SAN ANTONIO, TX — It’s an unprecedented deal between two of the biggest companies in radio: Cumulus Media is joining iHeartRadio, the platform owned by Clear Channel which already provides mobile streaming of more than 800 Clear Channel stations. By adding the 570 stations owned by Cumulus, iHeartRadio will offer roughly 1400 stations — many direct competitors with each other — through one single application.
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SYRACUSE — The program director of Syracuse’s FM Newsradio 106.9 and 570 WSYR now has similar duties with two Clear Channel stations in Rochester. According to AllAccess.com, Jason Furst has been named PD of Rochester stations WHAM (news/talk) and WHTK (sports). Furst will continue programming WSYR, but he will give up his PD stripes . . . → Read More: WSYR’s Furst to Also Program 2 Rochester Stations 
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 — This week, we’ve got not one… not two… but four different Pictures of the Week. Syracuse radio stations were out in full force at a number of special events last weekend. It wouldn’t be fair to choose just one and make the others wait for another week or two, so we just decided to feature them all today. WASHINGTON, DC — Just a few months after being named Assistant Program Director for Washington’s 95.5 WPGC, CBS radio has removed “Assistant” from Jason Kidd’s title. Kidd formerly programmed Syracuse’s Hot 107-9 (WWHT), before moving to Pittsburgh in 2002, then to Baltimore in 2003. Kidd’s promotion at the rythmic top 40 station was first . . . → Read More: Kidd Gets PD Stripes in Market #9 WASHINGTON, DC — Former Hot 107.9 (WWHT) programmer Jason Kidd has some new duties with CBS Radio. He’s the new APD at Washington DC rhythmic CHR 95.5 WPGC, reports Inside Radio. So far, Kidd doesn’t appear on the on-air lineup at WPGC, but as of Friday evening, he’s still listed as co-host for afternoon drive for Mix 106.5, a CBS-owned property in nearby Baltimore.
SAN ANTONIO, TX — It’s no surprise that Mark Mays intends to give up his titles as President and CEO of Clear Channel; that plan was announced last June. But now, there’s a timeline in place for the changes: he’ll be out no later than March 31. But he’ll remain involved as Chairman of Clear Channel’s Board of Directors.
SYRACUSE — You may have read about layoffs at various Clear Channel clusters across the country recently. According to multiple reports on some of the national trade websites, the company axed dozens of positions, mostly “back-office” jobs, last Thursday. Here in Syracuse, management is keeping mum. 
SYRACUSE — Clear Channel news/talker 570 WSYR and CHR Hot 107.9 (WWHT) will team up for a 3-day long “Radiothon for Kids” to benefit patient care at the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse. The radiothon begins tomorrow (Wednesday) morning, and runs through Friday evening.
SYRACUSE — The WSYR newsroom was flooded and all six Clear Channel stations in Syracuse were knocked off the air for a brief period this morning, due to a burst water pipe. |
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