Time Warner Disputes with Smith & Sinclair Heat Up December 29th, 2010 CENTRAL NEW YORK — There’s still no end in sight to two separate disputes involving Time Warner Cable and the owners of different local television stations. In Syracuse, Sinclair-owned stations Fox 68 (WSYT) and My43 (WNYS) are set to disappear from Time Warner lineups at 11:59pm on Friday night. In Utica, Smith Media’s NBC affiliate
WCNY Hosting New Year’s Party December 21st, 2010 SYRACUSE — Public broadcaster WCNY says tickets are still available for “The Party: WCNY’s New Year Celebration,” happening at the Oncenter Ballroom in Syracuse. Admission includes food, an open bar and a midnight champagne toast. For those who prefer a quieter New Year’s Eve at home, WCNY will televise the event live.
WCNY Signs New Roger Ebert Show December 15th, 2010 SYRACUSE — Local PBS affiliate WCNY appears on the list of stations that have signed up to carry the next incarnation of Roger Ebert’s movie review program. It’s titled Roger Ebert presents At the Movies and it’s set to debut next month.
WSTM/WTVH Debut “Enhanced Widescreen” December 13th, 2010 SYRACUSE — Anyone who works inside TV knows “enhanced widescreen” isn’t the same thing as true high-definition, but the folks at CNY Central (the trio comprised of WSTM, WTVH and WSTQ-LP) are still hoping their new “enhanced widescreen” newscasts, debuting today, will turn some heads. Updated 12/14.
Former WSTM Anchor Gets CBS Early Show Gig November 30th, 2010 NEW YORK CITY — Local fans of former WSTM anchor/reporter Jeff Glor will have more chances to see him on TV starting in 2011. The current Saturday anchor of the CBS Evening News will take over the news desk at the CBS Early Show.
NewsChannel 9 Working On New Set, Wood’s Return Delayed November 22nd, 2010 SYRACUSE — Two big announcements from Carrie Lazarus on tonight’s edition of NewsChannel 9 at 6:00. First up, veteran anchor Rod Wood’s return to the ABC affiliate has been delayed by a week. Second, Carrie’s now anchoring from the newsroom as the station is updating it’s news set. (Could this be for the eventual launch
WMBO-LP Returns to Airwaves November 22nd, 2010 SYRACUSE — After almost a year off the air, low-power analog television station WMBO-LP is back, reports a CNYRadio.com and CNYTVNews.com reader who used to run his own local media website. Since the station is transmitting on analog TV channel 6, the audio can be heard with an ordinary radio at 87.7 FM.
Sinclair Threatens to Pull Fox 68, My 43 off Cable November 18th, 2010 SYRACUSE — You probably heard of the well-hyped corporate battle between Fox and Comcast over cable TV carriage… but since Comcast doesn’t operate here, you probably didn’t care that much. But now, there’s a corporate battle that could upset local cable television customers when the new year rings in: Sinclair Broadcast Group is threatening to pull
WSYR-TV Takes Bridge Street to the Mall November 18th, 2010 SYRACUSE — For those of you who know your Syracuse television history, you might call this a “homecoming” of sorts. ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) says weekday morning talk show Bridge Street will broadcast live from ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt every day “during the holiday season.”
WSYT Goes Country on 68.2 November 15th, 2010 SYRACUSE — There’s a new local broadcast option for local country music lovers: it’s “The Country Network” airing on local Fox affiliate WSYT’s digital subchannel 68.2. WSYT is among a dozen new affiliates nationwide to join the network.