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The final word on the former H*** threads -- please read

Last post by MWmetalhead « Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:22 pm

by MWmetalhead » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:22 pm

I want to make several points of clarification:

1) I want to let everyone know that what the poster known as Superstar3000 did was unacceptable...

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New Meteorologist Just in Time

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:37 pm
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by hanson » Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:01 pm

Time to give Fox 17 Erik Kostrzewa a chance. I've reached the end of my viewing rope with Jeff Porter. No more listening to him shout! Porter must be...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:37 pm
WJRW ota signal

Last post by radioone « Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:07 pm

by radioone » Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:07 pm

Is WJRW off the air or at reduced power?

They usually have a fair signal here in Allegan during the day, but not the last week or so - all I get is...

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Last post by radioone
Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:07 pm
13 morning news

Last post by Pot it up « Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:35 am
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by Hombre Grande » Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:52 pm

Any update on the new morning anchor for 'ZZM? Kamedy Rudd is absolutely the worst. Marginal reporter at best but could not carry the morning show if...

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Last post by Pot it up
Fri Jun 15, 2018 9:35 am
Fox 17 has a new Meteorologist.

Last post by sand2dunes « Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:13 pm

by sand2dunes » Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:13 pm

Fox 17 has a new meteorologist.

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Last post by sand2dunes
Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:13 pm
That time Bruce Grant slugged his PM....

Last post by Trophyhead « Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:46 am
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by TeleCine » Wed May 30, 2018 12:58 pm

What an awesome blog w/ great stories.

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Last post by Trophyhead
Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:46 am
WZZM Hires New Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:29 pm
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by Localnewsisdead » Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:53 am

New Jersey native Mike Lacett joins WZZM as weekend sports anchor and reporter. He comes to WZZM via WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky. Lacett replaces...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Jun 11, 2018 6:29 pm
Format change for 640 WMFN

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:30 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:22 pm

Spanish language music & programming is out.

Polish & Euro contemporary hits is in. The former Polski FM 92.7/99.9 is now found on AM 640.

When...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Jun 10, 2018 9:30 am
B93 Birthday Bash 2018

Last post by TheForce « Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:02 pm
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by TheForce » Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:48 am

This totally slipped under my radar this year... sounds like the changes were mostly positive!

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Last post by TheForce
Mon Jun 04, 2018 3:02 pm
93.1 Grand Haven switches from Country to Classic Rock.

Last post by OldHippie « Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:56 pm
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by sand2dunes » Fri May 25, 2018 12:43 pm

93.1 Grand Haven switches from Country to Classic Rock.

From Facebook:
Welcome to Classic Rock 93.1, your home for AC/DC, Aerosmith, Van Halen and...

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Last post by OldHippie
Sat Jun 02, 2018 3:56 pm
Anything new going on in the market?

Last post by Biff « Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:25 pm

by Biff » Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:25 pm

Any lawsuits or anything going around?

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Last post by Biff
Fri Jun 01, 2018 10:25 pm
Bet there wasn't a dry eye at 13 WZZM when this news arrived

Last post by 48125er « Thu May 31, 2018 1:44 am
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by GREATLAKESVET » Wed Jul 27, 2016 2:42 pm

For anyone at 13 who worked under this guy, from what I heard, I'm certain there wasn't a dry eye in the house when they got this news. He gutted a...

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Last post by 48125er
Thu May 31, 2018 1:44 am
TV-13's weird weather forecast page at wzzm13.com

Last post by Bull Shannon « Tue May 29, 2018 10:30 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat May 26, 2018 10:54 am

Why on earth are two completely different extended forecasts shown on this page? Is this the weather department's way of hedging? :lol:

One says...

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Last post by Bull Shannon
Tue May 29, 2018 10:30 pm
WLAV-FM has filed to change its main tower site to WFUR-FM's site!

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat May 26, 2018 10:44 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:26 pm

An interesting application for construction permit was filed with the FCC very recently!

