WATERTOWN -- At a time when many stations are cutting costs by replacing local talent with syndication, one station is doing just the opposite. Watertown's ESPN Radio 1410 (WNER) launches a new live, local sports talk show next Monday.
WATERTOWN -- At a time when many stations are cutting costs by replacing local talent with syndication, one station is doing just the opposite. Watertown's ESPN Radio 1410 (WNER) launches a new live, local sports talk show next Monday.
WATERTOWN -- Like it or not, there's no denying the success of Fox TV's American Idol, currently running in its 8th season. And as long as the show does well, so do many regional efforts that mimic the show -- including the current "North Country Idol" contest sponsored by Froggy 97 (WFRY).
WATERTOWN -- For the first time since Fall 2004, Arbitron has lifted its embargo on the Persons 12+ numbers for the Watertown market. One thing that clearly hasn't changed since 2004: country music is still king in the North Country.
WATERTOWN MARKET -- It's slim pickins when it comes to finding new pictures on radio station websites in the North Country... but it's been so long since we had a Watertown picture, we hunted and hunted (and missed our POTW deadline by nearly 4 hours) but we finally got one.
NEW YORK CITY - There are more names being tossed around as potential options for stations all over the country -- including 2 in CNYRadio.com territory -- that are in the process of finding replacements for the soon-to-be-departing-radio Bill O'Reilly.
Less than two weeks after Bill O'Reilly announced his plans to leave radio "sometime" in the first quarter of 2009, Fox News Radio is hoping his affiliates will sign up with another Fox News personality, John Gibson.
(UPDATED 1:15PM) NEW YORK CITY - Bill O'Reilly says he's too busy to continue hosting "The Radio Factor," despite being one of the most successful shows on the air right now. That opens a 2-hour scheduling gap at hundreds of stations nationwide, including two in our area.
Talk show host Glenn Beck will be in the Syracuse suburb of DeWitt on November 15th, as part of his "Helicopter Tour" to visit 50 cities in six weeks. He'll be signing copies of his newest book, The Christmas Sweater.
Classic Hits Z93 in Watertown, Northern New York seeks energetic talent for Saturday Night 80's and 90's rock request show.
Former San Diego mayor Roger Hedgecock, a frequent substitute for Rush Limbaugh, will have his own nationally-syndicated weekday talkshow starting just after the new year.