ESPN's popular television show Pardon the Interruption is coming to ESPN's radio network. The fast-paced show, hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, will air weekdays from 7:05 - 7:30 p.m.
ESPN Radio can be heard on WNSS 1260 AM in Syracuse, WNRS 1420 AM in Utica-Rome, and WNER 1410 AM in Watertown.
It's been 25 years since 'Saturday Night Fever' topped the box office, when disco music ruled the pop charts. Y94FM (WYYY) celebrates the movie's silver anniversary by featuring one of its soundtrack artists, The Trammps, at the station's annual Y94FM Disco Reunion.
The Syracuse Press Club handed out its annual awards at a dinner on May 17. In the radio division, WRVO picked up five awards, WSYR took home four, and WAER received two honors.
Listen for a new voice on 95X (WAQX) beginning next Tuesday night.
Spyder, who, with previous stints at Q105-7 (WNYQ) in Queensbury and Rochester's 98.9 The Buzz (WBZA), takes over 95X's 8 - midnight slot which opened up earlier this month after Ryno moved to middays.
Oldies 92.1 (WSEN) returns to the Regional Market this July for its annual summer outdoor concert. This year's OldiesFest lineup features the legendary R&B group Rare Earth along with regional favorites Ruby Shooz, The Fab Five, The Critics, Classified, Primetime Funk, and Dunes and the DelTunes.
The free three-day event runs July 24-26.
Investigators are looking into the cause of Sunday's blaze that destroyed three businesses in Fulton including the studios of WAMF 1300 AM. Because its transmitter facility is located in Granby, the automated country station was able to remain on the air.
(2010 Update: Original source article at fultondailynews.com is no longer available.)
Nashville's Michael Peterson headlines next month's Frogfest. The 15th annual outdoor country music summer concert will also feature live music from Rick Adams, Ciara Lynn, Custom Taylor Band, The Back 40 Band, Lazy - T, and Jill King.
The Big Frog 104 (WFRG) free day-long event happens Saturday June 14 at Verona Beach State Park.
While the balloons are flying, 93Q (WNTQ) once again provides the entertainment at this year's Balloonfest. The roster of acts includes Bowling for Soup, Lillix, Edwin McCain, Rachel Farris, Lucy Woodward, Becky Baeling, The Troys, Kaci, and Autumn Hawk. The three-day event gets underway on Friday June 13th at Jamesville Beach.
Dave Laird is back behind the microphone at Y94FM (WYYY). The Syracuse radio veteran who has been on a leave of absence due to heart surgery returns this weekend to his Y94FM gigs as host of the Saturday Night Dance Party and Sunday Night Jammin' Oldies.
Utica's 96.9 WOUR has been a rock radio mainstay for 30 years now, and to help celebrate, the station has a slew of events planned for 2003. Tonight they team up with 805 for a reunion show at Turning Stone Casino. Alecstar opens the sold-out concert.
This week's Syracuse New Times has more on the show and reaction from WOUR's Jerry Kraus about the station turning 30.
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newtimes.rway.com/2003/051403/music.shtml