SYRACUSE and UTICA-ROME — Arbitron continues to embargo the public release of ratings information for these two markets, but the competing Eastlan Ratings service is now sharing its version of the station performance story with the general public. [More »]

UTICA — Lots of people in the Mohawk Valley are familiar with “Heart Weekend” but did you know it all started with a radiothon on WIBX almost four decades ago?  The news/talker is getting ready to go live for its 39th year of raising money for the American Heart Association this Friday and Saturday. [More »]

CINCINNATI — Regent Communications, the parent company of four radio stations in the Utica-Rome market, has filed for a “prearranged” Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to eliminate $87 million in debt. [More »]

Update 1/6 at 10:00am - Regent CEO Bill Stakelin tells Tom Taylor on Radio-Info that “we could’ve made the payment, that wasn’t the issue.”  Rather, the company “decided to conserve cash” as a strategic decision.

CINCINNATI, OH – Regent Communications, the owner of four Utica-Rome radio stations, released a public filing today stating it “did not make a scheduled payment of interest and principal” to its lenders on December 31.  Additionally, Regent says it skipped a $1.2 million payment related to “certain interest rate swap agreements” related to its credit agreement. [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 »]

Less than a week after Citadel Broadcasting announced it may soon be exploring “the possibility of seeking relief through a Chapter 11 filing,” one prominent online columnist explains why he thinks Regent could be in a similar situation.  Both companies own stations in Central New York. [More »]

SYRACUSE/UTICA — Longtime central New York radio and TV personality Rick Gary is among six people who are to be inducted to the New York State Broadcasters’ Association Hall of Fame during a ceremony next month in New York City. [More »]

UTICA-ROME — He’s not just the co-host of SportsWatch on WIBX; Fred Miller is also the owner of a local newspaper and website that cover local sports.  And in today’s edition of the Utica Observer-Dispatch, Miller discusses his love for his work, and how he became a “media jack-of-all-trades.” [More »]

Updated 9/17 with arrangements – UTICA-ROME — NBC affiliate WKTV is reporting the death of retired local broadcaster Jack Fredericks, at the age of 84.  Fredericks spent most of his long career at the TV station atop Smith Hill, but he broke into the business while he was still in high school, as an announcer for WIBX. [More »]

UTICA-ROME — Nothing beats a nice HD big screen when it comes to football, but if you’re stuck at work or on the road during any big games this season, Newsradio 950 WIBX has you covered.  The station has inked a deal to carry Westwood One’s NFL Prime Time lineup, which includes the biggest game of all. [More »]