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UTICA-ROME — Virtually every radio station in the country has informed listeners how to donate towards relief efforts in Haiti, but Utica’s Big Frog 104 (WFRG) is giving listeners an added incentive to donate — a free specially-designed t-shirt.

WATERTOWN — From the better late than never file, good news for C. Lee Hinkleman, Sr.; the local snowmobiling enthusiast’s weekly IROC and Beyond Snowmobile Show is picking up plenty of steam. Reports say the show’s affiliate base recently expanded to six stations, and that number will soon double.

WATERTOWN — For the second time in about two weeks, we’ve got another sales-related job opening to pass along. This time, word comes from Sports Media Group, LLC, the company behind the Spadora on Sports radio show.

WASHINGTON — Many radio and TV stations are already taking action to provide relief for earthquake victims in Haiti, but the NAB is asking broadcasters to plan their biggest pushes for February 1st, which the organization is dubbing as “Broadcasters for Haiti Day.”

SYRACUSE — It’s not often that a local radio station can grab the attention of reporters from other media for hours on end.  But the clever folks at WSYR managed to do just that back in the early 1990s with a unique billboard promoting the news/talk station.

SYRACUSE — No word yet on who has been hired for the on-air team at Foxfur Communications’ New Country WOLF 105.1 (WOLF-FM), but PD Skip Clark tells us who hasn’t been hired — a midday talent.  He’s putting out the last call for applications as the station hopes to get someone hired “ASAP” and unveil

GENEVA — If you had trouble receiving WEOS on its main signal at 89.7 in Geneva or translator W201CD at 88.1 in Ithaca last week, don’t worry — it wasn’t your radio.  The station suffered a “snowstorm related power surge,” according to GM Aaron Read.  The surge resulted in WEOS broadcasting at very low power

ITHACA — ROI Broadcasting’s Z95.5 (WFIZ) is looking to fill a vacancy in its sales department.  The job posting provided by management reads as follows:

For the first Picture of the Week of the new year, we’ve got a double feature: another reader-submitted memory of the once-mighty WRUN, along with a rather impressive home studio setup.

SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME — The New ESPN Radio 97.7 and 100.1 FM haven’t even launched yet, but owner Galaxy Communications is announcing some big additions to their programming lineups: namely, coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this spring and live coverage of New York Giants games next season.