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UPDATED 11/21 at 6:00pm — We’re back from a little more than a week “off the grid” (a.k.a. vacation). Here’s a quick recap — bullet points first, details to follow — on some of the stories that happened while your editor was away.
SYRACUSE — Clear Channel country station B104.7 (WBBS) is once again among the nominees for the Country Music Association Awards. This year, the station is in the running for “CMA Radio Station of the Year” in the Medium Market category. Syndicated personalities carried by stations in Syracuse, Utica and Ithaca are also nominated. 
ALBANY — Not many people have the honor of saying they were the General Manager of two prominent radio stations before turning 30, especially in a top-75 market. But Robert Ausfeld did just that, and after nearly four decades in radio, he’s set to retire at month’s end. Although Ausfeld was based in Albany, he oversaw one cluster of Utica-Rome stations for part of his career. BOLTON LANDING – As announced in April, WSYR-TV anchor team Rod Wood and Carrie Lazarus were inducted into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame last night. But they weren’t the only Central New Yorkers taking awards home from the NYSBA’s annual Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting. 
UTICA/ROME — There were some big changes to Big Frog 104′s (WFRG) annual FrogFest this year, but the changes didn’t keep crowds away. After several years at Verona Beach State Park, the concert was held at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds — and admission was charged. The concert also included a rodeo. 
UTICA/ROME — Yes, too much time was invested in the title for our latest Picture of the Week. She’s known for spinning country tunes… but earlier this week, Big Frog 104 (WFRG) morning co-host Polly Wogg got a lesson in spinning basketballs, from Buckets Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters. 
UTICA/ROME — The four stations owned by Connecticut-based Townsquare Media have brand new websites. The company says it’s part of an initiative to “re-launch all its local radio stations’ digital properties” — for 171 radio stations in 36 markets — by the end of the first quarter of 2011. 
UTICA/ROME — News/talker WIBX 950 turns 85 years old on Sunday. We hadn’t realized the big milestone was approaching until CNYRadio.com reader Jerry Reed sent in a picture from the very early days of the station — along with a history of the station he compiled in 1991. So we have not only a picture, but also a story to share this week! 
UTICA-ROME — The brother-and-sister national country recording artists known as The Roys recently stopped by the studios of Big Frog 104 (WFRG). 
UTICA-ROME — Even though Arbitron didn’t release its Spring 2010 ratings estimates to the general public (the market’s actually been embargoed since the Fall 2008 book), Arbitron’s Fair Use policy says media can report on certain ratings data — as long as the data is provided by subscribers. That’s just what happened, so for the first time in over a year, we have a snapshot of the radio battle in the Mohawk Valley. |
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