Bob & Tom Lose Cable TV Show September 21st, 2010 INDIANAPOLIS — First they were on the radio, then they were also on cable TV. Now, the nationally-synduicated Bob & Tom Show, carried locally in Syracuse and Watertown, and formerly in Utica, is back to being a radio-only show.
Arbitron Releases Watertown Ratings August 5th, 2010 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.
Froggy Still King in Watertown January 26th, 2010 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.
POTW: Les and Johnny and… Screech! August 21st, 2009 WATERTOWN — Dustin Diamond may not be welcome at the upcoming Saved By the Bell reunion, but once upon a time, he was invited with open arms to the studios of Real Rock 100.7 (WOTT).
Watertown Legal IDs Appear on “Toppy” August 19th, 2009 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.
Froggy Still Tops in Watertown August 6th, 2009 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.
POTW: Watertown School of Commerce vs. WOTT (1967) March 20th, 2009 WATERTOWN — Today, tune to 1410 AM in Watertown, and you’ll hear ESPN Radio programming on WNER. But decades ago, the station was known as WOTT, and one former staffer saved some priceless tidbits from that time.
“The Fox” is Born in Watertown February 11th, 2009 WATERTOWN — The station formerly known as WOTT (which moved down the dial to 94.1FM on Monday) is now going by the name “100.7 The Fox,” with call letters WEFX-FM. The new classic hits station launched at noon today, after stunting with TV theme songs ever since WOTT made its move.
WOTT Moves Down the Dial February 10th, 2009 WATERTOWN – Real Rock WOTT has a slightly new name (reminiscent of an old radio war from Syracuse decades ago) and a new frequency, as owner Community Broadcasters fires up a brand new FM signal in the north country.
Arbitron Ends Watertown Embargo; Froggy Keeps #1 January 27th, 2009 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.