If you haven’t voted for the Best of Syracuse awards with the Syracuse New Times yet, I hope you’ll vote for CNYRadio.com in the “Best Blog” category under Media.  Just make sure you vote in at least 20 categories total, or your ballot won’t be counted. CLICK HERE for the ballot.

The “original” CNYRadio.com published hundreds of articles from 2001-2005, but only a small portion of those older articles have been republished here on the “new” site since we relaunched in 2008.  Republishing each article on my own has been a dauting task. That’s why I’m looking for readers who may be able to help out.  With several of us working, we can get the archives completely republished much sooner than I’d be able on my own. And you don’t need to be a computer “whiz” to help out! [More »]

If you use Google Buzz, sharing stories from CNYRadio.com just got a lot easier.  The folks at ShareThis added Google Buzz to the services you can use when you click the “ShareThis” button at the bottom of any CNYRadio.com story.  Of course, links to share on Facebook, Twitter, email and nearly any other social media platform are still there too.

There was such a whirlwind of activity surrounding yesterday’s format flip news at Citadel’s Syracuse cluster … I forgot to take time to reflect on the second “re-birthday” of CNYRadio.com!  February 22, 2008 was the day this site re-launched after nearly four years on hiatus.  Today, a moment for thanks, and a look to the future. [More »]

ROCHESTER — Have you ever considered some of the difficult situations record company reps endure in order to bring a popular artist to your radio station? Former CNY radio personality RJ Jordan recently received some national press, sharing one of his travel horror stories as a record rep. [More »]

WASHINGTON — Many radio and TV stations are already taking action to provide relief for earthquake victims in Haiti, but the NAB is asking broadcasters to plan their biggest pushes for February 1st, which the organization is dubbing as “Broadcasters for Haiti Day.” [More »]

Back in April, we asked you, through a multiple-choice poll, how many stations in “CNYRadio.com Land” (the 4 markets listed above in our logo) would flip formats in 2009.  Today, we’re looking back to see how well you predicted — and we’re asking you to vote on your predictions for 2010. [More »]

CENTRAL NEW YORK — What were the biggest stories in local radio from the past year?  If you read our “Year in Review” posted earlier today, you know there was plenty of radio-related news here.  We just checked our stats to see which stories had the most hits over the past 365 days, and we present to you now, the top 10 stories of 2009. [More »]

CENTRAL NEW YORK — There’s no question this was a busy year for the radio industry in Central New York.  Plenty of format flips, quite a few station sales, some great achievements to be proud about, and perhaps most infamously memorable, the economy’s impact on the entire broadcasting industry.  Today, as per our tradition, we recap all the big stories of the year, broken down month-by-month. [More »]

Update 7:40pm – Thanks to user “tamesser” for bringing many of the Ithaca pages in the Wiki to life, and to “midatlanticengineer” for his work on several Utica pages! The CNYRadio.com Station Wiki is here to stay — for now — thanks to your votes in the poll that had appeared on the home page for the past month and a half.  But it’s not a “done deal.”  Details on why — also a new site poll, and info about a new feature on the CNYRadio.com Twitter feed page, part of a mixed bag of updates in this article. [More »]