SYRACUSE -- New Country WOLF 105.1/96.7 (WOLF-FM/WLLF-FM) has added the syndicated Music City Saturday Night to its programming schedule.  The news was announced today on AllAccess.com.

GENEVA -- It was a busy weekend for NPR affiliate WEOS. The station hosted a live taping of Says You in Geneva on Friday night and a live broadcast of Whad'ya Know in Ithaca on Saturday. Scott Fybush attended the Ithaca event and posted photos in this week's edition of NorthEast Radio Watch, published today.

SYRACUSE -- Longtime local radio personality and Syracuse University associate broadcasting professor Dr. Roosevelt "Rick" Wright says radio is "at a fork in the road," reflecting on the many recent format changes in the market. He also calls out larger corporate owners for buying too many "overvalued" stations too quickly, racking up painful debt.

SYRACUSE -- The online/low-power Kiss-FM in Syracuse is adding some syndicated content to its lineup.  Management tells CNYRadio.com the station, streaming at kissfmcny.com, will begin carrying the Phoenix-based Retro 80s Weekend on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 2pm, starting this weekend.

SYRACUSE -- Put your seat belts on and hang on tight, as our latest Picture of the Week takes us back in time to 1980.  Sunny 102's Big Mike, working for the former 94 Rock at the time, had the chance to meet Charlie Daniels.  We wonder if he'll wear the same outfit when Charlie Daniels performs at the Taste of Syracuse tomorrow night...

LAS VEGAS -- Citadel Broadcasting, the owner of more than 200 radio stations including four in Syracuse, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.  According to one published report, Citadel Chairman and CEO Farid Suleman said, "we're glad it's over and we can get on with running the company."

UTICA-ROME -- We're saddened to report Virginia "Ginny" Jones, a longtime fixture in local broadcasting, passed away Wednesday after losing her battle with cancer.  While most area listeners probably never knew Jones by name, chances are you've heard her voice and/or her copywriting in commercial spots, particularly those which were produced and aired by the former Regent Communications cluster.

SYRACUSE -- If you haven't bought an HD Radio yet, now you can hear at least a little bit of what's being offered in Syracuse.  Scott Fybush recently added some local HD-2 legal IDs he recorded during some recent visits to the Syracuse area; you can listen at tophour.com.

SYRACUSE -- How well do you know your upstate New York history?  Oneonta radio personality Chuck D'Imperio knows quite a bit -- enough to write a few books about it!  And yes, Oneonta's outside of CNYRadio.com territory, but D'Imperio will be in our coverage area next week, discussing some of the stories in his latest book at the Manlius Historical Society's annual meeting.

UTICA/ROME -- The mysterious commercial-free music on WUTI now has a name.  The 5,000-watt AM station located in Oriskany is now identifying itself as "Ed 1150," according to a pre-recorded liner which aired between songs earlier this afternoon.