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The Boatman Has Died

Last post by Localnewsisdead « Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:30 am

by Localnewsisdead » Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:30 am

West Michigan's K Rock has announced that longtime afternoon show host, Chris Craft (aka the boatman) has passed away.

Here is their Facebook post...

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Last post by Localnewsisdead
Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:30 am
WVFM got JACKED up!

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:57 pm
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by Qs23 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:24 am
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It seems that 96.5 JACK FM is now simulcasting on 106.5...

Or, since all the imaging says 106.5 Jack FM, it's the other way around?

If so, what's...
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Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:57 pm
Barton Dieters

Last post by Jason Kragt « Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:13 am
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by originalzzmfmjock » Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:01 pm

I'm surprised no one has posted yet about Barton and the story WOOD-TV featured on him this week. He has been battling West Nile disease since late...

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Last post by Jason Kragt
Sat Apr 17, 2021 12:13 am
We live in fame or go down in flame................

Last post by 48125er « Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:21 pm
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by Reese K Rickards » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:26 pm
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I remember that line from the US Air Force Anthem as a kid.

B93 is living the song. February trends fell to an time low. The Roofsit, which created...
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Last post by 48125er
Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:21 pm
Let the great subchannel realignment begin

Last post by CJ « Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:09 pm
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by Jason Kragt » Sat Feb 27, 2021 1:35 pm
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Looks like the impact of the Scripps purchase of Ion Media is starting to show locally.

As noted in another thread, Dabl is now duplicated on 41-2,...
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Last post by CJ
Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:09 pm
Which local radio station will have the courage to editorially defend serious gun control measures?.

Last post by Autoblemike « Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:46 pm
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by Reese K Rickards » Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:36 pm
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According to Gallup, 55% of Americans have no kind of a gun in their home.
55% say the biggest cause of mass shootings is mental illness.
57% favor...
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Last post by Autoblemike
Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:46 pm
Rush Limbaugh's buddy Q anon.

Last post by TC Shuts Up « Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:00 am
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by Reese K Rickards » Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:22 am
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In the Rush Limbaugh Legacy thread I point point Limbaugh verbally attacked a young woman for asking her insurance company to cover her birth control...
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Last post by TC Shuts Up
Sat Apr 10, 2021 11:00 am
Rob WLHT

Last post by MWmetalhead « Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:45 pm
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by djcoex » Thu Apr 08, 2021 5:48 pm

Noticed he’s not on air and bio is gone from site, any word on what happened?

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:45 pm
Annie Szatkowski Leaving Fox 17

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:47 am
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by Localnewsisdead » Sat Apr 03, 2021 5:50 pm

Long time Fox 17 anchor/reporter Annie Szatkowski is leaving the station.

Here is her facebook post announcing her departure:

💙The Carolinas are...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:47 am
Sarah Grimmer leaving Fox 17.

Last post by dwp49423 « Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:58 pm
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by Thunderstorm » Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:47 am

From her Facebook page.

LIFE UPDATE: This weekend will be my last at FOX 17.
I’ve gained SO MUCH in these last 2 1/2 years! West Michigan gave me my...

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Last post by dwp49423
Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:58 pm
February Nielsen #'s - Grand Rapids

Last post by SteveL « Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:55 am
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:01 pm

Takeaways:
- WOOD Radio returns to first place.
- Big 101.3 has tiny ratings; colossal flop!!! Time to flip the station to Variety Hits.
- CHR/Pop...

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Last post by SteveL
Sat Apr 03, 2021 10:55 am
Media Ownership Rules Dashed

Last post by zackeast « Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:47 am

by zackeast » Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:47 am

From Radio World, and just about every other major publication in the media world: Supreme Court Rules on Media Ownership Question: Top court...

