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Updated 12/10 — UTICA-ROME — Just a couple weeks after his exit from Big Frog 104 (WFRG), morning man Matt Herkimer will be back on the air… across town at Bug Country 99.7/101.1 (WBGK/WBUG).

UTICA-ROME and SYRACUSE — Radio and television broadcasters in both of these Central New York markets are asking viewers to help neighbors who’ve been devastated by unprecedented flooding over the last several days.  A joint effort between multiple Utica-area stations is planned for tomorrow, and some Syracuse TV stations have been running a telethon all […]

UTICA-ROME — Earlier this week, we were surprised by the absence of ratings data for Townsquare Media’s four radio stations in the latest update from Arbitron.  But we’ve since heard that Townsquare still subscribes to “the book” in this market.  We checked, and it appears Arbitron has updated the “topline” data to include the cluster, […]

JAN 11th UPDATE — Arbitron has revised its “topline” ratings to include Townsquare Media’s four stations.  As a result, we have revised our chart, and we have posted a new story to recap the ratings, in light of the new information.  The story which follows was posted a few days earlier, when the original “topline” […]

UTICA-ROME — The latest audience estimates for radio listenership in the Mohawk Valley have been released by Arbitron.  And just like when we saw the numbers for Syracuse earlier this week, it’s difficult to get a “complete” picture of the market.

UTICA/ROME — The locally-owned Roser Communications Network, which operates a cluster of radio stations and an advertising agency in Utica, is looking to hire an on-air personality.  But, for the time being, the company isn’t specifying which station has the opening.

UTICA-ROME — If you’re a fan of either country music or the Fox TV series “Glee,” you’re familiar with the Toby Keith song “Red Solo Cup.”  So it’s only appropriate for Bug Country 99.7 and 101.1’s Dave Silvers and his wife Sandy to be holding a couple of the famous cups when they met the […]

UTICA/ROME — It’s a joint effort between radio and TV stations in the Mohawk Valley, and organizers say this year’s “Stuff the Bus” toy drive is on pace to surpass last year’s total of 8,000+ toys.  The entire thing wraps up with two events taking place tomorrow — in New Hartford and in Utica.

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 — Roser Communications Network is looking for someone to run the board for its two Bug Country (WBGK/WBUG) stations.  The part-time position, mostly on weekends, involves shifts during remotes and football games.