UTICA/ROME — While the rain of Hurricane-turned-Tropical Storm Irene wasn’t too intense for Syracuse, the Utica/Rome area got hit quite hard. Several streets in Oneida and Herkimer Counties have been closed due to severe flooding, and in fact, the NYS Thruway remains closed as of Tuesday night between Syracuse and Amsterdam. The locally-owned Roser cluster […]
UTICA/ROME — As reported here earlier this week, staffers at ABC affiliate WUTR and Fox affiliate WFXV are feverishly preparing for the September 12 launch of “Eyewitness News.” Aside from learning how to use all their spiffy new HD gear, reporters and anchors have been logging plenty of miles around the area, getting themselves familiar […]
UTICA/ROME — Just a day after we shared and reviewed the Spring 2011 numbers from Eastlan, we now have a partial look at the numbers from Arbitron. Just like the Fall 2010 book, Arbitron has limited public ratings to “subscriber only” status, meaning the media and the public only get to see the results for stations […]
UTICA/ROME — Townsquare Media’s country Big Frog 104 (WFRG) retained its reputation as the ratings leader in the latest audience estimates released by Eastlan Ratings. Townsquare’s other three stations followed right behind, creating a bit of a shakeup in the market, compared to the Fall 2010 book.
UTICA/ROME — Earlier this month, you read here that Kiss-FM (WSKS/WSKU) has started the search for a new night jock after Johnny Lew announced he’s leaving the station. After nearly two years with the CHR station, Lew’s last show is tonight.
CENTRAL NEW YORK — All this week we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of CNYRadio.com with a series of special reports. Yesterday, several folks who’ve been in local radio for 10+ years explained why they feel consolidation was “the” biggest story from the past decade. Despite the negative side of consolidation, most radio pros are optimistic for what’s […]
SYRACUSE — Brad Stone, the man behind the now-defunct KISS-FM webcast hasn’t disappeared off the internet radio landscape. Following a fire last summer that damaged the KISS-FM studios, Stone says he’s not currently looking to revive the station (or a “new station” he was planning earlier), because he’s focusing his efforts on Nerdvana, a syndicated […]
SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME — Eastlan Ratings just released their Fall 2010 audience estimates today. Those expecting major shakeups may be disappointed — the top three stations in both Syracuse and Utica/Rome held their respective ground. But in both markets, you won’t have to look any further than the top 5 to see changes.
CENTRAL NEW YORK — When you think of all the station sales and format flips we recapped right here exactly one year ago, we wondered how 2010 would compare with 2009. After all, 2009 was a pretty busy year. But, as we once again review all that happened over the past twelve months… 2010 did […]