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.
The Central New York chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE 22) is holding it's annual convention today at the Turning Stone Resortin Verona.
Syndicated host Dr. Laura Schlessinger will dedicate her three-hour show on Wednesday November 28 to America's military families at her first-ever broadcast from a military base - Travis Air Force Base in Solano, Calif.
A popular web-based forum for central New York radio insiders has received a facelift of sorts.
For the 11th straight year, local rocker 95X is holding a holiday auction to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation.
Thanks to the efforts of a few market veterans, a look at how the Syracuse radio landscape used to look and sound is just a click away.