GREENWICH, CT — Employees were told to keep it hush-hush yesterday, but it’s all over the national trades today: Townsquare Media, the owner of four Utica-Rome stations, has filed FCC paperwork which could lead to an eventual merger with Dallas-based GAP Broadcasting. [More »]

UTICA-ROME — From the better late than never file, there are still three more shows left in the Summer Concert Series hosted by Roser Communications’ KISS-FM duo (WSKS/WSKU). They’re bringing in national recording acts every other week through the rest of this month and next. Updated 2:30pm. [More »]

SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME — While Arbitron’s longstanding (and always unexplained) embargoes continue for all four markets covered by CNYRadio.com, the Eastlan Ratings service has released its P12+ radio audience estimates for a second time. New numbers from Eastlan’s Spring 2010 survey period are now available for the Syracuse and Utica-Rome markets.  Updated 7/17 with corrections to Utica-Rome recap. [More »]

UTICA/ROME — Many of the songs featured on “Beautiful Music” (WUTQ/WADR) may have been big hits when AM Radio was the only choice, but fans of the format don’t have to keep listening on AM anymore. Roser Communications Network has turned the simulcast into a trimulcast, with the addition of a new FM translator. [More »]

SYRACUSE/UTICA-ROME — Galaxy’s trio of K-Rock stations (WKRL/WKRH/WKLL) are jumping on the Apple bandwagon with a new K-Rockathon 15 App available for the iPhone, the iPod Touch and the iPad.  The app is free and downloadable as of today. [More »]

UTICA-ROME — Newsradio 950 WIBX has a full-time opening for a news anchor/reporter.   The full job posting submitted from Townsquare Media Operations Manager Bill McAdams reads as follows: [More »]

ALBANY — We now have a complete listing of winners from the 44th Annual Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, presented by the New York State Broadcasters Association on Monday night during a ceremony in Bolton Landing. Winners from stations within the CNYRadio.com coverage area are as follows, listed in order of categories as assigned by NYSBA: [More »]

GREENWICH, CT — Townsquare Media, the owner of four Utica-Rome radio stations, announced today the addition of five new corporate-level managers and the retirement of one senior VP.   [More »]

UTICA/ROME — Even though they work in the same building every single day, spending hours in the same studio — the full-time members of a radio station’s on-air team are usually not there together at the same time.  But for Regent’s Big Frog 104 (WFRG), there’s always at least one chance to see the entire staff together — Frogfest. [More »]

ROCHESTER — Former local radio personality (he worked in Syracuse, Utica, Watertown and Ithaca) Rick “RJ” Jordan is back on the beach.  Earlier this week, Golden Music Nashville, the record label Jordan joined last December, decided to close its doors.  RJ says he’s looking for his next opportunity, be it in radio or the record industry. [More »]