schedule details — SYRACUSE — There’s now an official launch date for the delayed arrival of “MeTV” on WSYR-TV digital channel 9.2. The ABC affiliate says the network’s lineup of classic programs will make its debut on Monday.

SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME — Plans for a one-hour, two-market televised debate between the two candidates for the 22nd Congressional District have been cancelled, amid controversy in which one candidate, who was refusing to appear for the debate, is being accused of threatening to pull his advertising dollars from Utica’s WUTR.

SYRACUSE — Aside from an intense, soaking rain storm that moved along very quickly, it looks like it was a great time for everyone who took part in the 7th annual Bill Leaf Kickball Tournament, on September 22 in Liverpool.