Arbitron has some very, very good news for Q Country (WQNY). In ratings released last week, the station not only maintained its lead in the market, but also more than doubled its ratings, jumping from a 12.1 last fall to a 25.6.

Sister Eagle Broadcasting stations Lite 97 (WYXL) and WHCU 870 followed behind in second and third place. Citadel's I100 (WIII) out of Cortland came in fourth place with a 4.7.

Check out our ratings section for all the numbers.

A slate of veteran WOLF air personalities and staff members plan to converge on Syracuse this weekend for a reunion that includes a live three-hour broadcast on Craig Fox's local Radio Disney stations, including WOLF's legendary 1490 AM frequency. Listen for Jeff Laurence, Rick Gary, Ron Bee, Don Bombard, Bob Mitchell and others beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday.

How can a station lose nearly two ratings points and still be three full points ahead of the its nearest competitor? It's easy if you're B104.7 (WBBS).

While the long-running ratings champ is still safe, the battle for place and show in Syracuse continues.

Some new Central New York radio airchecks have surfaced over at NortheastAirchecks.com this month.

Listen to shows from 1975 featuring Mark Fuller at WALY in Herkimer and Don Perry at WTLB in Utica-Rome. Fuller has also submitted a reel of classic upstate New York radio jingles including WOLF, WOSC, WNYR, and others.

Hear it all for free at northeastairchecks.com.

Boy Scout Troop 59 of Weedsport has, for years, cleaned up after events at the Cayuga County fairgrounds as a fundraiser for the troop. Assistant leader Bill Baker called Saturday morning's mopping up after this year's K-Rockathon "the worst we've had since 1990."

K-Rock (WKRL/WKLL) program director Scott Petibone calls the event "the smoothest festival I've ever done."

The Auburn Citizen has more...
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The 32 annual Bluegrass Ramble Picnic is this Sunday in Little York. The event, organized by WCNY's Bluegrass Ramble host Bill Knowlton is the oldest bluegrass and oldtime acoustic country music festival.

This year's lineup includes: The Delany Brothers, Jim and Sue Kelly, The Salmon River Boys, Andy Pawlenko and the Smokey Hollow Boys, and many more.

The picnic runs from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m at Dwyer Memorial Park. Admission and parking are free.

As winners of this year's K-Rock/Molson Band Search, local modern rockers Caustic won the honor of kicking off this weekend's K-Rockathon at the Cayuga County Fairgrounds in Weedsport.

The Watertown group bested nearly 40 other local bands in the eight-week competition before walking away with the top prize earlier this month at Club Tundra.
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It looks like a banner week for those who want to know a little bit more about their favorite Syracuse rock radio programmers.

Scott Petibone of Galaxy's K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH) and Alexis of Citadel's 95X (WAQX) are both profiled this week on All Access.
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It's been 64 years since WOLF turned on its 100-watt transmitter for the first time. The station is now a Radio Disney affiliate, but in its early years, the Syracuse AM facility was the training ground for some big names in broadcasting, including Dick Clark and Marv Albert.

Next month, several WOLF alumni are planning a get-together in Syracuse. The reunion includes a three-hour on-air flashback of sorts on Saturday August 7th.

Dick Case of the Syracuse Post-Standard has more...
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Galaxy Communications president Ed Levine is thrilled with how last weekend's first annual County Fest turned out. WSCP AM/FM sponsored the free event in Clinton Square along with the city of Syracuse and Chase Bank.

For a complete rundown of the day's goings on, check out this week's Idle Chatter column in the Syracuse New Times.
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