UTICA-ROME — Last month, Shaun Andrews marked his 15th anniversary at 97.9 and 105.5 Kiss-FM (WSKS/WSKU). Earlier this week, the former intern who worked his way up to program director was recognized with a cake and a personalized plaque. Continue Reading
UTICA-ROME — Roser Communications Group operations manager Dave Silvers tells CNYRadio.com he’s looking to fill a vacancy at news/talk/music station 100.7FM WUTQ. Here’s the description Silvers provided: Continue Reading
UTICA-ROME — It’s been a little over a year since Mark Piersma and Frank Elias started co-hosting WUTQ’s midday talk show, Talk of the Town. Last week, the station celebrated the milestone with a special edition of the program, featuring plenty of special guests and donations were collected for the Utica Food Bank. Continue Reading
UTICA/ROME — The locally-owned Roser Communications Network, which operates a cluster of radio stations and an advertising agency in Utica, is looking to hire an on-air personality. But, for the time being, the company isn’t specifying which station has the opening. Continue Reading
UTICA-ROME — If you’re a fan of either country music or the Fox TV series “Glee,” you’re familiar with the Toby Keith song “Red Solo Cup.” So it’s only appropriate for Bug Country 99.7 and 101.1’s Dave Silvers and his wife Sandy to be holding a couple of the famous cups when they met the… Continue Reading
CENTRAL NEW YORK — In various ways, radio stations (even some who don’t normally play her music) went out of their way to respond to the death of singing superstar Whitney Houston. The winner of six Grammys and one Emmy (and more than 400 other awards) died at the age of 48 on Saturday night,… Continue Reading
UTICA/ROME — The three-station simulcast (two AMs and an FM translator) known as B95.5 will be rebranding itself come Monday as “95.5FM WUTQ, your FM local news and talk headquarters.” The station, which has combined local talk with “beautiful music,” will be focusing more on news and talk programming. As a result, longtime morning host… Continue Reading
UTICA/ROME — Some slight confusion between two stations on adjacent frequencies has caused Arbitron to revise its audience estimates for the Utica-Rome market. The revisions, due out Tuesday at 10:00am, are expected to result in higher numbers for adult standards B95.5/WUTQ/WADR. Continue Reading
UTICA/ROME — Roser Communications Network is looking for someone to run the board for its two Bug Country (WBGK/WBUG) stations. The part-time position, mostly on weekends, involves shifts during remotes and football games. Continue Reading
UTICA/ROME — Roser Communications Network is seeking a new host for Talk of the Town, the two-hour local talk show which airs weekday mornings on the trimulcast of B95.5 (W238CA), WUTQ and WADR. Former host Mike Walsh has accepted a new job elsewhere. Continue Reading