ITHACA — Saga news/talker WHCU is back on the FM dial.  Well, it’s already on the FM dial if you have an HD Radio receiver, but now you can listen with a regular FM radio.  The station’s primary coverage on 870AM is now supplemented by the return of translator W240CB at 95.9FM. [More »]

ITHACA/CORTLAND — Saga’s cluster of Ithaca/Cortland stations, also known as The Cayuga Radio Group, is looking for a new Chief Engineer.  The official job posting reads as follows: [More »]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — During one of his national tour appearances over the weekend, Glenn Beck told fans he has been diagnosed with macular distrophy, a disease that could cost the syndicated talk show host his vision.  Beck’s syndicated show has affiliates in all four markets of CNYRadio.com’s coverage area. [More »]

ITHACA/CORTLAND — Saga’s “Cayuga Radio Group” is adding more NYSBA Excellence in Broadcasting trophies to its collection. The station won a pair of awards at NYSBA’s annual awards competition last night in Bolton Landing, north of Albany. [More »]

ITHACA/CORTLAND — Listeners of News-Talk 870 WHCU will notice a few changes to the station’s weekend programming schedule starting this weekend.  A longtime local real-estate show is leaving the lineup, and a Sunday gardening show is being replaced. [More »]

ALBANY — He worked primarily in print media, referred to as “the dean” of State Capitol journalists by the Albany Times-Union… but he was also a frequent contributor to WHCU’s Morning Newswatch.  Former Gannett Albany bureau chief Jay Gallagher passed away Monday evening in an Albany hospital after battling pancreatic cancer for nearly a year.  Today, WHCU’s Dave Vieser shares some of his memories of working with Gallagher. [More »]

ITHACA/CORTLAND — It’s a special edition of the locally-produced Homemade Jam this weekend on rocker I-100 (WIII).  The show will be paying tribute to Cortland native and rock star Ronnie James Dio, who died this past Monday at the age of 67.  Dio’s wife announced last November that Dio had been diagnosed with stomach cancer. [More »]

ITHACA — The FCC has ordered Saga Communications to pay $10,000 in fines, in regards to what the Commission has ruled to be “willful violations” the company made regarding transmitter W240CB. The ruling came after complaints were filed by the Geneva-based Finger Lakes Media Group, who argued W240CB’s signal at 95.9FM had interfered with programming from Z95.5 (WFIZ). [More »]

ITHACA — If you’ve been reading CNYRadio.com for awhile, you might remember last May, when we had a “Name that Studio” Picture of the Week — the “mystery studio” was the home studio of Ithaca’s Rudy Paolangeli.  This week, Rudy has an impressive collection of vintage microphones… see how many you can identify by make or model. [More »]

ITHACA/CORTLAND — Progressive Talk 1470 (WNYY) has added Free Talk Live with Mark and Ian to their lineup for one hour, weeknights at 9pm.  The show will also air Saturdays from 9pm to midnight.  The show describes itself as “talk radio that ANYONE can take control of … about Liberty with a capital L.” [More »]