UTICA/ROME -- It's a busy week at Townsquare Media's WIBX. After 76 years as an affiliate of CBS News, the station is now running Fox News Radio at the top of the hour. There's also new imaging, a new station voice, and the staffers are gearing up for the station's 40th annual Heart Radiothon this coming weekend.
UTICA/ROME -- Roser Communications Network is looking for someone to run the board for its two Bug Country (WBGK/WBUG) stations. The part-time position, mostly on weekends, involves shifts during remotes and football games.
SYRACUSE -- Dick Carr's Big Bands, Ballads & Blues is moving from the radio to the internet. Carr, the Syracuse-based producer and host of the nationally-syndicated show, says the show will only be available online starting next Sunday.
Phil Stern, a talk host who had shows on WIBX and WTLB several years ago, has published his first book. Stern says The Bull Years is about a radio talk show host. The new book is offered as a digital download for Amazon Kindle owners, or anyone who has the Kindle app on their smartphone. The price is $4.95. After Stern left the Utica-Rome market in 2002, he went on to host a talk show in Albany.
UTICA-ROME -- Former longtime WOUR personality Alison, who exited the rock station's lineup when it was sold from Clear Channel to Galaxy Communications in 2007, is now back on the radio.
SYRACUSE -- Radio versus TV... who will win? You can see for yourself tonight when local broadcasting personalities from CNYCentral (WSTM/WTVH) television take on colleagues from Galaxy Communications radio. They'll be playing basketball to raise money for Golisano Children's Hospital and for a local school teacher who's battling Lou Gehrig's Disease.
SYRACUSE -- After three years outside of radio, Don Wagner is back in the biz. Wagner, who some may know by the name Don Christi, is the new General Manager for Leatherstocking Media Group's properties in Syracuse, Oneida and Utica. He replaces Judy Kelly, who left for a new gig in Florida last month.
SYRACUSE -- This week, it's a trip back in time for the Picture of the Week. Your editor's random internet surfing has turned up a collection of vintage radio station bumper stickers, posted on Facebook by a well known local radio personality.
NEW YORK CITY -- Syracuse native David Muir, who worked for five years at WTVH, has been named the sole anchor for the weekend editions of ABC's World News. He had been previously anchoring on Sundays. In addition to picking up Saturdays, ABC is renaming the newscasts World News with David Muir.
UTICA/ROME -- The company planning to build a new AM station licensed to serve Little Falls has filed paperwork with the FCC to move the station to a new location, southeast of the original tower site. As a result, it appears WKAJ 1120 will eventually sign-on with Saint Johnsville as it's community of license.