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WSYR may pick up Trump show

Donald Trump seems to be everywhere these days, and beginning in June he may be coming to a radio near you.

Trump has partnered with Clear Channel Communications to produce daily 60- to 90-second radio commentaries called "Trumped!"

The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that 570 WSYR will probably carry the segments during Joe Galuski's morning drive shift.

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WSEN rebounds in latest ratings

Oldies 92.1 (WSEN) bounced back from its lackluster performance in the fall book and jumped three spots in the rankings to fifth place in numbers released yesterday by Arbitron.

Perennially strong B104.7 (WBBS) proved once again that its spot as the clear leader in the market is unchallenged. The country station's 12.7 rating in 12+ numbers puts it 5.5 points ahead of second place 570 WSYR.

Sunny 102 (WZUN) earned a 3.4 and moved into ninth place with its sixth up book in a row.

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WSYR adds to its weekend news staff

There's a new voice in the late night hours of the weekend on 570 WSYR.

Syracuse University sophomore Steve Flamisch, 20, has been named weekend overnight news anchor at the news-talk station. Flamisch worked most recently as a reporter for WAER FM 88 and was a summer reporter/anchor for Millennium Radio New Jersey, a 13-station network in the tri-state area.

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Erin Bristol profiled on All Access

When her plans to head to physical therapy school went dark, Erin Bristol turned to radio, and she's never looked back.

Bristol, program director and midday jock at New Rock 105 (WWDG), is profiled this week on All Access. Find out how a girl from Shreveport, Louisiana wound up on 'The Dog' in Central New York.
Source (link may no longer work):
allaccess.com

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The '80s return to Friday nights

Sunny 102 (WZUN) is looking to fill the '80s void on Friday nights.

Beginning this weekend, Sunny 102 is adding two syndicated shows featuring the music from the decade of hair bands and leg warmers to its Friday night lineup. From 7 - 9 p.m. it's Backtrax USA, followed by Nina Blackwood's Absolutely '80s until midnight.

Just last week Y94FM (WYYY) put its locally produced Friday Night at the '80s show on ice after moving John Tesh to weekday evenings.

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Galaxy gets its Utica stations back

With a uniformed police officer at his side, Ed Levine, head of Galaxy Communications, made a trip to Utica earlier this week to pick up the keys to the three stations his company previously owned.

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WRVO holds special fundraiser

As part of WRVO FM 90's year-long effort to raise $139,000 to upgrade the station's outdated studio equipment, the local NPR affiliate is running a special mini-campaign beginning Thursday morning.

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CNY Radio hits the million mark

We here at CNY Radio don't often turn attention to ourselves directly, opting instead to stay focused on the real story: the ever-evolving radio landscape in Central New York. But we've reached a milestone that we felt was worth crowing about.

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WOUR adds local music show

For those of you on the prowl for a local music show in the Utica area, 96.9 WOUR may have just what you're looking for.

Local Exposure, a one-hour show airing each Sunday night at 10 p.m., features local artists and the inside scoop on the Utica music scene.

Genesee Joe Travis is the show's host.

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Rick Gary to host new show

Longtime radio jock turned longtime morning television personality Rick Gary has a new gig at WIXT Channel 9.

The former WOLF and WSYR morning man is slated to host a new half-hour show weekdays at 12:30 p.m. No official launch date has been announced for the show which is still in the planning stages.

Gary, who has been co-host of WIXT's Daybreak show, will turn over his morning duties to Dave Longley beginning Monday.
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www.syracuse.com/entertainment/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-7/1082710848149271.xml

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