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 — 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 — 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 — There are three more HD Radio offerings in the market now, thanks to the recent addition of multicasting equipment at Saga’s Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY).  The market’s perennial ratings leader is now available in HD, and its subchannels are helping to improve the coverage of its two AM sister stations in the Cayuga Radio Group cluster. [More »]

ITHACA/CORTLAND — Stations owned by Saga Communications hold four of the top five spots in the latest public ratings data released by Arbitron. Leading the pack, Q-Country 103.7 (WQNY), posting more than a full-point gain since last spring, going from a 13.8 to a 14.9 among persons age 12+ in the Fall 2009 survey. [More »]

Rush Limbaugh will return to the airwaves on Wednesday, according to his syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks.  The conservative talk host, heard in all 4 CNYRadio.com markets, had a brief scare last week when he was rushed to the hospital after complaining of chest pain. [More »]

ITHACA — There’s been no shortage of big stories for journalists this year, both on the national/world level and on the state/local level.  For the next two weekends, News/Talk 870 WHCU will take some time to recall the biggest stories and some of the most interesting interviews from 2009. [More »]