UTICA-ROME -- It's a move we don't see often, especially in the current economic climate: a syndicated show being replaced by a local personality. That actually happened this week on the two Kiss-FM stations (WSKS/WSKU) owned by Roser Communications Network.
Update 1/6 at 10:00am - Regent CEO Bill Stakelin tells Tom Taylor on Radio-Info that "we could've made the payment, that wasn't the issue." Rather, the company "decided to conserve cash" as a strategic decision.
CINCINNATI, OH - Regent Communications, the owner of four Utica-Rome radio stations, released a public filing today stating it "did not make a scheduled payment of interest and principal" to its lenders on December 31. Additionally, Regent says it skipped a $1.2 million payment related to "certain interest rate swap agreements" related to its credit agreement. Learn how to payback loan.
Rush Limbaugh will return to the airwaves on Wednesday, according to his syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks. The conservative talk host, heard in all 4 CNYRadio.com markets, had a brief scare last week when he was rushed to the hospital after complaining of chest pain.
Back in April, we asked you, through a multiple-choice poll, how many stations in "CNYRadio.com Land" (the 4 markets listed above in our logo) would flip formats in 2009. Today, we're looking back to see how well you predicted -- and we're asking you to vote on your predictions for 2010.
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- What were the biggest stories in local radio from the past year? If you read our "Year in Review" posted earlier today, you know there was plenty of radio-related news here. We just checked our stats to see which stories had the most hits over the past 365 days, and we present to you now, the top 10 stories of 2009.
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- There's no question this was a busy year for the radio industry in Central New York. Plenty of format flips, quite a few station sales, some great achievements to be proud about, and perhaps most infamously memorable, the economy's impact on the entire broadcasting industry. Today, as per our tradition, we recap all the big stories of the year, broken down month-by-month.
ROCHESTER -- Former WTLB/Utica personality Matt Rinaldi is the focus of a recent column published in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
UTICA-ROME -- After a few weeks of all-Christmas country music, the Roser Communication Networks' duo of Bug Country (WBUG/WBGK) stations is ready to unveil a "more contemporary" playlist tomorrow morning at 9am.
SYRACUSE -- Merry Christmas, everyone! Last week, we announced we wanted to go with a Christmas theme for today's Picture of the Week... so Tom Herbert sent in some photos from the Mars Hill Network's Christmas broadcast, held last week in Liverpool.
ITHACA -- There's been no shortage of big stories for journalists this year, both on the national/world level and on the state/local level. For the next two weekends, News/Talk 870 WHCU will take some time to recall the biggest stories and some of the most interesting interviews from 2009.