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Cayuga Radio Seeking Chief Engineer

ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Saga's cluster of Ithaca/Cortland stations, also known as The Cayuga Radio Group, is looking for a new Chief Engineer.  The official job posting reads as follows:

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WNYY Adds "Free Talk Live" 6 Nights a Week

ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Progressive Talk 1470 (WNYY) has added Free Talk Live with Mark and Ian to their lineup for one hour, weeknights at 9pm.  The show will also air Saturdays from 9pm to midnight.  The show describes itself as "talk radio that ANYONE can take control of ... about Liberty with a capital L."

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Q-Country Goes HD, Subchannels Carry AM Sisters

ITHACA/CORTLAND -- There are three more HD Radio offerings in the market now, thanks to the recent addition of multicasting equipment at Saga's Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY).  The market's perennial ratings leader is now available in HD, and its subchannels are helping to improve the coverage of its two AM sister stations in the Cayuga Radio […]

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Update: New WNYY Schedule Finalized

ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Lineup changes at Saga's Progressive Talk AM 1470 (WNYY) are complete, after last month's sudden shutdown of the Air America network left the station -- and countless others nationwide -- scrambling to fill holes in their schedules. Updated 2/4 at 3:15pm with additional info from PD Geoff Dunn.

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Saga Cluster Dominates Ithaca Ratings

ITHACA/CORTLAND -- Stations owned by Saga Communications hold four of the top five spots in the latest public ratings data released by Arbitron. Leading the pack, Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY), posting more than a full-point gain since last spring, going from a 13.8 to a 14.9 among persons age 12+ in the Fall 2009 survey.

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Taylor: Chapter 11 for Regent? (And 3Q Reports from Saga, CC)

Less than a week after Citadel Broadcasting announced it may soon be exploring "the possibility of seeking relief through a Chapter 11 filing," one prominent online columnist explains why he thinks Regent could be in a similar situation.  Both companies own stations in Central New York.

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Thom Hartmann to Broadcast Show from Ithaca

ITHACA -- Nationally-syndicated progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann will broadcast his three-hour program live from Ithaca later this year.  Local affiliate Progressive Talk 1470 WNYY made the announcement today.

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Saga Reverse Stock Split Takes Effect

When the New York Stock Exchange opens today, shares in Saga Communications stock will be worth about four times what they closed at yesterday.  But shareholders didn't hit the lottery: they'll own only a quarter of the number of shares.  (Sidebar inside: Updates on Citadel and Regent delisting threats)

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Saga Seeks Ithaca Chief Engineer

ITHACA -- Saga Communications has posted an opening for Chief Engineer of its 5-station Ithaca cluster.  We're told the current CE is heading south to accept a similar position in warmer climes.

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FCC Denies Challenge to Saga's Ithaca Acquisitions

ITHACA -- The 5-station cluster operated by Saga Communications will be allowed to stand, after the FCC denied an "Application for Review" filed by the Finger Lakes Alliance for Independent Media. But two FCC commissioners called their agreement "reluctant" in a separate statement.

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