CORTLAND -- SUNY Cortland's WSUC 90.5, which serves as a part-time simulcast for programming from Oswego's WRVO, has applied for permission to increase its broadcast power levels. This is the second time the FCC has accepted an application for the change, after the original construction permit filed in 2007 expired last week.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- There are some new voices coming to the radio dial in Ithaca. The recently-under-new-ownership ESPN Radio 1160 (WPIE) has hired the host for its first local talk show and CHR station Z95.5 (WFIZ) has a new night jock.
SYRACUSE -- After three years hosting nights at Citadel CHR 93Q (WNTQ), Mike Cauchon is headed to New England for his next job. And that leaves PD/OM Tom Mitchell on the hunt for a replacement and we've got the details on how you can apply.
Your editor is just back from a week of much-needed vacation. While we had a few advance stories "in the can" to auto-publish during the week off, there are several items we missed while away. This afternoon, we finally catch-up on some of those events we missed while we were out.
SYRACUSE -- Morning radio DJs usually have to get up pretty early, which means going to sleep pretty early. But 93Q (WNTQ) morning co-host Amy Robbins recently stayed up a little later to help raise money for the non-profit Children's Consortium of Syracuse.
SYRACUSE -- When NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-DT) morning anchor Christie Casciano isn't busy with the news on television or on B104.7 (WBBS) radio, or going after criminals for the TV station's "On the Lookout" series, you may not know she's a "hockey mom." And now she's sharing the experience of bringing up two young hockey players -- a boy and a girl -- in a new book due out this fall.
SYRACUSE -- Former Fox News Radio anchor/producer Chris Barnes is coming to Syracuse, to become the new morning host at Newsradio 570 WSYR.
SYRACUSE -- The Syracuse Press Club has announced its 2010 additions to its Wall of Distinction, the club's highest honor. One local television manager and one recently-retired radio manager are among the honorees.
OSWEGO -- SUNY Oswego alum who majored in radio, television, journalism and communication studies programs are invited back to campus for the Communication Studies Alumni Reunion coming up Saturday, October 9. Registrations are due by October 1st.
SYRACUSE -- Galaxy Communications, the Syracuse-based owner of several radio stations in Syracuse and Utica, has formed an agreement to help out with this year's Lights on the Lake at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool. Plans include a New Year's Eve concert as part of a new "First Night CNY" party.