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Broadcasters on the Go

A local radio GM is on his way to a new job on the west coast, and a former Utica news anchor who has enjoyed some national face time on cable is back on broadcast TV in Atlanta.  [More »]

New Mars Hill Station Fully Licensed

New Mars Hill Station Fully Licensed

UTICA/ROME — The newest affiliate of the Syracuse-based Mars Hill Network, WMHU (91.1/Cold Brook) is now fully licensed by the FCC.  The “License to Cover” was granted on July 11, but the FCC officially announced the approval today. [More »]

Unbuilt Little Falls Station to Move East

Unbuilt Little Falls Station to Move East

UTICA/ROME — The company planning to build a new AM station licensed to serve Little Falls has filed paperwork with the FCC to move the station to a new location, southeast of the original tower site. As a result, it appears WKAJ 1120 will eventually sign-on with Saint Johnsville as it’s community of license. [More »]

WEOS One-Day Fundraiser Gets $6,205 in Pledges

WEOS One-Day Fundraiser Gets $6,205 in Pledges

GENEVA — Finger Lakes Public Radio (WEOS) says it raised $6,205 in pledges from listeners, following “One-Day Fundraiser” which lasted 12 hours today.  The station’s goal was $7,000, and even though the on-air portion of the fundraiser is over, you can still donate to the NPR affiliate online. [More »]

Larry Oyer, aka “Big Larry Williams,” Dies

Larry OyerALBANY — He worked for many years in the Utica/Rome market, mostly at WRCK and WTLB.  Larry Oyer, who went by the name “Big Larry Williams” on the air, has died at the age of 57, following a brief illness.  Calling hours and a funeral are set to take place today near Albany, but a memorial service closer to Utica has been scheduled for next weekend. [More »]

Three Fall from Smith Hill Tower

Three Fall from Smith Hill Tower

Updated 10/26 at 8:00am – UTICA-ROME — NBC affiliate WKTV says three workers who fell from a transmission tower outside the station’s Smith Hill studios this morning are expected to be okay.  “None of the injuries are considered to be life threatening,” the station reported on its website, and one of the three workers has already been released from the hospital. [More »]

WCNY Applies to Move Antenna

WCNY Applies to Move Antenna

SYRACUSE — Classic FM (WCNY) has requested permission to move its transmitter to the relatively new TV tower on Sentinel Heights. Word comes from Scott Fybush’s NorthEast Radio Watch that WCNY wants to move from its older tower in Pompey. Updated 6/22 with additional information. [More »]

Busy Weekend for WEOS

GENEVA — It was a busy weekend for NPR affiliate WEOS. The station hosted a live taping of Says You in Geneva on Friday night and a live broadcast of Whad’ya Know in Ithaca on Saturday. Scott Fybush attended the Ithaca event and posted photos in this week’s edition of NorthEast Radio Watch, published today. [More »]

Tophour Adds Syracuse HD2 Clips

Tophour Adds Syracuse HD2 Clips

SYRACUSE — If you haven’t bought an HD Radio yet, now you can hear at least a little bit of what’s being offered in Syracuse.  Scott Fybush recently added some local HD-2 legal IDs he recorded during some recent visits to the Syracuse area; you can listen at tophour.com.

Changes on Ithaca’s FM Dial

Changes on Ithaca’s FM Dial

ITHACA — Public radio listeners are noticing some recent changes on the FM dial, thanks to the anticipated launch of WITH 90.1. Ithaca’s Community Radio at 88.1FM (W201CD), which had been simulcasting Geneva-based WEOS, is now simulcasting a Binghamton-area station’s signal instead. Updated 5/19. [More »]