Updated 6/22 -- SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME -- After a ten-year affiliation with The Score 1260 (WSKO) in Syracuse and one season with WUTQ in Utica, the Buffalo Bills will have new affiliates in both markets this coming season. Galaxy Communications has inked a deal to carry the games on TK99/105 (WTKV/WTKW) in Syracuse and Oswego, and on […]
SYRACUSE -- After many years with Clear Channel rhythmic CHR Hot 107.9 (WWHT), Marty "the One Man Party" has a new radio home. This past weekend, he made his debut on crosstown competitor 93Q (WNTQ). His addition to the weekend/fill-in roster comes on top of working in the sales department for the Cumulus Media.
SYRACUSE -- We first told you last week of Utica Observer-Dispatch blogger Don Laible's series of "where are they now" type interviews with sports broadcasters who got their start in Utica. Little did we know then, that the series wasn't over: Liable started off this week with a two-part series about The Score 1260 (WSKO) […]
SYRACUSE -- Cumulus Media CHR 93Q (WNTQ) announced it's adding two more performers to the lineup for its "Summer Jam on the Island" concert next month. 93Q's Rick Roberts says Universal Records artist Kevin Rudolf, who played Summer Jam in 2009, and Epic Records artist Karmin, have signed on for the concert.
SYRACUSE -- A familar voice has returned to local rock radio, after nearly six years off the air. Scott Dixon recently took the night shift at Cumulus rocker 95X (WAQX), a position that has him hosting shifts seven days a week. You might remember him from Clear Channel's relatively-short entry to the local rock station […]
SYRACUSE -- As the Syracuse Crunch's playoff bid ended on Friday at the hands of the Ice Caps in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, so did Jason Lockhart's two-season run as the AHL team's broadcaster. Next season, Lockhart will be on the west coast, calling games for a different team in a different league.
SYRACUSE -- The lineup for 93Q's annual "Summer Jam on the Island" concert has been announced. National recording artists Havana Brown, Neon Hitch, Chris Rene and Outasight will be performing at the June 4 concert. As has been the tradition since the first "Summer Jam" in 2009, tickets are free, but the only way to […]
GREENWICH, CT -- No changes are expected at Cumulus radio stations in Syracuse, nor at Townsquare stations in the Utica-Rome market, following a major 13-market station swap announced this morning between the two companies. Just outside of the CNYRadio.com coverage area, the five-station Cumulus cluster will be going to Townsquare.
SYRACUSE -- Before 93Q (WNTQ) and what is now The Score 1260 (WSKO) joined up with 95X (WAQX) and what is now 105.9 The Rebel (WXTL) in their present-day studios on James Street in Syracuse, 93Q and 1260 WNDR were located on Old Stone House Road in Jamesville.
Updated 3/31 -- SYRACUSE -- The "jockless gap" between the syndicated Bob and Tom Morning Show and local host Dave Frisina's afternoon show will soon be history at Cumulus rocker 105.9 The Rebel (WXTL). CNYRadio.com has learned Syracuse NewTimes music editor Jessica Novak has been hired to host middays.