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Last post by zackeast
Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:47 am
Ron Dykstra, GM of WCUZ, Obituary

Last post by Steve Dirksen « Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:23 pm
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by bosco » Tue Mar 30, 2021 1:17 pm

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Last post by Steve Dirksen
Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:23 pm
Shanna Grove

Last post by Big-D « Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:25 am
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by Big-D » Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:04 pm

I haven’t seen Shanna on WZZM in a couple of weeks and the link to her bio on the station website is gone. Any idea what happened to her?

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Last post by Big-D
Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:25 am
Thoughts on Rush Limbaugh's legacy

Last post by Big-D « Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:23 am
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by Reese K Rickards » Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:38 pm
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Nine years ago this month Limbaugh went after Sandra Fluke on the air. Long story short, she was an unmarried college law school student who...
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Last post by Big-D
Sun Mar 21, 2021 9:23 am
#'s wise, Something IS afoot.

Last post by option1 « Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:53 am
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by Reese K Rickards » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:32 pm

I did a crap job copying the numbers, but you can make them out, WOOD AM has peaked, and will slide without Limbaugh. B-93 has worst trend in 20 plus...

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Last post by option1
Sat Mar 20, 2021 2:53 am
Meteorologist Laura Velasquez joining Fox 17 WXMI Feb 15

Last post by Graham Wellington « Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:49 am
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by sand2dunes » Fri Feb 05, 2021 6:03 pm
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Laura is joining Fox 17 Feb 15.

She has a B.S. degree in Meteorology from Central Michigan
M.S. in Applied Meteorology from Mississippi State...
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Last post by Graham Wellington
Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:49 am
WAKV Sold

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:43 pm
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by ChrisWL1980 » Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:58 pm

From RadioInsight:
Vintage Radio Enterprises sells Oldies/Standards 980 WAKV Otsego MI and the CP for 98.9 W255DF Otsego to Eric Mills and Scott...

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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:43 pm
WZZM weekend morning news

Last post by Big-D « Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:40 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:58 pm

Gotta say - was pleasantly surprised by the quality of WZZM's Sunday morning newscast.

Solid talent behind the anchor desk. Excellent weathercast...

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Last post by Big-D
Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:40 pm
New CHR Launches in Kalamazoo

Last post by MWmetalhead « Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:28 am
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by Freqman » Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:35 pm

From RadioInsight: After moving Variety Hits “96.5 Jack-FM” to 106.5 WVFM last week, Midwest Communications launched CHR “Hits 96.5” on WZOX...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Tue Mar 09, 2021 7:28 am
weekend blues

Last post by Greg Buben « Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:29 am
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by Greg Buben » Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:15 pm

I host the weekend blues programming on GVSU public FM stations wgvu-fm and wgvs-fm under the name Greg
Blueben in G.R. and Muskegon for 26 years. I...

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Last post by Greg Buben
Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:29 am
TheGrio replaces LightTV...

Last post by Jason Kragt « Fri Feb 26, 2021 4:51 pm
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by Trophyhead » Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:49 am

For those who get their video via OTA antennas, 54.3 is now TheGrio. LightTV was purchased by Byron Allen and replaced on Jan. 15.

It's...

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Last post by Jason Kragt
Fri Feb 26, 2021 4:51 pm
Dave Benson leaving?

Last post by MWmetalhead « Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:57 pm
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by Qs23 » Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:30 pm

Anybody know the scoop on this?

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:57 pm
Jerry Tarrants is back in West Michigan working for Townsquare, with a catch...

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:28 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:38 pm
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...he's not in GR, he's in Kalamazoo!

I actually wish he would come back to WGRD; their playlist sucks ass these days and the stationality has...
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:28 pm
Is Anyone Focusing on 105.3 HOT FM?

Last post by option1 « Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:20 pm
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by since16 » Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:25 am

Recently observing issues that have lasted for weeks on WHTS and for a larger market station like that, you would think that these issues would be...

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Last post by option1
Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:20 pm
Another reason someone should take on B-93. No local morning show.

Last post by option1 « Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:12 am
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by Reese K Rickards » Thu Jan 28, 2021 5:06 pm
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How miserable is radio pay these days?

