SYRACUSE -- Many wondered how Rush Limbaugh's death earlier this year might impact talk radio. But it doesn't seem to be an issue for Newsradio 570 & 106.9 WSYR. For the second Nielsen ratings report in a row, the iHeart news/talker has bested its sister station, former longtime market leader, B104.7 (WBBS).
SYRACUSE -- After eight months away, sports talk radio host Mike Lindsley is returning to his old shift at The Score 1260 (WSKO). Starting next Monday, Lindsley will be back in the studio weekdays from 3-6pm, replacing the nationally-syndicated host that replaced him when he initially left the station in March.
SYRACUSE -- Baseball fans will be able to hear the Syracuse Chiefs on broadcast radio again next spring. The Triple A affiliate of the Washington Nationals said it's returning to The Score 1260 (WSKO) in 2014, after trying out an "online only" approach during the 2013 season.
SYRACUSE -- They've woken us up for two and a half decades, arriving unannounced with their witty banter blaring through our clock radios. For 25 years, "Ted and Amy in the Morning" on 93Q (WNTQ) has helped Central New Yorkers start their days. The station is honoring the pair with a huge party this Saturday at the […]
Updated 3:35pm -- SYRACUSE -- Could heritage rocker 95X (WAQX) be flipping from rock to country? Or is someone out there just playing a prank on the interwebs? A new website -- along with a newly-launched and suddenly-removed Twitter account -- is raising question as to whether Cumulus Media is bringing it's "Nash" country music […]
SYRACUSE -- There's going to be a new radio home for Syracuse Crunch hockey when the AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning takes to the ice this season. The team is partnering with ESPN Radio 97.7/100.1, owned by Galaxy Communications. The deal ends a three-year run with Cumulus Media-owned The Score 1260 (WSKO).
SYRACUSE -- Rock station 95X (WAQX) is celebrating its 35th anniversary by offering a lineup of 20 bands at the Regional Market in Syracuse in August. Tickets for "95X-Fest" are now on sale. And the first date in the station's free summer concert series is coming up this Thursday.
SYRACUSE -- Outasight will be back for his second consecutive "93Q Summer Jam on the Island" this June, along with four other national recording acts who will be appearing for their first time at the station's annual listener appreciation concert in June. And, as has been the case since the first "Summer Jam," tickets are […]
SYRACUSE -- Our latest Picture of the Week headline has nothing to do with the 2:02 commercial breaks Chuck Woolery used to introduce during TV's Love Connection back in the 80s. Rather, we've got two local morning radio co-hosts being photographed at two different recent events... and the photos came to us from two different contributors.
SYRACUSE -- Taking a jab at its competition by promising "Syracuse basketball coverage that’s NOT controlled by the University’s network," Cumulus Media sports-talker The Score 1260 (WSKO) said it will offer special pre-game and post-game coverage surrounding the Syracuse University men's basketball team's Final Four appearance tomorrow night.