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Sunny 102 (WZUN) is looking to fill the ’80s void on Friday nights. Beginning this weekend, Sunny 102 is adding two syndicated shows featuring the music from the decade of hair bands and leg warmers to its Friday night lineup. From 7 – 9 p.m. it’s Backtrax USA, followed by Nina Blackwood’s Absolutely ’80s until

With a uniformed police officer at his side, Ed Levine, head of Galaxy Communications, made a trip to Utica earlier this week to pick up the keys to the three stations his company previously owned.

As part of WRVO FM 90’s year-long effort to raise $139,000 to upgrade the station’s outdated studio equipment, the local NPR affiliate is running a special mini-campaign beginning Thursday morning.

We here at CNY Radio don’t often turn attention to ourselves directly, opting instead to stay focused on the real story: the ever-evolving radio landscape in Central New York. But we’ve reached a milestone that we felt was worth crowing about.

For those of you on the prowl for a local music show in the Utica area, 96.9 WOUR may have just what you’re looking for. Local Exposure, a one-hour show airing each Sunday night at 10 p.m., features local artists and the inside scoop on the Utica music scene. Genesee Joe Travis is the show’s

Longtime radio jock turned longtime morning television personality Rick Gary has a new gig at WIXT Channel 9. The former WOLF and WSYR morning man is slated to host a new half-hour show weekdays at 12:30 p.m. No official launch date has been announced for the show which is still in the planning stages. Gary,

Y94FM (WYYY) has juggled its schedule a bit to make room for John Tesh in the evening. Tesh’s syndicated show, which had been airing during the overnight hours since last May, can now be heard each weekday evening from 7 – midnight.

Sunny 102 (WZUN) and the Syracuse Shakespeare Festival are teaming up with thousands of area students to set a Guinness World Record on the air this Friday. The “Shakespeare Read Along” gets underway at 8:10 with Sunny 102 morning man Big Mike and local author Bruce Coville leading the students through the reading of three

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) awarded 570 WSYR a Crystal Award at the group’s radio luncheon held yesterday in Las Vegas. WSYR was one of ten stations nationwide recognized for their outstanding year-round community service efforts. Jim Lerch, WSYR’s program director, was on hand to accept the award. This is the second Crystal Award

Syracuse has been without a local computer advice show since the demise of Random Access on radio and Point ‘N’ Click on television. Fear not. With the debut of a new show on 570 WSYR, troubled computer users once again have a place to call for help. The Radio Nerds Radio Hour, hosted by Mike