I believe that I posted here some time ago that I was making well into the six figures at B-93. Neal thought...
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Last post by option1
Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:12 am
Scott Winters Joins Parler and asks others to follow

Last post by jesusjenny « Tue Feb 02, 2021 12:00 pm
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by jesusjenny » Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:19 pm
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Uh - I'm no genius, but being a current member of the media and then going on your facebook page asking people to follow you on parler (which has...
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Last post by jesusjenny
Tue Feb 02, 2021 12:00 pm
WZZM Hires New Morning Anchor

Last post by MasterB « Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:32 pm
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by Localnewsisdead » Thu Jan 28, 2021 4:34 am

Anchor Jay Playburn has been hired by WZZM to co-anchor their morning show. Playburn, replaces James Starks who left the station to take a job in...

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Last post by MasterB
Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:32 pm
Costa to The Ticket

Last post by espy82 « Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:53 pm
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by format this » Wed Jan 27, 2021 6:20 pm

As seen on Facebook, former ESPN 96.1 host Jim Costa is now with 97.1 The Ticket. I’m glad to see him pick up another sports gig.

Sent from my...

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Last post by espy82
Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:53 pm
Cumulus Loses Lions, Where Will They Land In GR?

Last post by Freqman « Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:51 am
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by Freqman » Fri Dec 18, 2020 12:00 pm

Cumulus has lost the rights to be the network home for Lions football in Detroit. My guess is that they didn't even bid. Now that they reside with...

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Last post by Freqman
Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:51 am
Something amiss at 17

Last post by RandJob « Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:41 am
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by soapshooter » Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:45 pm

I noticed quite a few of their talent, in particular there weather peeps have been doing the reports from home. Way more than normal. Did they happen...

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Last post by RandJob
Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:41 am
December Nielsen #'s for G.R. - worst book in nearly 30 years for WSNX!

Last post by RandJob « Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:29 am
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by MWmetalhead » Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:07 am

Gen Z and millennial listeners simply don't use radio very often for music when they are not commuting, unless they are listening to their favorite...

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Last post by RandJob
Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:29 am
The absurdity of the previous thread

Last post by Autoblemike « Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:10 pm
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by Reese K Rickards » Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:58 pm

The previous thread has become the most ridiculous I have ever seen.

It began with the veiled suggestion from an anonymous poster that my friend...

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Last post by Autoblemike
Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:10 pm
Facing another uprising, is there a local newsroom anyone can depend on?

Last post by Reese K Rickards « Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:43 pm

by Reese K Rickards » Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:43 pm

Given the terrible showing of local news during last summers riots in GR, I have little hope of anything better on Sunday going forward. Here are the...

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Last post by Reese K Rickards
Mon Jan 11, 2021 3:43 pm
1660 Kalamazoo "The Fan" flips to Urban Format

Last post by fuzzpower « Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:10 am
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by leadsquirter » Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:46 am
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What the heck is going on here? The touch currently on 1560 and 95.5 is now also heard on 1660.
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Last post by fuzzpower
Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:10 am
Connie on MIX 95.7

Last post by TeddyBear « Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:49 pm
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by blakeharms » Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:55 pm

Terrible news this morning... Connie has been diagnosed with stage four liver cancer.

Pretty tough to listen to, but here's an update from this...

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Last post by TeddyBear
Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:49 pm
Conrad on Jethro

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:14 pm
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by originalzzmfmjock » Wed Dec 16, 2020 2:22 pm

I was listening to Conrad on Jethro-FM today. It's nice to hear a guy who cares for his radio station, cares for his audience, and cares for the...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:14 pm
I was glad that the weather forecast was off yesterday

Last post by format this « Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:51 pm
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by MasterB » Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:43 pm

And didn't get a quarter of an inch of ice or more as the WWMT model at Noon on Friday from what I saw which is hard to forecast ice it has to do...

