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by Feature/writer
Mon May 13, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: R.I.P. Jim Higgs
Replies: 7
Views: 884

Re: R.I.P. Jim Higgs

Listened as a kid to Jim H. on 'KMI growing up in Kalamazoo.... with the likes of Bill Anthony, Bill Martin.. even Dave Thompson..... a station that always sounded bigger than its rather humble building on 1360 Melody Lane........
by Feature/writer
Thu May 02, 2024 7:32 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WGVU TV and Radio interruption
Replies: 4
Views: 683

Re: WGVU TV and Radio interruption

thanks for the update!
by Feature/writer
Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WGVU TV and Radio interruption
Replies: 4
Views: 683

WGVU TV and Radio interruption

This email went out shortly before 9am on Tues. 4/30 We regret to inform you that our broadcast signal for both WGVU TV and FM in the greater Grand Rapids area is currently experiencing an interruption due to a cut fiber optic line that feeds our signals. We are actively working to resolve this issu...
by Feature/writer
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:22 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Shep in AB out
Replies: 5
Views: 3014

Re: Shep in AB out

The much-traveled Sean Baligian was the host for several years....
by Feature/writer
Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Morning sports Grand Rapids local radio show WJRW
Replies: 3
Views: 1775

Morning sports Grand Rapids local radio show WJRW

The weekday 10a-12noon sports-talk show on WJRW-AM 1340/106.1 has been absent for the last several weeks. Hosted by Brian Fongers and Travis Gibbs (the latter part of the LAV-FM morning show), the time slot is now regularly filled by the CBS Radio network's Bill Reiter "Reiter Than You." All of this...
by Feature/writer
Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Whitecaps baseball back on the airwaves
Replies: 8
Views: 2588

Re: Whitecaps baseball back on the airwaves

So, two questions remain: why the move back to terrestrial radio, and any other stations carrying the games? (leading into commercial breaks between innings, the announcers still refer to it as the "Whitecaps Baseball Network").
by Feature/writer
Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Whitecaps baseball back on the airwaves
Replies: 8
Views: 2588

Whitecaps baseball back on the airwaves

The minor league baseball West Michigan Whitecaps squad is back on WJRW-AM 1340 (Grand Rapids) once again. After a year (or two?) offering online only play-by-play, announcer Dan Hasty is back on the terrestrial airwaves. It seemed to happen suddenly - I didn't hear a big ramp-up of promotion for th...
by Feature/writer
Tue Apr 02, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Is Justin Barclay (6a-9a) on 910 AM in Detroit doing any numbers in morning drive?
Replies: 11
Views: 4787

Re: Is Justin Barclay (6a-9a) on 910 AM in Detroit doing any numbers in morning drive?

Justin does a local Grand Rapids show on WOOD-AM/FM from 9 to 10am weekdays. .. heard him mistakenly let slip a 930AM reference the other morning on his GR show....
by Feature/writer
Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:54 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Catholic Radio in West Michigan
Replies: 4
Views: 2168

Re: Catholic Radio in West Michigan

Agreed, ChrisWL1980, but there aren't many resources for a local station to take on a bunch of air staff to do locally produced programming (just like most mainstream stations). And I'm not sure what network sources exist for that type of air-fare. (I'll have to check out Spirit 90.5 in Tampa). I wi...
by Feature/writer
Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Catholic Radio in West Michigan
Replies: 4
Views: 2168

Catholic Radio in West Michigan

In March I dropped in for a visit to WVHF-AM (1140) in Grand Rapids. It's called Holy Family Radio – Catholic radio for West Michigan . The station was wrapping up its spring on-air pledge drive in its newly-located studios – the second floor of the Sun Title building on Plainfield Ave NE in GR's Cr...
by Feature/writer
Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: TV 8 weather/traffic
Replies: 7
Views: 4633

TV 8 weather/traffic

It still feels awkward to see the late afternoon Storm Team TV 8 meteorologists having to tag their weather reports by also doing the traffic. (at least I think they stop the traffic updates at 5:20pm).....
by Feature/writer
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:41 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Sharing Video
Replies: 1
Views: 2057

Re: Sharing Video

Much more than ever I'm seeing local TV news shops introducing news stories "from our sister station in..... (insert name of other Michigan city); or "our affiliate in....." in order to get a news story (even a light-hearted feature) from elsewhere in the state. Reason? :expanded local newscasts wit...
by Feature/writer
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: January 2024 ratings
Replies: 18
Views: 5198

Re: January 2024 ratings

any results from AM910 The Superstation yet? Are they programming sports or some other flavor of the month?
(I'm out of market, and App listening isn't the easiest thing....)
by Feature/writer
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:18 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: Rob Parker to lease WXYT 1270
Replies: 26
Views: 8786

Re: Rob Parker to lease WXYT 1270

actually, the name Parker uses for Matt Stafford is Stat Padfford......
by Feature/writer
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD TV Sports Personnel
Replies: 11
Views: 5971

Re: WOOD TV Sports Personnel

Ms. Gerber is coming from a TV station in Topeka, Kansas, where the top sports stories all summer long are what the heartland's major universities are doing during their summertime football camps...