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Lite 98.7 Seeking Part-Timers

UTICA/ROME -- If you've got on-air experience and want to "back" into the biz on a part-time basis, this one could be for you.  Lite 98.7 (WLZW) is looking to expand its part-time roster.  Here's the official announcement from PD Eric Meier:

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Lite 98.7 Raises $29,000 for Children's Miracle Network

UTICA/ROME -- It's one of the many ways local broadcast radio gives back to the community.  The 11th annual Children's Miracle Network radiothon on Lite 98.7 (WLZW) raised $29,000 over a two-day period this week.  Every single dollar raised will directly benefit pediatric and maternity services at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in Utica.

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Former WLZW Weekenders Launch Podcast

ALBANY -- Even though Rich Lawrence and Kim Dunne are no longer part of the weekend on-air lineup for Utica's Lite 98.7 (WLZW), the duo haven't completely walked away from the microphone. Earlier this week, they debuted their brand new podcast, The Kim & Rich Show.

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WLZW's Rich Lawrence Bids Farewell

UTICA/ROME -- In less than two hours, "Flashback Saturday Night" host Rich Lawrence will be signing off Lite 98.7 (WLZW) for the last time.  Lawrence says he's had a blast over the past five years he had been on the station's part-time roster, but he says it's time to move on.

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POTW: In the WALY Studios (1960s)

HERKIMER -- Thanks to reader submissions, we're firing up the Picture of the Week time machine for at least the next three weeks in a row!  This week, we're headed 50 years back in time -- and about 50 miles east from CNYRadio.com HQ for a look inside the studios of WALY in Herkimer.  Any […]

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Clear Channel Cuts Include Former Utica PD Randy Jay

UTICA/ROME -- You may have read in the national trades by now, about yet another round of cuts by Clear Channel. This time around, the cuts mainly targeted production staffers. One of those pink-slipped this week was Randy Spicer, who went to work for CC in Atlanta after more than a dozen years at Utica's […]

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Ten Years of CNYRadio: Our Thoughts and Yours

CENTRAL NEW YORK -- If you've been away for awhile, CNYRadio.com is celebrating it's 10th anniversary this week.  The site went live on March 1, 2001... and we've been running a series of special articles this week to mark the occasion.  Today, we finish up the series with our reflections and yours, on ten years […]

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POTW: Christmas Flashback (2010)

UTICA/ROME -- We're a week behind on this one, but with all the big news going on last week (and all sorts of holiday festivities), we simply ran out of time to write a Picture of the Week article.  So, for a moment, let's all pretend it's Christmas time once again, as one Utica/Rome radio […]

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POTW: Annual Coat Drive (2010)

UTICA/ROME -- Last week, we put out the call for stations to let us know what they're doing to help their communities during the holiday season.  And last night on Facebook, we put out an urgent call for Picture of the Week submissions -- it's been such a busy news week, we never had time […]

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Utica Townsquare Stations Revamp Websites

UTICA/ROME -- The four stations owned by Connecticut-based Townsquare Media have brand new websites.  The company says it's part of an initiative to "re-launch all its local radio stations' digital properties" -- for 171 radio stations in 36 markets -- by the end of the first quarter of 2011.

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