B104.7 (WBBS), Syracuse's long-running radio ratings champ, took a commanding lead in the latest numbers released by Arbitron.
B104.7 garnered a 12.4, which gives the country station a comfortable lead of 5.2 ratings points over 93Q (WNTQ) which barely held on to second place.
Traditional country isn't doing too badly either; WSCP AM/FM doubled its audience and moved from 16th to 10th in the market with a 3.2 rating.
Doug Logan has been sports director at WIXT TV 9 since 1984. All that is about to change.
The veteran Syracuse broadcaster announced yesterday that he is leaving the station to pursue other interests. Although he wasn't specific as to what those interests might be, Logan did say he wasn't going away for good.
In addition to his work in television, Logan served as the play-by-play 'Voice of the Orange' for Syracuse University football and basketball for 19 years on 570 WSYR and will continue his work at WSYR.
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93Q (WNTQ) and its morning show hosted by Ted Long and Amy Robbins have garnered top spots in the Syracuse New Times' annual readers' poll.
Ted & Amy picked up best local personalities and best local radio show honors, while 93Q topped K-Rock (WKRL/WRKH) and TK-99/105 (WTKW/WTKV) as best station as picked by New Times readers.
The Association for Women in Communications has awarded Women's Voices Radio its Clarion Award as the best radio series for women's issues.
The locally-produced weekly show, hosted by Mary Stanley, airs at 8 p.m. Thursdays on Jazz 88 (WAER).
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Y94FM (WYYY) has added Your Weekend with Jim Brickman to its Sunday morning lineup. The three-hour weekly show, hosted by the Windham Hill artist, replaces one hosted by fellow keyboard player John Tesh.
Y94FM (WYYY) has added Your Weekend with Jim Brickman to its Sunday morning lineup. The three-hour weekly show, hosted by the Windham Hill artist, replaces one hosted by fellow keyboard player John Tesh. Tesh's show can still be heard weekdays on Y94FM's overnight time slot.
The station's morning show is also undergoing some changes. News anchor Erin Covey exits to focus her efforts over at sister station 570 WSYR. Y94FM's midday personality, Kathy Rowe, picks up Covey's morning show news duties.
What is the state of news-talk radio in Syracuse, specifically the market's leader, 570 WSYR?
Bill LaRue of The Syracuse Post-Standard takes an in-depth look at the recent events that have put WSYR in the spotlight and gets reactions from former news director John Butler and current general manager Joel Delmonico.
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The departure of 570 WSYR's news director and afternoon anchor, Bill Carey, to Time Warner's new 24-hour news cable channel News 10 Now, left WSYR with some slots to fill.
Reporter Bill Colley has taken over afternoon anchor duties.
Meanwhile, veteran anchor and assistant news director Chris Weidman says the search for a news director continues. Weidman isn't looking at the top spot for himself, saying that his interests and talents lie with his role as primary anchor and that he is "content serving in the bridesmaid position" on the news department's management team.
Elsewhere in the newsroom, Ellen Abbott is returning as a reporter after a several year hiatus, and former WSYR reporter Adam Chodak has joined News 10 Now as a videojournalist.
The Federal Communications Commission has approved Galaxy Communications' request to move its TK-105 (WTKV) 6,000-watt transmitter from Oswego to Granby.
The move, which is scheduled to take place in the next couple of months, will improve reception of the classic rock station in southern Oswego County and northern Onondaga county.
For years, WTKV was owned by Robert Gessner and as WSGO was Oswego's primary locally-focused station. Galaxy bought the station in 1996.