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Last post by format this
Sat Jan 02, 2021 11:51 pm
WZZM Morning Anchor James Starks Leaving Station

Last post by MWmetalhead « Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:22 am
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by Localnewsisdead » Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:51 am

WZZM Morning Anchor,James Starks, is leaving the station. He is heading to his hometown of Toledo, OH to work at the station he watched growing up.

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:22 am
Who's a stand up gal or guy?

Last post by Editorcj « Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:15 pm
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by Reese K Rickards » Sat Dec 12, 2020 4:06 pm

You have a real name and a screen name. Who will stand up and say I yam who I yam? (I was in the Navy too. ((Beat Army)).

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Last post by Editorcj
Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:15 pm
WFGR Mornings

Last post by MatthewMckenzie « Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:48 pm
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by blakeharms » Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:47 am

Jojo now has some company in the WFGR booth for mornings:

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Last post by MatthewMckenzie
Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:48 pm
LAV Yesterday

Last post by Trophyhead « Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:08 pm
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by originalzzmfmjock » Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:13 pm

Anybody else notice several hours of dead air on LAV yesterday afternoon/evening. I don't know what the problem was, but it's highly unusual for this...

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Last post by Trophyhead
Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:08 pm
Odd that men don't do the same work as women....

Last post by G G « Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:18 am
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by Reese K Rickards » Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:00 am

Looking through the Grand Rapids I Heart web pages this week I was mildly surprised to see Lauren Schmidt (Shmiddy) listed as doing mornings on Wood...

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Last post by G G
Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:18 am
There will be some very surprised people if West Michigan ever has a real disaster,

Last post by MatthewMckenzie « Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:17 pm
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by Reese K Rickards » Wed Dec 09, 2020 7:36 am

MatthewMcKenzie writes in the thread titled 3 Grand Rapids stations were dead air on Sunday afternoon ...... Hate to say it, but does anyone really...

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Last post by MatthewMckenzie
Wed Dec 09, 2020 11:17 pm
3 Grand Rapids stations were dead air on Sunday afternoon

Last post by MatthewMckenzie « Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:39 pm
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by OneBigFan » Sun Oct 25, 2020 6:36 pm

Went to the store on Sunday afternoon.

WRGD 97.9, WFGR 98.7 and WTRV 100.5 The River were all off the air between 2:30-2:45 (might be longer).

Odd...

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Last post by MatthewMckenzie
Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:39 pm
New GR radio ratings - Thunder reaches new record low; Star 105.7 continues to struggle

Last post by zackeast « Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:26 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:35 pm

Bear in mind this data set only goes into the second week of November, so it's too soon to judge what effect (if any) Christmas music will have:...

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Last post by zackeast
Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:26 pm
95.3 in Grand Rapids has apparently switched to Real Oldies

Last post by ftballfan « Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:06 am
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Nov 27, 2020 5:23 pm

The translation of 88.5 WGVU-FM's primary signal on 95.3 FM (translator located near US 131 between 28th St & Burton) evidently was very short...

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Last post by ftballfan
Mon Nov 30, 2020 9:06 am
Not really a radio topic.... but it is topical.

Last post by georgetownt « Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:20 am
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by Reese K Rickards » Sun Nov 01, 2020 6:14 am
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Does anyone else care to offer a prediction on Tuesday's election, including Michigan results? I am one of the few people who use my real name on...
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Last post by georgetownt
Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:20 am
Another Clueless Clownsquare blunder!!!

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:10 pm

by MWmetalhead » Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:10 pm

The skill to play WGRD on Alexa does not work!

Went to the Alexa skill & game store, launched it, got nada. Alexa does not recognize the command at...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:10 pm
Sad they have to hawk their wares

Last post by audiophile « Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:56 am
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by audiophile » Sat Nov 21, 2020 6:56 am

The industry as whole has caused its own demise. The constant sky is falling attitude eventually kills the economy - no advertisers.

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Sun Nov 22, 2020 8:56 am

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