Syracuse TV

SYRACUSE — The annual “Great TV Auction,” more commonly known as TelAuc, returns to WCNY one week from tonight.  During a total of eight nights over two weekends, viewers will have the chance to score some big bargains, with proceeds from winning bids benefiting the PBS affiliate’s continued operation.

Updated 11:40pm — SYRACUSE — CBS affiliate WTVH is back in service on channel 5, after a component failure forced some over-the-air and satellite viewers to find another way to watch CBS programming for a few days this week.  The outages have been a recurring problem, and this is the first time management offered specifics

ALBANY — The New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association has named finalists for its 2011 radio and TV awards.  NYSAPBA will reveal first place winners and “special mention” winners at its annual awards banquet in June.  Here are the categories which include finalists within the CNYRadio.com and CNYTVNews.com coverage area:

Updated 4/5 with additional details — SYRACUSE — On Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm, five local TV stations will be airing the same program at the same time. Two other stations will also run the program, at different times. It’s an unprecedented movement to raise awareness of a very serious topic: child abuse. The one-hour

Updated 6:40pm — SYRACUSE — Longtime local talk radio host Jim Reith, whose 27-year run on WSYR AM/FM suddenly ended last October during a nationwide round of Clear Channel layoffs, will soon return to local airwaves. He’ll host a daily 30-minute live talk show on WCNY-TV starting next month, and a three-hour daily radio show

SYRACUSE — She has appeared on other local TV stations and in various local print publications.  Starting this weekend, Julie Taboulie will have her very own weekly program to share her favorite Lebanese and Middle Eastern recipes.  “Cooking with Julie Taboulie” debuts this Saturday at 1:30pm on PBS affiliate WCNY-DT 24.1.

SYRACUSE — The private equity firm which owns NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) could be looking to sell the ABC affiliate and the other 55 stations it owns under the Newport Television umbrella. That’s according to sources who say Newport’s parent, Providence Equity Partners, has retained the services of a firm to “explore” options for Newport’s future

Updated 8:05pm — SYRACUSE — Public stations WRVO and WAER dominate the list of radio winners for the 2011 Syracuse Press Club Professional Recognition Awards Contest.  On the TV news side, cablecaster YNN and Syracuse ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 were neck-and-neck for bragging rights on picking up the most awards.  The list was released just

SYRACUSE — Can you name all the Channel 3 (WSTM) news staffers in this photo from nearly 25 years ago?  It’s just one photo from an entire album of archived photos entitled “CNY Central History,” posted online earlier this week.

OSWEGO — The State University of New York College at Oswego has a job opening for a broadcast/media engineer.  The description doesn’t mention WRVO, the powerhouse NPR affiliate located on-campus, but rather, the student-run facilities including WNYO-FM 89.9, cablecast WTOP 10, along with the school’s academic audio and video production facilities.