| Broadcast area | Syracuse, NY |
|---|---|
| Branding | FM NewsRadio 106.9 and 570 WSYR |
| Slogan | The News and Weather Station |
| Frequency | 570 (kHz) am & 106.9FM WSYR-FM |
| Format | News |
| ERP | 5,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | W SYRacuse |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WSYR.com |
WSYR (AM) is a 5,000 watt radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York. Owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, it broadcasts a talk radio format under the moniker "Newsradio 106.9 WSYR." It was previously billed as "Newsradio 570 WSYR" until it became a simulcast with WPHR-FM in January 2011.
WSYR's programming is characteristic of most talk radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. It airs a local morning show, Central New York's Morning News with Joe Galuski, a one-hour afternoon news block co-hosted by Galuski and Kevin Schenk, with the standard Clear Channel slate of syndicated programming: Glenn Beck Program, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show, The Savage Nation, and Coast to Coast AM.[1]
WSYR has historically tried to appeal to listeners with a large amount of local programming both during the morning drive and afternoon drive times. WSYR has carried the Rush Limbaugh Show for over 15 years as of 2009. For many years the show was run on a one-hour delay so a local noon news hour could also run, during which the Paul Harvey mid-day report was included. Since Harvey's death in 2009, Limbaugh now airs live, with Reith picking up the extra hour of time at 3:00 after Limbaugh's show. The Savage Nation aired on former competitor WFBL/1390 until April 2008, when this station abandoned the talk format for an AM music format. [2] Reith was dismissed October 2011 and replaced by time-shifting the existing syndicated programs to live time slots.[3]
The weekend schedule includes repeats of talk shows run during the week, such as Limbaugh and Hannity. There is a live and local Saturday morning talk show that duplicates the format of its weekday counterpart, Central New York's Saturday Morning News. Sunday morning's talk show with George Kilpatrick more closely resembles the weekday afternoon show format. The Mutual Fund Show with Adam Bold airs each weekend.
In late 2010, numerous indications based upon FCC filings, domain registrations, and a format change at a sister station, suggested that WSYR was preparing to launch an FM simulcast on FM 106.9. The simulcast became official at 7 PM (EST) on January 2, 2011, as WPHR became "Newsradio 106.9 WSYR-FM." The FM side has gained priority in on-air advertising and on the Web site banner, but both the new FM logo and the most recent AM logo continue to be used.[1]
Contents |
5–9a: Central New York's Morning News with Joe Galuski
9a–Noon: The Glenn Beck Program
Noon–3p: The Rush Limbaugh Show
3–5p: The Sean Hannity Show
To be replaced by Bob Lonsberry in January 2012 6p–1a: Michael Savage
1a–5a: Coast to Coast AM with George Noory
5–6a: Paid Programming
6–8a: Central New York's Saturday Morning News
8–9a: Home Repair Workshop
9–10a: Car Care Clinic
10-11a: Summit Planning Financial Hour
11a–Noon: The Weeder's Digest
Noon–1p: The Mutual Fund Show
1–4p: The Weekend
4–7p: Glenn Beck
7–10p: Handel on the Law
10p–1a: Art Bell: Somewhere in Time
1a–5a: Coast to Coast Live with Ian Punnett
5–6a: Paid Programming
6–7a: Wall Street Journal: This Weekend
7–9a: The George Kilpatrick Show
9–10a: Health Link On Air
10–11a: Nutritional Insights
11a–1p: FOX News Sunday
1p–4p: Rush Limbaugh
4–7p: Sean Hannity
7–10p: Ben Furguson
10p–1a: Bill Cunningham
1–5a: Coast to Coast AM
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