SYRACUSE -- Longtime market personality Ronnie Dark checks in with CNYRadio.com to report his concept for a new show, The Wax Museum, has finally become a reality. The show airs Sunday nights from 7-9pm on Love Radio 103.9 (WVOA). The programming is also simulcast on translators 95.3 in Syracuse and 98.1 in LaFayette.
Updated 8/28 at 12:40pm - SYRACUSE -- Still no permanent new format on WVOA 105.1 FM out of DeRuyter, but the station is now on its second stunt as we await what an insider tells us will be "THE switch" to a new permanent format, expected sometime today. Inside: Vote on your prediction for the […]
SYRACUSE -- A few months after returning to a prior religious format, WVOA 105.1 has joined some of its sister stations in carrying the syndicated Radio Disney format. This brings Radio Disney back to the FM dial in Syracuse for the first time since it was replaced by the MOViN format (WOLF-FM/WWLF-FM) a few years […]
SYRACUSE -- Love Radio 105.1 WVOA/DeRuyter is back on the air Monday evening, following an outage that lasted for at least part of the weekend. Co-owner Sam Furco responded to a CNYRadio.com inquiry about the station's status late Monday night, but did not comment on the exact cause or length of the outage. Our thanks […]
SYRACUSE -- There's new information tonight on what's going on with that 105.1 signal that's been off the air since the station's sale from Aloha Stations Trust to Foxfur Communications closed on May 1st. Co-owner Sam Furco tells CNYRadio.com 105.1 will reclaim the WVOA call letters it held for 20 years.
According to AllAccess.com, an attempt by Cram Communications to extend the construction permit for WVOA-AM in DeWitt has been denied. The article says a local building moratorium and a zoning-related lawsuit forced Cram to delay construction. The ruling doesn't take away Cram's CP. They can still build, but the clock continues ticking toward the deadline.
A former radio show host from Bosnia and his son, Emir and Almir Loncaric, will debut a new weekly hour-long show on WVOA this weekend. The program, which will air Sunday nights at 6 p.m., will highlight music, news, and events in their homeland and the local community of Bosnian immigrants.
A subtle adjustment is in the works for Cram Communications' religious and paid programming station at 103.9 FM as the call letters changed from WVOA to WVOA-FM. That's because Cram has decided to use WVOA as call letters for its new station located at 720 AM and licensed to Dewitt instead of the original plan […]
CENTRAL NEW YORK -- Spare time has been sparse for your editor lately, but we have a handful of newsworthy items from the world of CNY radio and TV news to share. Here's a quick recap:
SYRACUSE -- After three months of stunting, the new format for 103.9 (WNDR, Mexico) and translator 95.3 (W237AY, DeWitt) has been revealed. Locally-owned Renard Communications launched "95.3 and 103.9 The Dinosaur" at noon today, offering "Classic Top 40," predominantly from the 60s and 70s. The station brings some well-known names back to the Syracuse airwaves […]