SYRACUSE -- We've certainly had more than our fair share of changes on the radio in the Salt Emerald City lately. You've read about the format flips (some temporary), the call letter changes, the moving transmitters, new simulcasts and more right here -- and thanks to Scott Fybush, you can hear the market's newest legal IDs anytime on-demand at tophour.com.
WATERTOWN -- Today's school kids may not recognize President Richard Nixon or why he looked awkward saying "Sock it to Me" on Laugh In decades ago, but thanks to Tunes 92-5 (WBLH), many Jefferson County kids are thankful for the famous phrase.
ITHACA -- Another new format is on the air in Ithaca -- Saga Communications brings AAA to the market with Wednesday's launch of "98.7 The Vine" (W254BF). As you might have guessed from the call letters, this is Saga's second Ithaca station relying on the combo of a low-power analog FM translator with an HD subchannel of a full-power station.
Garrison Keillor, host of NPR's A Prairie Home Companion is recovering following what doctors are calling a "minor stroke" over the weekend. A spokesperson at the Mayo Clinic in Keillor's home state of Minnesota says "he plans to resume a normal schedule next week."
Updated 3:55pm - OSWEGO -- The newsroom at WRVO is running without a News Director. Station management confirms Chris Ulanowski is no longer employed by the station, a day after his profile disappeared from the Staff Page on the WRVO website.
Updated 9/9/09 SYRACUSE -- If you're a fan of "The Funk Show" on Syracuse University's NPR affiliate WAER 88.3, bad news. Last weekend's show was the final show. The hosts say they were notified by management -- via e-mail -- that they're being replaced by NPR network programming.
SYRACUSE -- For years it was somewhat ironic: the urban station that barely had a decent signal in the urban area it was intended to serve. But now, Power 106.9 (WPHR) sounds a lot more... powerful. (Go ahead and groan at the pun... it's been a long week, it's Friday evening, we couldn't resist.)
NEW YORK CITY -- Don Imus will be back on TV again very soon. The syndicated morning radio host's show will be simulcast by the Fox Business Network, beginning October 5th. As part of the deal, radio listeners can expect to hear "The I-Man" talking money a little more often.
SYRACUSE -- The sudden simulcast change on WSEN(AM) yesterday morning is the first step towards a brand new format at 1050 on the AM dial. That's what CNYRadio.com has learned this morning from General Manager Judy Kelly, two days after Leatherstocking Media Group has effectively overtaken the Buckley cluster through an LMA.
SYRACUSE -- Change is already in the air at the Buckley Radio compound in Baldwinsville, just a day after Leatherstocking Media Group's LMA on the cluster went into effect. WSEN AM and FM are no longer simulcasting the same "Classic Hits" format. Instead, WSEN 1050AM is simulcasting WFBL's "Oldies 1390" format.