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FCC Approves NewsChannel 9 Sale

SYRACUSE -- More than three months after Newport Television announced plans to sell NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) and eleven other TV stations to Nexstar Broadcasting, the deal has obtained the last required level of approval from the Federal Communications Commission.  If both sides hold to their original sales contract, the sale should close any day now.

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Promotion for Former WSYR-TV News Director

SPRINGFIELD, MA -- Former NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) news director Jim Tortora appears to be prospering in the 13 months he's been with ABC 40 (WGGB) and FOX 6 (WGGB-DT2) in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Hired as News Director last September, recent job postings now list Tortora's title as Station Manager and Vice President of News.

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CNY Journalists Travel to Rome for Canonization of Marianne Cope

Updated 10/20 -- ROME, ITALY -- She was born in Utica in 1838 and, after joining the Sisters of Saint Francis, she helped establish hospitals which still stand today there, and in Syracuse. This weekend, Mother Marianne Cope will be officially canonized as a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Several local TV journalists have […]

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NewsChannel 9 Anniversary Special Airs Tomorrow

Updated 10/19: SYRACUSE -- Late last month, hundreds of people -- including many past and present employees of NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) gathered at the SRC Arena to celebrate ABC affiliate's 50th anniversary. DVR Alert: A two-hour special taped on location at the event will air Friday night from 7 to 9pm.

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WSYR-TV Says "MeTV" Arrives on 9.2 Monday

Updated 4:40pm with more schedule details -- SYRACUSE -- There's now an official launch date for the delayed arrival of "MeTV" on WSYR-TV digital channel 9.2. The ABC affiliate says the network's lineup of classic programs will make its debut on Monday.

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Reports Question Cancellation of TV Debate

SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME -- Plans for a one-hour, two-market televised debate between the two candidates for the 22nd Congressional District have been cancelled, amid controversy in which one candidate, who was refusing to appear for the debate, is being accused of threatening to pull his advertising dollars from Utica's WUTR.

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Sunny 102 Adds Campagna for Morning News

SYRACUSE -- There's a new but familiar voice delivering newscasts during morning drive on Sunny 102 (WZUN).  News producer Jim Campagna from NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) is filling the vacancy left after former co-worker Keith Kobland left the news business nearly a month ago.

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POTW: NewsChannel 9 Celebrates 50 Years (2012)

SYRACUSE -- It was a star-studded evening last night at the SRC Arena, on the campus of Onondaga Community College. ABC affiliate NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) celebrated its 50th anniversary with a celebration attended by hundreds... including dozens of past and present employees. Your editor was there, and we have more than 30 photos from the […]

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Jessica Cain Leaving CNY Central

SYRACUSE -- September started with some notable "comings and goings" in local TV news, and the month appears to be ending with more changes.  After two and a half years with CNY Central, multimedia journalist and anchor Jessica Cain says she's leaving her post and heading to the midwest.

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NBC 3 to Expand AM News, Cancel Noon News

SYRACUSE -- Starting Monday, viewers will be able to catch live, local television newscasts as early as 4am. CNY Central announced today that NBC 3 (WSTM) will expand its Today in Central New York by a full hour, starting at 4:00am. But there's a flip-side to the expansion: the station will no longer offer the […]

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