In the wake of September 11, news outlet 570 WSYR has seen a sharp increase in its number of listeners. In the latest trends released yesterday by Arbitron, WSYR showed a 1.3 ratings point increase which finds them now tied with market leader B104.7 (WBBS).
Syndicated host Dr. Laura Schlessinger will dedicate her three-hour show on Wednesday November 28 to America's military families at her first-ever broadcast from a military base - Travis Air Force Base in Solano, Calif.
A couple months ago, 570 WSYR's afternoon newscaster Kevin Schenk started appearing as the weekend news anchor over at WSTM-TV 3. Schenk has since given up the radio microphone and is now a full-time member of the channel 3 news staff.
Rush Limbaugh announced on his afternoon program today that he is now 100% deaf and will likely undergo cochlear implant surgery later this year.
Former 570 WSYR newscaster Aaron Brillbeck has taken a position at WWTI (Channel 50) in Watertown. Before his Syracuse stay, Brillbeck spent time in the radio newsrooms of Ogdensburg's WPAC/WSLB and WHAM in Rochester.
Local talkers Jim Reith and Adam Schein are the first two local hosts to integrate into their shows a new interactive web site which was unveiled today.
With a combined increase of four points in the latest Arbitron ratings released on Wednesday, the six Clear Channel stations in Syracuse don't have much to complain about.
Premiere Radio Networks has announced they will begin charging listeners $6.95 a month to hear their syndicated shows streamed over the Internet. Included in the list of programs are those hosted by Dr. Laura and Art Bell. Both shows air on 570 WSYR in Syracuse.
Syndicated conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham earlier this week launched a new web site.
Brothers David and Tom Gardner, hosts of the recently cancelled Motley Fool Radio Show, have signed a deal with National Public Radio to resurrect production of the nationally syndicated weekly financial advice show.