SiteShell announced this week that it will no longer handle website maintenance and content, but is now a technology and platform licensing company that will license its technology as a package to group broadcasters and other companies.

His station may have changed, but the song is still the same. Big Mike's Christmastime in Syracuse - Volume 7 CD hits 25 area McDonald's restaurants this week.

Searching the Federal Communications Commission's archives just got a whole lot easier. The government agency tasked with overseeing the nation's broadcast airwaves recently made available new search capabilities on their web site.

The FCC has approved an on-channel booster for Auburn's WPHR 106.9 FM. The new booster, which operates at 1740 watts, is located in downtown Syracuse with a directional antenna aimed at the southern part of the city.

Clear Channel Communication's addition of Ackerley's television stations, including WIXT in Syracuse, came under fire from Douglas F. Elznic who describes himself as a "party-in-interest to this matter because I am a resident of Manlius, New York."

The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council has filed comments in support of an extension of the six-month period Clear Channel has in which to spin off an estimated eight radio stations in a list of markets which includes Syracuse. MMTC noted that previous mass station sales by Clear Channel resulted in significant gains in minority ownership of broadcast properties.

Local television news legend Ron Curtis died yesterday after a year-long battle with cancer. Curtis, who began his long television career at channel 5 in 1960, started out in radio at the age of 15 when he dropped out of Solvay high school to take an announcing job at WFBL AM.

In the wake of September 11, news outlet 570 WSYR has seen a sharp increase in its number of listeners. In the latest trends released yesterday by Arbitron, WSYR showed a 1.3 ratings point increase which finds them now tied with market leader B104.7 (WBBS).

Last week Y94FM (WYYY) switched to playing all holiday music. This week Lite 105.9 (WLTI) also opted for continuous carols and Christmas songs through December 25.

If you're up early Saturday morning and are a fan of music from the 1920's and 1930's, you won't want to miss the latest installment of Tin Pan Serenade. The 3 a.m. show, hosted by Red Bingham, features cuts from old-timers Frankie Trumbauer, Eddie Cantor, Connie Boswell, and Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians.