WERV - 95.9 The River in Aurora - has flipped to Classic Alternative. I've heard material from the mid 80s to mid 00s so far. A very good mix.

I didn't see this one coming!

https://www.alphamediaplayer.com/959theriver

I agree multiple life sentences with no possibility of parole is excessively harsh. That being said, he was the mastermind of a criminal enterprise used by drug traffickers, so it's hard for me to have much sympathy for his fate.

One of the most important issues for LP activists is for the next President to pardon some scumbag who created a website in order to facilitate trafficking of narcotics and criminal activities. I would say "unbelievable," but frankly, I am not surprised. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/25/politics/liber...

The audio on the link you posted sucks. Crowd noise is muffled. The audio on the link MCRF posted is crystal clear, and it is obvious many in the crowd were very displeased with some of Trump's remarks. Nothing "hacky" at all about it. I will say hardcore LP activists likely have just as many screws...

Per RabbitEars.info, 6.1, 53.1 and 53.2 in Lansing all broadcast their audio in DD5.1 despite all three channels (CBS, ABC and CW, respectively) sharing a single physical RF channel (channel 14).

The situation you describe is the result of telecasters refusing to implement the proper technology.

My theory is ticket sales were lousy. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/25/black-keys-cancel-entire-north-american-tour-including-lca-date/73854186007/ Edit - confirmed! https://exclaim.ca/music/article/the-black-keys-appear-to-have-quietly-cancelled-their-north-american-...

94.5 is a half point ahead of 105.3. 94.5 plays a ton of music heard nowhere else on the FM dial in the Grand Rapids area. 105.3 shares a lot of music with 95.7 and 104.5. Those who enjoy current Top 40 hits and are under the age of 35 primarily obtain their music from sources other than FM radio. T...

Monster book for WCSG; perhaps their biggest ever! Blunder 107.3 and Mix 95.7 reached new all-time lows. How does a monster signal near the middle of the dial with (supposedly) mass appeal pop music earn only a 2.3? It's time to either flip it to country or to restore the heritage W-Lite brand. It t...

Craig's take on 2024 is succinct and well put. For the exact reason he stated, I intend to vote for Biden. I will not entirely rule out voting for a third party candidate (it will not be RFK, Jr.).

Why would anyone want to watch this garbage baseball team on TV?

Langdon comes from the Pelicans. His hire reportedly will become official next week. I hope he throws Weaver out on his ass. By the way, it's nice to see Rod Beard writing about the Pistons for The Detroit News again. I don't know if this is a one-off article or if he's returning to the Pistons beat...

The Nine is crafted for women who watch TV at home in the middle of the morning. Men of any age is not who they are targeting.

In other words, they are going for the same demographic as Kathie Lee and Hoda.

Men complaining about The Nine is analagous to women complaining about UFC telecasts.

The technology exists to allow surround sound audio on multiple subchannels using the same RF channel. ABC and CBS in Lansing share an RF channel.

I agree that 4.2 is a decent possibility. WDIV would need to upgrade its gear to allow it to transmit on 4.2 in HD, but that wouldn't be too difficult to do. WWMT has aired CBS in 1080i and CW in either 720p or 1080i plus has hosted multiple 480i feeds for years. WTVS is running dual 1080i feeds plu...

I actually saw - wait for it - a complete sportscast on tonight's 6PM newscast! 🙂 Long overdue. Not sure when they started doing a sports report; it's been at least a month since I last watched their 6PM newscast after 6:20 PM. I have no idea who the sports anchor was as I missed the first half of h...