CORTLAND -- The fiery breath of "90.5 The Dragon" (WSUC-FM) will soon cover more territory beyond the SUNY Cortland campus. The station -- which also serves as a part-time repeater of Oswego-based NPR news/talk affiliate WRVO -- is well on its way to gaining final FCC approval for an increase in transmission power.
SYRACUSE -- Tickets go on sale this Saturday for Krockathon 18, which will be held on July 27 at the New York State Fairgrounds. Chevelle, Sevendust and All That Remains are just three of the 11 bands who were announced by K-Rock (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) today, and the stations promise "more" to be announced prior to the concert date.
What a busy week it has been! Well, not so much for CNYRadio.com / CNYTVNews.com -- but for your editor's life away from the computer. That explains why, if you check out the homepage today, you'll notice just two news stories between today's Picture of the Week and last week's featured photo. And that's why today, I'm putting out an open call for volunteers to help out with news coverage. Interested? Read on...
SYRACUSE -- Even though our latest Picture of the Week was taken just a little under two years ago, it's already got some upstate New York broadcast history in there. It's a shot of the regional master control facility inside of NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV). Take a close look at the photo, and see if you can spot why it's historic. If not, we'll explain.
UTICA-ROME -- Tower site vandalism is to blame for a full week -- and counting -- of silence from talk radio station WUTI 1150AM. The damage was so extensive, officials with Leatherstocking Media Group say repairs on the Oriskany transmitter site could take another three weeks.
OSWEGO -- NPR news/talk affiliate WRVO is adding some programming which may be familiar to Central New Yorkers. The first notable name is a show -- "HealthLink On Air," a weekly medical affairs program which formerly aired on WSYR radio. The second notable name is a person -- J. Daniel Pluff, the former longtime producer and host of "Financial Fitness" on WCNY-TV.
SYRACUSE -- There's plenty of excitement these days about the Syracuse Crunch, the AHL affiliate of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning. The team has been undefeated so far, through the first two rounds of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Last Friday, a "Pregame in the Plaza" was offered to fans getting ready for the game in which Syracuse would clinch the Eastern Conference Semifinal series... and local radio and TV personalities were there too.
SYRACUSE -- A family name familiar to longtime Syracuse residents is back on the air. While Sunny 102 (WZUN) morning meteorologist Mike Ellis is out for the next 5 weeks, Jamie DeLine will be filling in. The recent NYU graduate is the daughter of the late Dick DeLine, and grand-daughter of Jim DeLine, who was on both radio and TV in Syracuse, decades ago.
SYRACUSE -- Got all the channel numbers on your Time Warner Cable lineup memorized? At least your favorites, anyway? Well, come June 18, you can forget all those numbers. Time Warner says it's completely reorganizing its digital cable channel numbers for Syracuse and surrounding areas.
UTICA-ROME -- Longtime local radio personality Jerry "The Doctor" Kraus has a new full-time job. Although it's expected he'll keep his weekend gig at 92.7 The Drive (WXUR), Kraus has just been named Executive Director of the Stanley Center for the Arts.