Clear Channel Media + Entertainment

CENTRAL NEW YORK — In various ways, radio stations (even some who don’t normally play her music) went out of their way to respond to the death of singing superstar Whitney Houston.  The winner of six Grammys and one Emmy (and more than 400 other awards) died at the age of 48 on Saturday night,

SYRACUSE — Clear Channel AC Y94FM (WYYY) and the Syracuse City School District are teaming up to salute teachers. Nominations are now being accepted for “31 Teachers, 31 Days.” Each day in May, winners will be recognized online and on-air.

SYRACUSE — Congratulations again to Clear Channel’s B104.7 (WBBS) for showing up twice on the list of nominations for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards.  One nomination is for the station as a whole; the other is for the station’s morning show.

SYRACUSE — Longtime local radio personality and Syracuse University professor Dr. Roosevelt “Rick” Wright tells CNYRadio.com he’s got a publishing deal for a book about the history of Syracuse radio.  But he says he can’t do it alone — he’s looking for help in putting together “the total package” of photos, posters, promotional materials, DJ

ITHACA/CORTLAND — At first, it was just Clear Channel’s 800 stations.  Then they added 570 more stations owned by Cumulus.  A handful of religious stations were mixed in.  And now, Ithaca College’s WICB has the distinction of being among the first college stations streaming on Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio platform.

SYRACUSE — Two weeks after Bob Lonsberry took over afternoons at FM Newsradio 106.9 and 570 WSYR, his show has been extended by an extra hour.  The Rochester-based host still takes to the airwaves at 3pm, but as of today, his show runs until 6pm rather than 5pm.

SYRACUSE — A handful of former Clear Channel Syracuse employees (mostly from WSYR radio) gathered for an impromptu “reunion” on New Year’s Eve.  We’ll borrow a phrase commonly used by one of the attendees to say the gathering took place at “an undisclosed location” within Onondaga County.

SYRACUSE — There will be a new local talk show on FM Newsradio 106.9 and 570 WSYR starting next Monday.  Morning host Joe Galuski announced on-air the 3-5pm timeslot will be filled by Bob Lonsberry, a familiar name in the Rochester market, where he’s been doing radio for more than 25 years.  The addition of

Updated 12/30 — SYRACUSE — FM Newsradio 106.9 and 570 WSYR is on the hunt for a new news director / morning drive news anchor.  PD Jason Furst tells CNYRadio.com that current ND Chris Barnes is leaving on “good terms.”  He has accepted a new job in the nation’s capital.  We have the details on

SAN ANTONIO, TX — It’s an unprecedented deal between two of the biggest companies in radio: Cumulus Media is joining iHeartRadio, the platform owned by Clear Channel which already provides mobile streaming of more than 800 Clear Channel stations.  By adding the 570 stations owned by Cumulus, iHeartRadio will offer roughly 1400 stations — many