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- Thu May 09, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: 1270 to Begin
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1832
Re: 1270 to Begin
Wixie: The station of The Lone Ranger, Challenge of the Yukon, The Green Hornet, Mickey Schorr, Fred Wolf, Lou Gordon, Mike Wallace, Douglas Edwards, Paul Winter..... And it's come to this? Just shut down the whole AM band. It's dead.
- Tue May 07, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4393
Re: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name
Basically, public radio (and TV) don't need government subsidies. Time was they did but they don't now. They get money from listeners and they get even more money from corporate underwriters. And they get money from what for all practical purposes are infomercials. In most markets, they have fancy ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 2:37 pm
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4393
Re: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name
Basically, public radio (and TV) don't need government subsidies. Time was they did but they don't now. They get money from listeners and they get even more money from corporate underwriters. And they get money from what for all practical purposes are infomercials. In most markets, they have fancy q...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:12 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: Michigan Pubic Rant
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5021
Re: Michigan Pubic Rant
Just one more reason to hate the U of M. Other states have statewide public radio networks (Minnesota Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, Maine Public Radio.....) but Mchigan does not. WUOM and its repeaters do not constitute a "network," let alone...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: WDET celebrates 75 years of Public Radio
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3293
Re: WDET celebrates 75 years of Public Radio
WXYZ-FM (now WRIF 101.1) and WXYZ-TV had their transmitters in the Maccabees Building even after 1270 moved to Southfield (the current location of Broadcast House). 75 years is the amount of time Wayne State has held the license for the station. There was no "public radio" prior to May 01, 1971 when...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
- Topic: Howard Stern on WWWW-FM/Detroit the morning after John Lennon was killed: 12/9/80
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2748
Re: Howard Stern on WWWW-FM/Detroit the morning after John Lennon was killed: 12/9/80
Sounds like semi-monotone rambling to me. Or mumbling like Don Imus. I never have figured out why Howard Stern is supposed to be so great. Michigan has seen much better personalities pass through. Most of the others who "passed through" did not get the audiences and the listener loyalty he did. The...
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:36 pm
- Forum: Everywhere Else
- Topic: Layoffs at WAMU, Washington.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1874
Re: Layoffs at WAMU, Washington.
Public radio stations are supposed to be non profits - not money-grubbing, avaricious B-school types.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
- Topic: Lansing is losing Antenna TV and Circle
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6832
Re: Lansing is losing Antenna TV and Circle
Try Frndly TV. They stream Antenna TV and all the other HD sub-channel networks. It's cheap and you get the full feed - no preempting shows to run infomercials.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: LOL at WWJ
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3714
Re: LOL at WWJ
Which traffic service provides traffic reports to 'J? Reason I ask, is sometimes - even often - these "traffic centers" are not even in the city on which they report and their "traffic reporters" are not from or familiar with the city. Add to that, many times they are doing reports not just for diff...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 12:28 pm
- Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
- Topic: WCFL “The Big 10” Chicago
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1782
Re: WCFL “The Big 10” Chicago
I loved 'CFL during the Ken Draper years. Chickenman. The Johnny Mann jingle package. The line-up included Wixie alum Joel Sebastian. Funny thing, WCAR 1130 (now WDFN) hired Draper and much of the 'CFL staff a couple of years later and the attempt to recreate the 'CFL magic bombed.
- Sun Jan 14, 2024 3:49 pm
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4393
Re: Michigan Radio drops "Radio" from its name
I don't like this move. Michigan Public Media would've been a much better name than "Michigan Public." There was nothing wrong with the Michigan Radio name, either. They should've left it alone. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/263363/michigan-radio-rebrands-as-michigan-public/ There was a lot wr...
- Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: Getting Connected (or Cutting the Cord!)
- Topic: I finally did it!!! I dumped Xfinity for video service in favor of YouTubeTV!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6199
Re: I finally did it!!! I dumped Xfinity for video service in favor of YouTubeTV!
When you dump "Xfinity" (Comcast) for You Tube TV (Google), who provides your Internet connection? Could it be.......Comcast, who is still getting your money?
- Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:13 pm
- Forum: Remembering the Golden Years
- Topic: Norman Lear dies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1911
Re: Norman Lear dies
In a way, Norman Lear went back to the future. When All In The Family first aired, I was at school and watched it on small black and white TV. What struck me most, not what everyone talks about, was how the show had the look and feel of the classic live sitcoms of the 50s (like The Honeymooners amon...
- Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:25 am
- Forum: Everywhere Else
- Topic: ABC Stations in New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham to Premiere 10 A.M. News
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3270
Re: ABC Stations in New York, Philadelphia, Raleigh-Durham to Premiere 10 A.M. News
News was a public service. Then a profit center. Now the cheapest way to fill air time. In any case, sticking local news between Live Without Regis and The View without Baba Wawa has got to be terrible for audience flow. My guess is this is a temporary move until Disney sells ABC and the new owner c...
- Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
- Topic: Radio Favorites
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1723
Re: Radio Favorites
Wixie pre-payola scandal. They never should have let Mickey Schorr go. Keener mid 60's. Best news on top 40 radio. Tight playlist, solid production and great jocks.