Hi there. I'm Blaine Thompson, and I'm based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. I'm building this Michigan radio station news site from scratch. I've been writing Indiana RadioWatch for nearly 20 years. You may send me news here. … [Read more...] about Introduction, and who am I?
WDMJ/Marquette and local LPFM both off air; tower destroyed
Sovereign Communications' N-T/WDMJ (1320am, Marquette) had a fire at their tower site, which destroyed the tower and took the station off the air. Also, WNOA-LP (103.9fm, Marquette) had their antenna on the same tower, so they're off the air. Sovereign could have a temporary antenna installed soon. Here's more about the fire, as reported by WLUC-TV. … [Read more...] about WDMJ/Marquette and local LPFM both off air; tower destroyed
WKLT-FM sold
Midwestern Broadcasting buys WKLT (97.5fm, Kalkaska) from Northern Broadcasting for $450,000. Here's more from RadioInsight and from hyperlocal website The Ticker. … [Read more...] about WKLT-FM sold
Grand Rapids radio DJ loses voice
WOOD-TV has more about Aris Hampers and his cancer battle. … [Read more...] about Grand Rapids radio DJ loses voice
CMU broadcaster Don Chiodo dies in automobile accident
Here's more from the Mount Pleasant Morning Sun newspaper. … [Read more...] about CMU broadcaster Don Chiodo dies in automobile accident
Remembering Flint’s Sam Williams
More from WJRT-TV (ABC 12) in Flint. … [Read more...] about Remembering Flint’s Sam Williams
Traverse City radio/TV changes
Here's a nice summary of radio and TV happenings in Traverse City, from traverseticker.com. … [Read more...] about Traverse City radio/TV changes