95.9 covers much more coverage area than 1400/1370. Heck, 95.9 may have the best coverage of northern Michigan outside of the 100kW stations! Even though the two high-band AM stations are basically useless, those translators could be quite useful. I'm surprised how decently NewsTalk 580 has done in ...

Ludington and Manistee may have had WVTV in the late 70s, prior to WTBS/WGN (neither Ludington nor Manistee ever had WKBD). Several years ago, I was doing some microfilm searches at the Manistee library and apparently Manistee had WTCG on cable as early as January 1978 (it first appeared on the sate...

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Good to hear; thanks for the info.

13 definitely devotes more resources to that part of the DMA than I can remember in decades.

Kind of sad to see a station that for its first 30 or so years on the air didn't cover the I-94 corridor at all do better than the Kalamazoo-based station!

I'm a little surprised that WCMW-FM doesn't either have a direct link to WCMU Radio HQ.

How does WCMZ in the Sault pick up CMU Public Radio programming? Also, does WCMV or WCMZ have a usable signal in Harbor Springs?

Global was not carried in the Free Press TV listings in the '80s, although CKCO 42 was. IIRC, it had a similar footprint in Michigan both OTA and cable. CHBX 2 (still in analog) has never been on cable in the Michigan Sault (although it was at one time carried in Newberry and Rogers City). CJIC 5 (...

Global has by far the largest remaining translator network in Canada, all of whom are in digital. They are the only OTA TV service in several Canadian cities

I read the article and it appears that she had a long criminal and mental health history. It also says that she used a male name briefly, along with a few other names.

He was dominant in country music in the 2000s decade. After some doldrums in the late 1990s (four straight singles missing the top 10, in part due to his then-label's issues), he went on a hot streak with 25 top 10 singles in the 2000s decade, including 16 number ones.

WTCM-FM is technically a rimshot as its tower is outside of the newly adjusted market boundaries!

I think after a while when a business holds a dominance for a period of time, they start to ride on that "name" and then slack off on production. In the case of a small market with only two channels competing against each other for ratings, it won't make much of a difference. But I agree, it's quit...

Assuming the accident was west of the Dequindre on-ramp, Dobry Dr / South Blvd to Rochester Rd should have been the proper alternate route in this scenario

When I first heard of McDaniel's suspension, I was wondering if it was for something unrelated to academics (such as legal issues that aren't severe enough to warrant immediately being kicked off the team, with a condition being that he can't leave Washtenaw County)

This Walmart is near the Wyoming - Rentwood border. Kentwood lacks a Walmart of its own. Isn't 131 the boarder? That far South is higher crime? I thought south of 44th was where the rednecks lived. Division (which was US-131 prior to the freeway being built) is the border. Fun fact: Going south alo...

Rumor has it that another silent group of stations will institute an all Moby Grape format, which will debut one morning soon at 8:05. Another rumor has it that the other silent group is a pile of dysfunction and have a greater chance of losing yet more licenses to the FCC. The only way to top The ...

Some rumors that Dug McDaniel is in some trouble, not clear what the deal is. Either injury or more than likely academic. As far as I can get, it sounds like he might be academically ineligible next semester, beginning Jan 8. That's the end of the Michigan season if true. Betting McNeese +10 tonigh...