SYRACUSE -- Management at KISS-FM say they're almost finished rebuilding following a fire that destroyed their studios almost one year ago. But when the internet stream and Part 15 transmitters come back online, they won't be covering the Syracuse area. Instead, station management tells CNYRadio.com they're heading north, preparing to do battle in the Watertown […]
LOWVILLE -- You probably don't hear about the Lewis County Fair unless you actually live in Lewis County, but this year's fair managed to attract many country music fans, along with Watertown's leading radio station, Froggy 97 (WFRY).
WATERTOWN -- Despite the fact the numbers were recalculated after two in-tab diaries were discarded from the Fall 2009 survey period, there do not appear to be any major surprises in the latest Arbitron ratings released for the Watertown market... or in the re-issued Fall 2009 numbers.
WATERTOWN -- More congratulations to pass along today as we receive more details about NYSBA Award winners. Froggy 97 (WFRY) in Watertown takes home Best Morning Show for the 5th year in a row, thanks to the efforts of "James Pond and Cricket and the Morning Splash."
SYRACUSE -- For at least the third year in a row, the B104.7 (WBBS) morning show has been nominated for an Academy of Country Music (ACM) award. And once again, a programmer who used to work in Utica and Watertown gets a nomination for his current station in Albany.
WATERTOWN -- The Fall 2009 ratings are out for the Watertown market, and there are no big surprises: perennial leader Froggy 97 (WFRY) and its country format continue to lead the pack. CHR "The Border" (WBDR) appears to be gaining steam, but remains a distant second.
About 300 country stations nationwide -- including three in Central New York -- are hunting for new programming to fill their weekend schedules after Premiere Radio Networks cancelled the long-running "Jeff Foxworthy Countdown" today.
WATERTOWN -- Plenty of big fundraisers in the North Country this fall... in the past month, Stephens Media Group's country powerhouse Froggy 97 (WFRY) has helped with a handful, including two just this week alone.
WATERTOWN -- If you've ever checked out the remarkable collection of radio station legal IDs at tophour.com (aka "Toppy" for short) you may have noticed the site had no clips from Watertown. That changed today, as the site added more than a dozen Watertown IDs from 9 different stations.
WATERTOWN -- The Spring 2009 Arbitron ratings for the Watertown market are out, and the "public" Persons 12+ numbers show Stephens Media Group's Froggy 97 (WFRY) maintaining a very comfortable lead over the competition.