UTICA-ROME -- It appears that WRUY 1450 is closer to getting back on the air.  We've received reports of the station running a loop of "national" PSAs over the weekend, along with an ID for "WRUY 1450AM Rome, Utica, Syracuse, NY."

SYRACUSE -- Former local TV news anchor Maureen Green returned to the tube this morning, but not to the anchor desk, and not to her longtime home at CBS 5 (WTVH).  Rather, she appeared on ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) as the subject of a sweeps piece about purchasing prescription eyeglasses online.

OSWEGO -- From the "better late than never" file, there's an explanation behind the three-week disappearance of 96.7 WWLF-FM. Remember that really windy day last month?  The station's owner says winds on January 17 were strong enough to bring down the transmitter tower. Since early this month, WWLF-FM has been transmitting from the Mexico tower of sister station WVOA-FM.

SYRACUSE -- Weekdays on The Score 1260 (WSKO), it's Mike Lindsley on middays, followed by Brent Axe in the afternoon.  But Mike was talking with a different Brent earlier this month at the Carrier Dome -- specifically, longtime network TV sportscaster Brent Musburger.  And you'll find a couple other familiar faces in the background...

SYRACUSE -- Six weeks after joining the lineup at FM Newsradio 106.9 and 570 WSYR, afternoon talk show host Bob Lonsberry is making front page news.  A profile on the Rochester-based host appeared on the front page of the Syracuse Post-Standard today.  Former afternoon host Jim Reith responded on Facebook.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Plans for a proposed new AM radio station in Saint Johnsville are dead.  In a four-page ruling issued today, the Federal Communications Commission sealed the fate of what would have been 1120 WKAJ.  The FCC confirmed its earlier ruling that the station's expired construction permit will not be reinstated.

UTICA/ROME -- The locally-owned Roser Communications Network, which operates a cluster of radio stations and an advertising agency in Utica, is looking to hire an on-air personality.  But, for the time being, the company isn't specifying which station has the opening.

SYRACUSE -- Whether you enjoy public broadcasting on a daily basis, or only once or twice a week, chances are you're not too pleased whenever you tune-in your favorite programs, only to find they've been interrupted, delayed or pre-empted by a pledge drive.  But WRVO says it'll limit its spring on-air fundraising to just one day (rather than several) if listeners come through during "Foneless February."

SYRACUSE -- Journalism majors who maintain a permanent address anywhere within the Syracuse Press Club's 21-county service area are invited to apply for the club's annual DeVesty-Williams scholarship.  Applications are being accepted now for the $2,000 award and materials should be submitted as soon as possible.

SYRACUSE -- Some new "insights" on local issues will be coming to your television next month, when WCNY-TV debuts "Insight" on Friday nights at 9:00pm.  Farah Jadran, editor of "Syracuse Woman Magazine," has been tapped to host the 30-minute program.  "Insight" will also feature contributions from WCNY News and Public Affairs Director Susan Arbetter.  The show will debut on March 2.