Is the tower site that has housed WLAV-FM for many decades...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat May 26, 2018 10:44 pm
Uh-oh....Producer Joe....

Last post by Autoblemike « Fri May 25, 2018 6:15 pm
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by dougbrenner » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:40 pm
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A well-known, longtime host of the Free Beer & Hot Wings radio show based in Grand Rapids has been arrested in Illinois...
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Last post by Autoblemike
Fri May 25, 2018 6:15 pm
1370/94.9 Grand Haven have switched to Oldies.

Last post by Mickey Lolich « Fri May 25, 2018 6:12 pm
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by sand2dunes » Fri May 25, 2018 12:46 pm

WGHN AM 1370/94.9 has gone from Sports to Oldies.

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Last post by Mickey Lolich
Fri May 25, 2018 6:12 pm
Another OTA TV signal in GR...

Last post by MasterB « Tue May 22, 2018 6:31 pm
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by Trophyhead » Tue May 22, 2018 9:25 am

17-4, which went on in the last week or so, carries the CHARGE! Network, offered by Sinclair.

That means seeing The Avengers, Lou Ferrigno as...

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Last post by MasterB
Tue May 22, 2018 6:31 pm
WGHN Jesse Bruce and Mary Ellen Murphy

Last post by St. Louis Dave « Mon May 21, 2018 4:06 pm
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by sand2dunes » Fri May 18, 2018 1:51 am

Jesse Bruce Stepping down, will remain as Programs Director.
Mary Ellen Murphy, new Afternoon Host.

From the WGHN Facebook page:
A special...

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Last post by St. Louis Dave
Mon May 21, 2018 4:06 pm
Radio this am

Last post by radionut « Mon May 21, 2018 11:32 am
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by hunterw » Mon May 21, 2018 10:14 am

Must be ideal conditions. I’m getting 102.5 from bay city and 103.3 from Battle Creek and 103.7 from Milwaukee in. But still 104.5 and 105.3 are...

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Last post by radionut
Mon May 21, 2018 11:32 am
Some surprises in GR winter '18 Nielsen Audio ratings...

Last post by ftballfan « Sat May 19, 2018 10:38 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:19 pm

WGRD recorded its strongest 12+ showing in several years, clocking in at a 7.1 share and rising about 30% from last fall's mark of a 5.4 share.

WLAV...

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Last post by ftballfan
Sat May 19, 2018 10:38 pm
Changes at WHTC in Holland

Last post by Mickey Lolich « Fri May 18, 2018 11:09 pm
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by Master Shake » Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:29 pm

Apparently morning news anchor Mary Ellen Murphy has left the building.

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Last post by Mickey Lolich
Fri May 18, 2018 11:09 pm
He's Back!

Last post by TC doesn't Talk « Thu May 17, 2018 4:08 pm
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by Trophyhead » Tue May 15, 2018 8:57 am

If back is working a mid-day shift at WGLM in Greenville, then Neal Dionne is back on the air in West Michigan.

It's not the blowtorch that B-93...

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Last post by TC doesn't Talk
Thu May 17, 2018 4:08 pm
garry frank rant

Last post by TC Talks « Wed May 16, 2018 8:53 am
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by trevorlinck » Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:46 am

just wondering how everyone feels about garry frank's viral rant.

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Last post by TC Talks
Wed May 16, 2018 8:53 am
WBXX Battle Creek is now Alternative "104.9 The Edge"

Last post by tvradiojunkie « Mon May 07, 2018 10:07 pm
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by TheGadgetGuy » Fri Jan 29, 2016 1:42 pm

Will carry Free Beer and Hot Wings in the morning.

More from RadioInsight here -

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Last post by tvradiojunkie
Mon May 07, 2018 10:07 pm
baraboo/madison

Last post by Inundated « Sat May 05, 2018 9:35 pm
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by fairbankshockeypuck » Thu May 03, 2018 9:58 am

One station I have grown to like is 94.9 WOLX in Baraboo/Madison WI. It has grandfathered higher power and wonder if anyone in west Michigan can...

