BOONVILLE -- We're a bit late with this one: fans of the oldies music format on WBRV (900AM) can now get their classic hits fix on the FM side of the dial. It's all thanks to Flack Broadcasting's planned acquisition of an FM translator signal no longer needed by North Country Public Radio.
SYRACUSE -- Even though her old affiliate, Lite Rock 105.9 (WLTI) is now an all-talk station, Delilah's still on the air in Syracuse. Listeners who like to "slow down and love someone" with the popular syndicated hostess just need to slide their radios down to Y94FM (WYYY).
UTICA-ROME -- Today's shift of ESPN Radio over to Galaxy Communications stations in Syracuse and Utica-Rome has had another impact on competitors. Arjuna Broadcasting's WNRS 1420 shifts to a hybrid format of Fox Sports Radio during the day and Bloomberg Financial Radio in the evening.
ITHACA/CORTLAND -- There have been recent some personnel changes at ROI Broadcasting's Z95.5 (WFIZ). Former morning host Birdman exits the station, PD "Corey at Night" becomes just "Corey" as he moves to morning drive, and the station hires "Nikii" to co-host mornings. But that's not all.
SYRACUSE -- A number of changes first announced in December finally took place today. ESPN Radio has changed its Syracuse affiliation over from Citadel's WSKO (formerly WNSS) 1260 over to a four-station simulcast including two AMs and two FM translators owned by Galaxy.
SYRACUSE -- CNY Talk Radio (WFBL/WMCR-AM) local midday host Jon Alvarez announced on today's broadcast that he's ending his show, effective immediately. Starting Monday, the stations will fill the time with an extra hour of Laura Ingraham until a permanent replacement is named. (Updated 6:50pm with correction.)
SYRACUSE -- Geographically, they may be closer to Villanova, Pennsylvania, but spiritually, Big D and Bubba were rooting with the 34,616 fans in the Carrier Dome for the Orange to BEAT NOVA last Saturday night.
SYRACUSE -- Matt "Big Smoothie" Jacobs is back on the roster at Citadel rocker 95X (WAQX). You may remember him as the host of "The People's Show" weekday evenings in the mid 2000s. Jacobs recently rejoined the lineup for weekend duty: he's on Saturdays 10a-3p and Sundays 7a-1p.
OSWEGO -- Dave Bullard is back on the airwaves as the new Senior News Reporter/Producer at the WRVO Stations. He posted the news on his Facebook page last week, he started at the NPR affiliate on Monday and his first story aired today.
SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME -- Arbitron continues to embargo the public release of ratings information for these two markets, but the competing Eastlan Ratings service is now sharing its version of the station performance story with the general public.