OSWEGO -- There won't be any pledge drive breaks during "Foneless February" at WRVO, but there could be pledge drives coming in March if the station doesn't reach its fundraising goals this month.  To give listeners an incentive to open their wallets, all pledges will be doubled by a third party, dollar for dollar.

ITHACA/CORTLAND -- It's been awhile since we've had a Picture of the Week from Ithaca; we haven't seen any broadcast-related images from the Finger Lakes since November.  After 8 weeks in a row back and forth on the Thruway between Syracuse and Utica/Rome, we're overdue to aim our Picture of the Week spotlight back towards Ithaca.

SYRACUSE -- The Mars Hill Network, based in Syracuse with flagship station WMHR, hosted its second "Christian Professional Media Alliance" meeting last week in Liverpool.  Mars Hill says it hopes the group will facilitate networking among Christians who work in the media.

SYRACUSE -- Local stations are once again in the running for the Academy of Country Music Awards. This year, Clear Channel's B104.7 (WBBS) is up for medium market "Station of the Year."  Meantime, locally-owned New Country WOLF 105.1's morning show is nominated for "Broadcast Personality of the Year."

SYRACUSE -- There's a part-time opening at the Mars Hill Radio Network of stations, headquartered at WMHR in Syracuse. They're looking for someone to anchor morning drive newscasts and other announcing duties. The official job posting reads as follows:

SYRACUSE -- Time Warner Cable says it has reached a long-term deal for rights to retransmit Fox 68 (WSYT), My43 (WNYS) and 26 other television stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, in markets where Sinclair and Time Warner deal with each other.

SYRACUSE -- Brad Stone, the man behind the now-defunct KISS-FM webcast hasn't disappeared off the internet radio landscape. Following a fire last summer that damaged the KISS-FM studios, Stone says he's not currently looking to revive the station (or a "new station" he was planning earlier), because he's focusing his efforts on Nerdvana, a syndicated tech-talk show that's produced in Syracuse and seeking more affiliates.

UTICA/ROME -- Newsradio 950 WIBX is expanding its newsroom. The Townsquare Media station is looking to hire a part-timer to help with reporting needs during the week, and to anchor weekend newscasts.

SYRACUSE -- Governor Andrew Cuomo will present his very first state budget today at 1:00pm, and various local media outlets are offering live coverage. We have a rundown of outlets who have stated they'll be carrying Cuomo's address live today.

SYRACUSE -- The Irish Power Hour is moving to a new station at a new time.  The one-hour show, currently heard Sunday nights at 6pm on Citadel's 105.9 The Big Talker (WXTL) will be moving to sister station 95X (WAQX) in two weeks -- and it'll be airing three hours later, at 9pm.  The change was announced on the show's Twitter feed this evening.