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SYRACUSE — The early October launch of all-Christmas “Holly-FM” was accompanied by some call sign changes for a few local stations. There was some confusion earlier due to the federal government shutdown, but thanks to the FCC’s monthly report of call sign changes nationwide, we can report the following:

SYRACUSE — For the past several years, Central New Yorkers have come to expect all-Christmas music to hit the radio on November 1.  This year, a new record — as of late Saturday night, October 5 — there are two FM frequencies where you can hear holiday hits around the clock.  “Holly-FM” is up and […]

SYRACUSE — Unless you’ve got access to the full Arbitron Spring 2012 ratings report for Syracuse, it can be difficult to tell where the area’s radio stations stacked up against each other.  The numbers released to the public today include only 8 of the market’s more than 30 stations.

SYRACUSE — Just within the past year, golf pro Perry Noun’s been up and down the dial, on both the AM and FM bands.  When his weekly golf show begins its 11th season this Saturday, he’ll be on his third new station in just a little more than a year.  Golf fans will find “Tee […]

OSWEGO — Last week, Scott Fybush tipped us off to the mid-January collapse of the tower of WWLF 96.7FM, the Oswego simulcast of New Country WOLF 105.1.  In his latest Tower Site of the Week column on fybush.com, he’s got some photos of the tower from 2011.  During the trip, he also has tower shots […]

SYRACUSE — It’s a trip down memory lane with some of the biggest musicians in Syracuse history this Sunday.  “The Wax Museum” on Love Radio WVOA 103.9/95.3/98.1 will devote all three hours of this week’s show to music and live in-studio guests from groups like The Monterays, Stroke, The Madisons and more.

SYRACUSE — It’s a double dose of holiday favorites on “The Wax Museum,” a specialty show which airs Sunday nights on Love Radio WVOA 95.3, 98.1 and 103.9.  This weekend, legendary vocalist Sonny Farrar will join the guys live in-studio to perform some of his own Christmas favorites.  And there’s more holiday favorites the following […]

SYRACUSE — Get ready for some call letter changes coming next week to several stations, all following Foxfur Communications’ launch of “New Country Wolf 105-1” earlier this afternoon.  As you may have guessed, the country station will inherit the WOLF-FM calls, and the chain reaction continues from there. New at 12:10pm on 8/29 – The […]