UTICA/ROME — Townsquare Media’s Newsradio 950 WIBX has moved Dr. Dean Edell from Sundays to Saturdays, replacing a late afternoon vacancy left by MoneyTalk.  Last month, the latter’s host,  Bob Brinker, rumored to be in his late 60s, announced he would be scaling back his twice-a-weekend show to Sundays only. [More »]

SYRACUSE  – Listeners to Oldies 1050 (WSEN-AM) had the chance to meet some of the station’s hosts during an Auto Showcase co-sponsored by the station recently at the State Fairgrounds.  Not only were local personalities on hand, but at least one nationally-syndicated host made an appearance as well. [More »]

SYRACUSE — It’s something that doesn’t happen often in radio (but we wish it did) — air talent restored after previous rounds of cost-cutting.  More than a year after he was replaced as morning host at the former Oldies 1390, Bob Brown is once again clocking-in every day at the Smokey Hollow Road studios of Leatherstocking Media Group in Baldwinsville. [More »]

SYRACUSE — CNY Talk Radio (WFBL/WMCR-AM) local midday host Jon Alvarez announced on today’s broadcast that he’s ending his show, effective immediately.   Starting Monday, the stations will fill the time with an extra hour of Laura Ingraham until a permanent replacement is named. (Updated 6:50pm with correction.) [More »]

SYRACUSE — About a day after CNY Talk Radio (WFBL/WMCR-A) noontime host Jon Alvarez posted a Facebook tribute to Joe Stack, the social networking site pulled the page down, citing a policy banning “hateful or threatening” pages.  Stack was the pilot who took his own life and one other when he crashed a small plane into an IRS office in Texas earlier this week.
Updated 2/22 with response from station owner James Johnson. [More »]

ONEIDA — Many folks suspected it–given the chain of events over the past several months–and now it appears the hunches were right: WMCR’s AM signal at 1600 kHz is now simulcasting the “CNY Talk Radio” lineup that originated on Syracuse sister station WFBL 1390. [More »]

When the new year rings in, you’ll need cable or satellite television to keep up with broadcasting legend Larry King. Westwood One recently announced they’re taking King’s show off the radio at the end of this year, ending a 52-year run in national radio syndication. [More »]

ONEIDA — Things are sounding a little different at WMCR-FM this morning.  The station has rebranded itself as “Mix 106.”  An anonymous tipster told us about the change late last night.  Listening this morning, the changes appear to be minor so far. [More »]

SYRACUSE — There’s no more Buckley Radio in Central New York.  The Connecticut-based company’s sale of its three-station Syracuse cluster to Leatherstocking Media Group has officially closed. [More »]

SYRACUSE — According to AllAccess, the new CNY Talk Radio (WFBL) is among four new affiliates of The Money Pit. The home improvement show, hosted by Tom Kraeutler and Leslie Segrete, airs on the weekend lineup.  On a side note, still nothing to see at www.cnytalkradio.com but if you dial up the former website at wfbl.com, you’ll be redirected to the station’s Twitter feed.