CNYCentral Reporter Leaving for Las Vegas December 5th, 2025 SYRACUSE – After nearly a decade at CNY Central, investigative reporter Mary Kielar has announced she’s heading to a new job in Las Vegas.
UPDATE: Issues with CBS5 move from WTVH to WKOF December 1st, 2025 SYRACUSE — Updating a story we first brought you last week, CNY Central is reporting some minor issues on Monday morning, as the Sinclair-owned cluster moves CBS programming from its longtime home on WTVH 5.1 to its new home on WKOF 15.1.
Syracuse CBS changing channel number, call letters November 29th, 2025 SYRACUSE – Starting Monday, the local CBS affiliate will be moving from it’s longtime home on channel 5 (WTVH) to a new channel.
TK99’s Gomez Adams Publishes Book About Life in Radio November 20th, 2025 SYRACUSE — Longtime TK99 morning host Glenn “Gomez” Adams is now a published author. You can grab a signed copy of “You’re Caller Number 7, Please Try Again” at the book’s official launch party tonight. If you can’t make it, you can buy a print or electronic copy of the book online.
KROCK Parts Ways with Big Smoothie November 13th, 2025 SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME — “Big Smoothie” is off the lineup at Galaxy’s KROCK stations after more than 8½ years on the trio of signals covering two neighboring radio markets. The longtime local radio personality confirmed his exit with an online video.
Roscoe Red Out at Utica’s KISS-FM November 2nd, 2025 UTICA-ROME — The Mohawk Valley’s heritage CHR pair, 97.9/105.5 KISS-FM (WSKS/WSKU), has removed Roscoe Red from its lineup this past week, according to news tips from CNYRadio.com readers.
Reith Podcast Going “Live on Location” to Celebrate Anniversary October 16th, 2025 SYRACUSE — Celebrating a full year of “The Jim Reith Show Unleashed,” longtime local talk host Reith and Producer Bill Ali are going “live before a studio audience” for the 52nd installment of their podcast. It’s happening Saturday at the 443 Social Club and Lounge in Syracuse.
Jim Lerch ending “Manchild” radio show after 22 years June 13th, 2025 SYRACUSE — Longtime local sportscaster Jim Lerch has announced “The Manchild Show with Boy Green” is coming to an end this month. The show’s final episode on The Score 1260 (WSKO) will be Friday, June 27, two weeks from today.
Krockathon Reboot 2025 set for July 26 May 27th, 2025 SYRACUSE / UTICA-ROME — The trio of locally-owned KROCK stations announced plans for its “Krockathon Reboot” concert this morning. The July 26 show at the New York State Fairgrounds will feature three returning Krockathon bands along with two bands which are new to the Krockathon series.
Dave Frisina’s “Soulshine” returning to CNY airwaves May 20th, 2025 ITHACA — Former Syracuse radio personality Dave Frisina is coming back to the airwaves in Central New York by way of his home studio in Florida. Today, Frisina announced his weekly show “Soulshine” will air on Ithaca’s WVBR 93.5 starting this weekend.