SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO — He’s spent most of his career in major markets like Pittsburgh, Detroit and Chicago, to name a few… but radio listeners and employees with a good memory may remember Bob Dearborn’s involvement with some Utica-Rome stations.  Now, Dearborn is helping broadcasters worldwide with a daily show prep blog. [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 »]

GREENWICH, CT — Employees were told to keep it hush-hush yesterday, but it’s all over the national trades today: Townsquare Media, the owner of four Utica-Rome stations, has filed FCC paperwork which could lead to an eventual merger with Dallas-based GAP Broadcasting. [More »]

UTICA-ROME — Newsradio 950 WIBX has a full-time opening for a news anchor/reporter.   The full job posting submitted from Townsquare Media Operations Manager Bill McAdams reads as follows: [More »]

GREENWICH, CT — Townsquare Media, the owner of four Utica-Rome radio stations, announced today the addition of five new corporate-level managers and the retirement of one senior VP.   [More »]

UTICA/ROME — Townsquare Media’s Newsradio 950 WIBX has moved Dr. Dean Edell from Sundays to Saturdays, replacing a late afternoon vacancy left by MoneyTalk.  Last month, the latter’s host,  Bob Brinker, rumored to be in his late 60s, announced he would be scaling back his twice-a-weekend show to Sundays only. [More »]

CINCINNATI, OH — Big changes at the home base of Regent Communications — the company which owns four Utica-Rome radio stations is now called Townsquare Media.  Additionally, two top members from Regent management have been replaced. [More »]

CINCINNATI — Regent Communications, owner of 62 stations, including four radio stations in the Utica-Rome market, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, according to a press release issued this morning by the company. [More »]

Betty Allinger at WIBX (Photo courtesy Chris Allinger)

ITHACA — She was one of the first women to broadcast news on the radio, during World War II. And that’s just one of many accomplishments Betty Allinger achieved during her time at Utica’s WIBX, and through her heavy involvement with a long list of community organizations outside of the workplace. Betty Allinger died over the weekend in Ithaca. She was 93. Calling hours are set for this afternoon in Utica, and a Funeral Mass is set to take place tomorrow morning in New Hartford. [More »]

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 »]