Category: Utica-Rome Radio

Former 570 WSYR weekend news anchor Maria Leaf has moved to Washington, DC to join the news team at WTOP and its sister station Federal News Radio. Leaf, a SUNY Oswego Communications graduate, also worked as a producer for WIXT NewsChannel 9's "Your Stories" segments in Syracuse before moving on to anchor the morning news […]

After two years as Kool 93.5, WUCL has flipped formats from a blend of oldies to classic hits and has become The River 93.5. Jack Moran, the station's program director and afternoon host, says the goal of the new format is to offer music from a broader range of artists including Jimmy Buffett, Little Feat, […]

It looks like the excitement over the Red Sox recent wins has reached a fever pitch in Utica-Rome for one, not too bright, fan. Scott Fybush is reporting that a Boston Red Sox banner was flying from one of WTLB's towers this weekend. Galaxy Communications, which owns the adult standards station, has no idea how […]

UTICA -- While some may call Bill Keeler's locally-produced television show, "The Keeler Show", a clone of MTV's popular "Jackass", the former Rock 107 (WRCK) morning show host begs to differ.

Just days after Adam 'The Bull' Gerstenhaber was let go by Regent Broadcasting, the sports announcer has signed on with Clear Channel's cluster in Utica-Rome. The Utica Observer Dispatch is reporting that Gerstenhaber has brought the Utica College play-by-play action with him. Games which had been airing on Regent's WRUN AM will now air on […]

The Keeler Show, a local late night television program featuring Bill Keeler, has made its way to Syracuse.

Lite 98.7 (WLZW) held its fourth annual Children's Miracle Network (CMN) radiothon last week. The final tally was $26,470 as of the close of the radiothon on Friday night. WLZW's three full-time jocks were on the air for 13 hours straight on both Thursday and Friday, on location from the pediatric unit of Saint Luke's […]

Former K-Rock (WKRL/WKLL) morning jock "F'n Kevin" Klein is keeping busy these days in New York City. Klein, who recently left his digs in Syracuse for the Big Apple, has been heard on XM Radio's MTV and VH1 channels and on New York's 92-3 K-Rock (WXRK). WXRK is the home base of the syndicated Howard […]

Clear Channel Communications announced last month that, beginning next year, its roster of 1,200 radio stations across the country will scale back the amount of commercial minutes aired each hour. How does that affect the seven stations owned by Clear Channel in Syracuse? The Syracuse Post-Standard got the scoop from Syracuse Clear Channel market manager […]

WRVO FM 90 continues to lead in the public radio segment in the Syracuse radio market with a 4.2, while Classic FM (WCNY) topped the Utica-Rome ratings. In Ithaca, WEOS, which scored a 7.0 audience share, had a strong spring 2004 book. For all of the public radio station ratings, check out our ratings section.