SYRACUSE (Updated 12:30pm on 3/14) -- Buckley Broadcasting GM Judy Kelly now confirms the dismissal of Diane Wade from Classic Hits 92.1 (WSEN) following her air shift Friday. Kelly says "it's simply a matter of economics" and she hopes conditions improve soon.
TENNESSEE - Are retired broadcasters ever really retired? In many cases, the answer is "no," and now, you can add former Syracuse personality Dave Laird's name to the "proof positive" list for that argument.
SYRACUSE -- Less than a year after he was hired as morning host for the new Oldies 1390 (WFBL), Bob Brown has been removed from the shift, but remains on-staff part-time as a substitute. As you may have expected, station management blames the economic climate.
SYRACUSE -- An observant CNYRadio.com reader points out a new look for the internet home of Buckley's Classic Hits 92.1 (WSEN).
SYRACUSE - There's a very familiar name coming to Classic Hits 92.1 WSEN. The man famous for hosting "American Bandstand" and decades of New Years' Eve countdowns is joining the station's weekend schedule.
SYRACUSE - Nearly a month after Jim Tate was shown the door at WSEN, the other shoe has dropped at the Buckley Broadcasting classic hits station. Sources tell CNYRadio.com overnight jock Spidr Murfee and several part-timers have been terminated.
It appears that Buckley's Classic Hits 92.1 (WSEN) has completed on-air lineup changes, following the exit of former PD/afternoon driver Jim Tate. UPDATED 11/11 with weekend schedule changes.
It appears that Jim Tate is no longer handling afternoon drive duties at Buckley's WSEN 92.1 in Baldwinsville. A poster on one local message board claims he has exited from the station altogether, but that is not confirmed.
The vicious wind storms that left more than 140,000 Central New Yorkers without power also took WSEN off the air for roughly 12 hours Monday.
Sorry we're a few days late on this one -- it's the first time we've had really good internet access during our summer vacation, so we just noticed Arbitron has released the P12+ ratings for the Syracuse and Utica-Rome markets. It appears Clear Channel's WBBS (B104.7) and Regent's Lite 98.7 (WLZW) are the clear winners in […]