UTICA-ROME -- The hosts of 100.7 WUTQ's "Talk of the Town" are getting ready to celebrate another year in the studio together. Mark Piersma and Frank Elias are opening the doors to the WUTQ studios to the public for an extended "2nd Anniversary Show" tomorrow morning. Guests will enjoy "music, food... and more" according to […]
UTICA-ROME -- Catching-up on happenings from the "summer hiatus," there are some notable changes at two Roser Communications Network stations in the Mohawk Valley. Former Syracuse on-air personality Brandon C. joins the lineup at Kiss-FM (WSKS/WSKU), while news/talk/music hybrid 100.7FM WUTQ shuffles the schedule to make room for more music.
UTICA-ROME -- Just a little over a week since the Mohawk Valley was jolted by a deadly shooting rampage, an unprecedented effort by local broadcasters. Journalists and disc jockeys set competition aside to help raise money for community organizations that are helping victims of the horrific events of March 13.
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.
UTICA-ROME -- What do you think of Mark Piersma's new fashions? The co-host of 100.7 WUTQ's daily Talk of the Town posed for a few humorous shots while attending the annual Red Hat Luncheon, which serves as a major fundraiser for a local senior citizen center.
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, […]
UTICA/ROME -- Starting Monday, Mark Piersma will have a new co-host on his weekday show, Talk of the Town on Roser Communications Networks' WUTQ. Longtime local business leader Frank Elias will join the three-hour gabfest, according to a press release from the station.
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 […]
UTICA/ROME -- Bill Keeler's new show, which streams online at MOVARadio.com, is already running into some information superhighway speedbumps. Keeler says "it's been impossible for me to keep up" after losing two staffers, including one who unexpectedly exited for a competing station.
UTICA/ROME -- Fans who've been waiting for longtime local radio personality Bill Keeler's comeback won't have to wait much longer. Keeler today told CNYRadio.com he's finalized his lineups for his network of online radio stations. The official launch of "MOVA Radio" and Keeler's new morning show will happen tomorrow at 6:00am.