ITHACA -- There's been an unusual lack of snowfall so far this season in the Central New York region... and while many folks might enjoy that fact, at least one local radio journalist is reminiscing to the way the weather probably should be this time of year.
OSWEGO -- There's a new sound tonight in the Port City -- the MOViN 100.3 simulcast that used to be heard on 96.7 has been replaced by sister station New Country WOLF 105.1. There are also some call letter changes for those of you keeping score at home. Also inside: an update on the search for WOLF personalities.
GENEVA -- NPR affiliate WEOS has unveiled the winning photos from its "2010 Listener Calendar" contest. The challenge: showcase the beauty of the Finger Lakes region -- but no waterfalls allowed! In addition to revealing the winners, WEOS is now also selling the calendars. Proceeds benefit the station.
ITHACA -- Not long after exiting his position as PD/morning host at Z95.5 (WFIZ), Justin Wright is back on the air, a little further down route 13 in Elmira. But he's still looking for another opportunity.
UTICA-ROME -- There are now three stations in the Utica-Rome market playing non-stop Christmas music. Lite 98.7 (WLZW) made the switch early this morning. It's the first time in the Regent Communications AC station's 20-year history that the all-Christmas switch was flipped before Christmas Eve.
ITHACA -- There are some new legal IDs from Ithaca and "the area we label the Geneva market," as Scott Fybush calls it -- on tophour.com. Just click here for a quick refresher on recent radio changes in the Finger Lakes region, and to hear the IDs -- new and old -- from Ithaca and Geneva.
ITHACA -- There will soon be a lot more holiday cheer on the airwaves in Ithaca, but not around the clock. Saga's Lite Rock 97.3 (WYXL) has announced plans to go all-Christmas during specific dayparts and on weekends.
OSWEGO -- Nearly 3 months after longtime News Director Chris Ulanowski exited WRVO, the NPR affiliate now has a job opening for a position that appears to be his replacement, but -- at least in title -- it isn't quite the same job. Rather than seeking a News Director, the station has announced the search for a "Senior News Reporter/Producer."
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former K-Rock (WKRL/WKLL/WKRH) middayer/MD/APD Ty is on the move again. Just a little over a year since she moved from Syracuse to Baltimore, Ty's now headed to the nation's capital and the legendary DC101 (WWDC-FM). But she won't be going by "Ty" on-air anymore...
UTICA-ROME -- If the folks in charge of the Guinness Book of World Records approve, The Keeler Show on 92.7 The Drive (WXUR) could be credited for helping to get two new listings added to the book. The attempts took place during Friday's show.