SYRACUSE -- The legal battle to preserve the "historic" facades of the former WFBL buildings in downtown Syracuse has ended. The buildings' current owner has obtained permission to bring in the wrecking ball and turn them into parking spaces.
SYRACUSE -- The legal battle to preserve the "historic" facades of the former WFBL buildings in downtown Syracuse has ended. The buildings' current owner has obtained permission to bring in the wrecking ball and turn them into parking spaces.
NEW YORK CITY - Bob DeLaney, a former WFBL announcer who went on to announce baseball games for four different major league teams in the 1950s and 60s (including the Yankees and Red Sox), died last month at the age of 84. News of DeLaney's passing was just made public with an article in the […]
Nope, it's not another format change. "Ciao!" is the name of a new Italian-heritage show WFBL is launching this weekend. It'll be hosted by two good friends of the late Armond Magnarelli, who hosted his own local Italian radio show for 17 years.
You read about WFBL's format flip here on CNYRadio.com back in April (at least one reader thought it was an April Fool's joke at first). And this week, the Syracuse New Times picked up on the changes at the Buckley Broadcasting studios in Baldwinsville.
(UPDATE 4/2/08 - GM confirmation in Comments area) Aircheck collectors be on alert! Several sources indicate Buckley Broadcasting's Syracuse stations, WSEN (92.1 FM / 1050 AM) and WFBL (1390 AM), will be flipping formats this coming Monday. The changes may not seem too dramatic at WSEN, but it's a pretty big change for WFBL, which will be […]
When WFBL signed on for the first time 80 years ago this Friday, it was the city's first commercial radio station. And while formats have come and gone over the years, and the AM dial has seen a shift in listeners, WFBL has survived. The station is planning several events to commemorate its 80th anniversary […]
TalkRadio 1390 WFBL has picked up The Radio Nerds Radio Hour. The hour-long local computer advice call-in show had aired on cross-town 570 WSYR until last Saturday's debut on WFBL. The show, hosted by Mike Rao, Chuck Swanson, and Scott Ruston, airs Saturday mornings at 10 a.m.
TalkRadio 1390 WFBL is the new radio home of Syracuse SkyChiefs baseball, and they'll get their first crack at it at Thursday's season opener against the Rochester Red Wings. Opening Day ceremonies are set to start at 3:30 with player introductions, acknowledgement of local dignitaries on hand, and the ceremonial first pitch. SkyChiefs announcer and […]
From its brand new $20,000 studio high atop the Onondaga Hotel, radio station WFBL's debut in 1924 marked the beginning of a new era for Syracuse. In the 80 years since then, the station, as well as the market, have gone through a myriad of changes, but through it all WFBL has managed to survive. […]
Beginning next week, Syracuse will have another local news-talk choice in the morning. TalkRadio 1390 WFBL's revamped morning show will be hosted by the station's new news director, former 570 WSYR newsman Bill Colley. Don't expect the ranting and raving heard on most other talk shows though, Colley hopes to provide a forum for in-depth […]