WASHINGTON, DC — A 2007 proposal from the National Association of Broadcasters, which would allow AM stations to use FM translators to increase their audience reach, has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission. [More »]

ITHACA — After about a year of anchoring and reporting at Saga’s News/Talk 870 WHCU, Todd Messer is getting ready to move on.  The station has begun the search for his replacement. [More »]

AUBURN — Finger Lakes News Radio has a part-time opening for a play-by-play announcer to cover various Auburn High School sports, starting this fall. [More »]

After 36 years, tomorrow’s edition of Radio & Records will be the very last.  The weekly trade newspaper’s owner, Nielsen, made the announcement to staffers yesterday. [More »]

SYRACUSE — It’s not quite like before, but sidelined on-air personalities Mark Vanness and Big Jim Dononvan are returning to the airwaves — on different stations both in Syracuse — and both on a part-time basis. [More »]

CORTLAND — Longtime Oldies 101.5 (WXHC) morning man Sonny King is on the job hunt for the first time in nearly ten years.  King, who also served as PD and OM for the station, was let go yesterday after his air shift, due to budget cuts. [More »]

ITHACA — Lots of bicycling in and around Ithaca a couple of weekends ago… all to benefit the Cornell University Hospital for Animals.  The Lite Rock 97.3 (WYXL) morning team was there to help get the cyclists motivated and ready to go. [More »]

UPDATED 4/28 at 11:00pm: SYRACUSE — Clear Channel carried out its second round of massive layoffs of the year today — eliminating 590 jobs on top of the 1,800 let go on January 20th.  Multiple sources concur one PD has been laid off in Syracuse, a Ithaca radio journalist was cut in Albany, a former Utica sports talk host loses his job in Houston, and a Senior VP with ties to Central New York was cut at corporate HQ. [More »]

ITHACA — Not only does she teach broadcasting to college students, she’s still actively in the business, too.  Chris Xaver is among the “20 Outstanding Women You Should Know,” being honored next month during Womens Expo 2009 in Dryden. [More »]

Regent and Saga are among four radio companies that announced plans today to join the “Broadcaster Traffic Consortium,” a group that distributes traffic data via radio data streams. [More »]