Sister Clear Channel stations 570 WSYR and Power 106.9 (WPHR) will air a 7-hour radiothon this Sunday to help raise money for the planned WWII Minority Veterans Wall of Honor to be placed in the Convention Center at OnCenter.

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Controversial radio talk show host Michael Savage was let go from his weekend show on the MSNBC television cable news channel this week after referring to a caller as a "sodomite" and wishing he would "get AIDS and die."

Savage's syndicated radio show airs in Syracuse on 570 WSYR and on NewsTalk 920 (WKRT) in Cortland.

96.9 WOUR officially turned 30 on June 3rd, but the party to celebrate the milestone runs all summer as the Clear Channel rocker has special events planned through September.

Without much fanfare, WRUN 1150 AM switched formats last week. The Utica-Rome station, which has gone through several format changes over the past few years, is now carrying ABC's Stardust satellite network and is being branded locally as "Velvet 1150, your unforgettable memories station."

They were "just having fun" and didn't expect to make it past the first round, but Plan 607 won the whole shooting match in this year's K-Rock battle of the bands. The band picked up $1,000, studio time at Utica's Fat Boy Studios, and will open the 2003 K-Rockathon.

Nathan Turk of the Syracuse New Times takes a closer look at this year's competition...
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Sammy Kershaw and Blake Shelton headlined this year's 'Great American B-Jam', the B104.7 (WBBS) sponsored summer concert held last weekend at the State Fairgrounds.

Kevin Corbett was on hand for the show and has a review in this week's Syracuse New Times...
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It looks like the annual K-Rockathon concert will not be returning to the Oswego Speedway but instead may head back to Vernon Downs.

Concert promoter Chuck Chao has applied for a permit for the concert on August 16 at the Vernon racetrack. But Galaxy Communications' vice president Mimi Griswold says there are no firm plans yet for a site, date, or the lineup of bands.

This week marks CNYRadio.com's two-year anniversary as an online source for news about the Central New York radio community.

The site has continued to grow over the past twelve months, a year in which we added an online store and expanded our coverage area to include the Watertown and Ithaca markets.

Bill Keeler stopped by the brand new studios of Oldiez 96 (WODZ) to chat with morning man Nick Caplan last week. See how the visit went and catch a look at WODZ's new facilities on Keeler's late night television show tonight at 11 p.m. on the Utica-Rome Fox affiliate, WFXV-TV 33.

Regent Communications is in the process of moving all of its Utica-Rome stations from Whitesboro to Marcy.

It's that time of year again. Several Central New York radio stations are doing their part to raise money for charity by participating in area golf tournaments.

Oldies 92.1, TK-99, and the Syracuse Clear Channel stations are all gearing up for some time on the links for a good cause.