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.

Updated 11/21 at 8:30pm: ITHACA -- There's more new information tonight surrounding the recent exit of morning host/PD Justin Wright from ROI Broadcasting's Z95.5 (WFIZ).  Station management has some corrections to information we had been provided and reported earlier.  They've also provided us with an official job posting to fill the vacancy.

SYRACUSE -- Starting next week, fans attending Syracuse University basketball games will hear the voice of Galaxy Communications VP/Programming Mimi Griswold over the public address system.  The announcement makes her the first woman to become a permanent PA announcer in the Carrier Dome's 30-year history.

UTICA-ROME -- Today is the 20th anniversary for Regent AC Lite 98.7 (WLZW).  For today's Picture of the Week, we're re-running an old POTW from the original CNYRadio.com, when the station celebrated 15 years on the air.  Also Inside: a rundown of the personalities-from-the-past who will be returning to the Utica airwaves for the "20th Anniversary Reunion Work Escape Weekend," and an announcement from your CNYRadio.com Editor.

About 300 country stations nationwide -- including three in Central New York -- are hunting for new programming to fill their weekend schedules after Premiere Radio Networks cancelled the long-running "Jeff Foxworthy Countdown" today.

UTICA-ROME -- At least three people were pinkslipped from the on-air lineup at Regent's Oldiez 96 (WODZ) today... but Regent had no control over the changes.  The decision was made by Citadel Media, who supplies the station's syndicated "Classic Hits" satellite feed outside of morning drive.

UTICA-ROME -- There are two more places on the FM dial to find wall-to-wall holiday tunes in the Mohawk Valley starting today -- the pair of "Bug Country" stations owned by Roser Communications Network.  But WBGK/Newport and WBUG/Fort Plain are remaining in-format...