Mars Hill Network to Stage Concert April 10th, 2009 SYRACUSE — Christian recording artist Steve Green is coming to Syracuse next month, as the religious Mars Hill Network continues to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
POTW: It’s All About the Kids (2009) April 10th, 2009 UTICA-ROME — “It’s all about the kids.” Those five, simple words are the unofficial motto behind everything that happens at Lite 98.7 (WLZW)’s annual radiothon to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network.
WRVO Brings Garrison Keillor Documentary to CNY April 9th, 2009 SYRACUSE/UTICA/OSWEGO — Local fans of A Prairie Home Companion will soon have a chance to screen “The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes,” the 2008 documentary about APHC host Garrison Keillor.
Governor Saturates Local Radio April 8th, 2009 Governor David A. Paterson was all over Central New York today — both physically, and on the radio. Here at CNYRadio.com HQ, we counted no less than three stations where the Governor provided live interviews today.
WHCU Back to Full Strength April 8th, 2009 ITHACA — News/talker 870 WHCU is back to transmitting at full power, less than 12 hours after a fire at the transmission tower knocked the station off-air for most of yesterday’s morning drive hours. APD Dave Vieser sums it up nicely:
KROCK Unveils DFBIII Lineup April 7th, 2009 SYRACUSE/UTICA — The three-station KROCK family has unveiled the concert lineup and ticket details for its third-annual Dysfunctional Family Barbecue, set to take place Memorial Day weekend at the State Fairgrounds in Syracuse.
Reports: Regent Facing Default? April 7th, 2009 Several sources say Regent Communications, the owner of four stations in the Utica-Rome market, could be very close to defaulting on $195 million in debt on loan from Bank of America. The reports were triggered by Regent’s latest SEC filing.
WHCU Temporarily Sidelined by Transmitter Failure April 7th, 2009 ITHACA — News/talk fans might have trouble tuning in WHCU today; the station is using its 1,000-watt nighttime transmitter site 24/7 after an early morning fire at the station’s daytime transmission tower forced the station off-air for a few hours.
CNYRadio.com Launches Twitter Feed April 6th, 2009 What does a CNYRadio.com Editor do on a slow news day? Maybe working on the CNYRadio.com Station Wiki or perhaps importing Scott’s old articles into the Archives. But we’ve caught the Twitter bug… another easy way for you to keep up with the latest.
Don Imus Returning to WHEN April 3rd, 2009 SYRACUSE — Two years and a day after Don Imus was fired by CBS Radio for making racist remarks on the air, the nationally-syndicated morning man will be returning to his former Syracuse affiliate, SportsRadio 620 WHEN.
