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Sunny 102 welcomes new voice, familiar name

CNYRadio.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:16 +0000

SYRACUSE — A family name familiar to longtime Syracuse residents is back on the air. While Sunny 102 (WZUN) morning meteorologist Mike Ellis is out for the next 5 weeks, Jamie DeLine will be filling in. The recent NYU graduate is the daughter of the late Dick DeLine, and grand-daughter of Jim DeLine, who was [More »]

Time Warner announces massive channel lineup shuffle

CNYRadio.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:35:48 +0000

SYRACUSE — Got all the channel numbers on your Time Warner Cable lineup memorized? At least your favorites, anyway? Well, come June 18, you can forget all those numbers. Time Warner says it’s completely reorganizing its digital cable channel numbers for Syracuse and surrounding areas. The cable giant has been sending letters to subscribers, announcing [More »]

New full-time job for WXUR’s Jerry Kraus

CNYRadio.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:25:01 +0000

UTICA-ROME — Longtime local radio personality Jerry “The Doctor” Kraus has a new full-time job. Although it’s expected he’ll keep his weekend gig at 92.7 The Drive (WXUR), Kraus has just been named Executive Director of the Stanley Center for the Arts. Utica Observer-Dispatch reporter Sara Tracey says the position has been vacant for about [More »]

CNY Central to air full hour of “Face the Nation” — but with a catch

CNYRadio.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:26:32 +0000

SYRACUSE – CBS News extended the long-running Sunday morning interview show Face the Nation from 30 minutes to a full hour last July, but local affiliate WTVH-5 pre-empts the second half-hour in favor of an infomercial. Although that in itself won’t be changing, it will soon be possible for local viewers to watch the full hour, live on [More »]

YNN seeking Executive Producer

CNYRadio.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:35:35 +0000

SYRACUSE — Time Warner Cable’s 24/7 local news channel, YNN, is looking for a new Executive Producer. The vacancy comes after an anonymous CNYTVNews.com reader shares word that Nathan Holst has accepted a similar position at ABC affiliate WMTW in Portland, Maine. One reader shared a screen shot from Holst’s Facebook page, in which he [More »]

Hot 107.9 transmitter problems resolved

CNYRadio.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:21:43 +0000

SYRACUSE — After several days of operating at reduced power, it appears Clear Channel CHR Hot 107.9 (WWHT) has resumed broadcasting at its full allotted power of 50,000 watts. Since our May 10 story about a lack of reception in areas farther from Syracuse, we’ve heard through the grapevine there was an equipment malfunction at [More »]

WUTR reporter leaves for new job in Virginia

CNYRadio.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:52:15 +0000

Updated 2:10pm – UTICA — One of the original reporters from the 2011 launch of Eyewitness News on WUTR (ABC-20) and WFXV (Fox-33) is moving on. Chelsea Rarrick announced yesterday was her last day on the job in Utica. She’s got a new job lined up at the CBS affiliate in Richmond, Virginia. Rarrick initially [More »]

POTW: Shaun Andrews celebrates milestone (2013)

CNYRadio.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:26 +0000

UTICA-ROME — Last month, Shaun Andrews marked his 15th anniversary at 97.9 and 105.5 Kiss-FM (WSKS/WSKU). Earlier this week, the former intern who worked his way up to program director was recognized with a cake and a personalized plaque. Roser Communications Network Operations Manager Dave Silvers shared this photo of Andrews, with his plaque. In [More »]

Former Congresswoman Buerkle to host WSYR talk show

CNYRadio.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:41:45 +0000

SYRACUSE — Ann Marie Buerkle, who served one term as a U.S. Representative from 2011 to 2013, says she’s going to debut a one-hour weekend talk show on Newsradio 570 and 106.9 WSYR. The new show, which is actually paid programming, begins on May 25. According to syracuse.com reporter Geoff Herbert, an announcement about the new [More »]

Galaxy CEO: Syracuse radio capitalizes on newspaper changes

CNYRadio.com — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:40:11 +0000

SYRACUSE — Recent changes at the Syracuse Post-Standard have resulted in a “stunning” increase in revenue for local radio stations. That’s according to Galaxy Communications CEO/President Ed Levine, who says the newspaper’s changes have helped not just his own stations, but the entire Syracuse radio market as a whole. Levine’s comments made the top story [More »]