FLORIDA -- A former owner of WSGO(AM) and the man who started WGES-FM has died. Robert Gessner was 86 years old when he passed away in Florida. Today, you might know WGES-FM better as WTKV, the Oswego-based repeater of Galaxy classic rocker TK99 (WTKW). Dave Bullard has a complete profile on Gessner's accomplishments at oswegocountytoday.com.
SYRACUSE -- Starting in March, there will be a new home for ESPN Radio. Galaxy Communications is not only taking over the network affiliation from Citadel's WNSS 1260 -- the company will be offering ESPN's programming on the FM band, and it will bring the Spanish-language programming of ESPN Deportes into the market.
Updated at noon with Citadel response. Updated at 8pm to include Utica stations.
SYRACUSE -- There's no more Buckley Radio in Central New York. The Connecticut-based company's sale of its three-station Syracuse cluster to Leatherstocking Media Group has officially closed.
CINCINNATI -- Regent Communications, the owner of four Utica-Rome radio stations, is once again facing the prospect of being dropped from the Nasdaq Stock Market. The company has struggled for more than a year to bring its stock price above Nasdaq's standard minimum of $1.00 per share.
SYRACUSE/UTICA -- It's been 30 years since Dave Frisina started featuring local musicians on his popular show Soundcheck, and this Sunday night, listeners have a rare chance to hear the very first show from 1979.
SYRACUSE -- Believe it or not, it's been 20 years since Sunny 102 (WZUN) morning host "Big Mike" Fiss presented his very first collection of holiday favorites performed by local musicians. So why is this year's "Christmastime in Syracuse" being labeled as Volume 15?
SYRACUSE/UTICA -- What were the best rock songs of the last ten years? The dual-market KRock trio of stations (WKRH/WKRL/WKLL) is asking listeners to cast their votes towards the "Top 100 KRock Songs of the Aughts."
OSWEGO -- The latest major fundraising effort from NPR affiliate WRVO generated close to $182,000 in pledges, and "donations are still coming in" following the mid-October event. Also inside: a new frequency for WRVO's Norwich translator.
SYRACUSE -- Newsradio 570 WSYR's two-day radiothon to benefit the Golisano Children's Hospital at University Hospital raised its biggest total yet -- the $104,850 raised not only broke a record, but it's double the amount raised last year.
ITHACA -- He's lived inside a block of ice to raise money for the homeless, floated in the air to help stock up a local food bank, and ran a 60-hour on-air marathon to benefit improvements for the State Theater. And starting today, Q-Country (WQNY) morning host Chris Allinger is camping out at a local mall to help less-fortunate children this Christmas.