According to the "View Edit History" function on Facebook, WOODTV8 first reported the outage on their FB page at 4:32pm and didn't update the post again (that it was fixed) until almost 5pm. I just can't understand how it takes someone almost 1/2 hour in this day and age to fix a technical problem l...

Here's a hypothetical question for engineers and those in the know: why on earth won't WOOD-TV8 quit relying on some dodgy out-of-town amateur hour operation 300 miles away, and actually build their OWN master control hub instead? Keep things in-house, for better reliability and control....lord kno...

The engineers and management should not be complimented for finding a solution “as quick as they did”. That’s BS. If they had planned ahead and had a backup source to air network programming and communicated that with local master control ops, it literally would have taken seconds to switch over. N...

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Ev4AAOSwn4ZjRtlo/s-l400.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Rp8AAOSwImRYZjpU/s-l400.jpg Are there any stores still left in the Grand Rapids area that sell these 75/300 ohm adapters, where I can buy them in person? I miss Radio Shack! lol -- I know I can order them supe...

bmw wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:44 am

$14 new-old-stock Vintage pair of 39-inch rabbit ears:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/126163551108

thanks BMW - I might just go this route!

This antenna might work in the attic. If not, it will work outside if it's high enough. It looks like the back of the receiver has a 75 ohm connection, so some coaxial cable and a 75 ohm to 300 ohm transformer will be needed. https://www.bamlog.com/fmdipole.htm Great, thanks. Do you have a link whe...

craig11152 wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 18, 2023 1:00 pm

try watching this guy for some basic information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxbJXiV_xOY

Great thanks, that's a good start! I love this guy's dry dorky delivery, it's somehow....engaging to me? lol

They might consider going online.... Their over-the-air signal footprint is now so much smaller than when they were on 102.9. Don't I know it! The only place I can ever get 92.9 FM is on my car radio. I'm currently struggling with how to listen to the station inside my house, since 3 different radi...

I'm trying to pull in a Grand Rapids FM station from my home north of Rockford, and not a single radio in my house can get the station clearly, without a bunch of static. My car radio does fine, but that's it. Can someone drop a link or recommend a brand/model # for a "bare wire" antenna, either ind...

Turkeytop wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 12, 2023 4:48 pm

Does anyone know if blank cassette tapes are still available anywhere?

I could've sworn I saw multi-packs of blank cassette tapes sold at Meijer, the last time I was browsing their electronics section. They carry more vintage products than you'd think!

This is more of a hypothetical post, a "what if" because I doubt it'll ever happen. But for those who listen to this station, or know of any inside information, is it just $$ cost alone that's preventing 92.9 FM from streaming their broadcast online like most other radio stations these days? Or is i...

Their format certainly wasn't perfect - they played too much Madonna (her current stuff at the time), boy and girl band stuff, Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, Kid Rock, etc, but it was never enough to make me change the station. re: 98.5 WUPS -- sorry! I may have had something to do with that :) I worked t...

Congratulations to Pat Deja, who retired on Sept. 1. from the WFUR-AM/FM air staff after 36 years of service. For many years he hosted a popular Sunday program called "Hymns By Request." I remember requesting a couple songs myself over a several month period, and both times he played them :) Great ...

When some of this was getting moved around was during the time when they tried making WUPS a Mt. Pleasant radio station with studios and offices in Mt.Pleasant. I think it was still at the time the "main" studio was at the last strip center, but they actually operated from Mt. Pleasant for awhile. ...

Frosty wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:58 pm

While that is true, I am afraid it is more DEvolving over the past 10 to 12 years. The dumbing down of America. Evolving alludes to improvement; that's not what's happening.

Agreed. The phrase "internet journalism" is essentially just an oxymoron these days.