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Last post by Inundated
Sat May 05, 2018 9:35 pm
WSNX Off Air

Last post by handbanana « Fri May 04, 2018 12:04 pm

by handbanana » Fri May 04, 2018 12:04 pm

Have they been having transmitter issues? Static in Grand Haven for the past few days and quite a few dropouts during afternoon drive yesterday.

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Last post by handbanana
Fri May 04, 2018 12:04 pm
Eric Zane back to WGRD?

Last post by grsportsguy « Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:51 pm
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by LurkerNoodle » Tue Mar 20, 2018 9:12 pm

With what appears to be the likely departure of Producer Joe on the AM show you have to wonder if FBHW would be willing to rehire Eric Zane.

While...

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Last post by grsportsguy
Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:51 pm
IHEART WKBZ

Last post by ftballfan « Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:41 am
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by STARKY » Sun Apr 22, 2018 11:37 am

Wkbz 1090 has been off for two days. Is this part of the bankruptcy..? lol

:razz

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Last post by ftballfan
Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:41 am
Sinclair aquires Tribune including Fox 17 (Update: WXMI is divested; buyer is Standard Media!)

Last post by inmyopinion « Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:57 am
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by handbanana » Mon May 08, 2017 10:12 am
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Interesting, you have to wonder if operations between 3 & 17 will be consolidated in any way?

Link:
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Last post by inmyopinion
Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:57 am
Muskegon spring ratings - WMRR & WLAW fall off a cliff!

Last post by ftballfan « Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:32 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:06 am

The spring '17 book was probably WMRR's softest of the past 15 years - maybe longer!

WLAW, once a semi-popular station locally, has seen its numbers...

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Last post by ftballfan
Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:32 am
ART BELL.............

Last post by STARKY « Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:22 pm

by STARKY » Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:22 pm

Radio's art Bell dies on the 13th...72 yrs.

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Last post by STARKY
Mon Apr 23, 2018 2:22 pm
WWMT files to increase TX height by nearly 200 feet

Last post by tvbobn « Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:09 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:04 am

On November 29, WWMT quietly filed an application to raise its antenna height by 60 meters (197 feet).

A CP has not yet been issued, to the best of...

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Last post by tvbobn
Sun Apr 22, 2018 7:09 pm
WMUS, WKBZ, WGHN News Anchor Susan Woelkers Passes Away

Last post by STARKY « Sun Apr 22, 2018 11:31 am
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by Jesse Bruce » Sun Mar 25, 2018 7:40 pm

Last Thursday, my on-air partner and afternoon news anchor on 92.1 WGHN FM Grand Haven, Susan Woelkers (aka Sherry Wilson) passed away unexpectedly....

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Last post by STARKY
Sun Apr 22, 2018 11:31 am
Lauren Stanton Leaving WZZM

Last post by inmyopinion « Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:44 am
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by Localnewsisdead » Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:38 am

Lauren Stanton leaving WZZM to focus on her Saugatuck business, Retro Boat Rentals, which she launched last summer with her boyfriend John...

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Last post by inmyopinion
Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:44 am
Kyle Underwhelm

Last post by RadioPhobia « Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:12 am
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by RadioPhobia » Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:45 pm
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OMG it's SO painful!
I work from home and sit at a workstation for many hours a day with the TV on for background noise. This week with Bill Steffen...
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Last post by RadioPhobia
Wed Apr 04, 2018 6:12 am
Branding change imminent for WZZM?

Last post by Inundated « Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:07 am
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by MWmetalhead » Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:26 pm

Looks like the station will soon be de-emphasizing its call letters from on-air branding and instead placing a stronger focus on the tagline, On Your...

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Last post by Inundated
Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:07 am
Joe Kopecek Out at WXMI?

Last post by MasterB « Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:50 pm
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by Localnewsisdead » Mon Nov 13, 2017 5:03 am
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I was just poking around Fox 17's website and noticed that they have a job listing for chief meteorologist ( Kopecek's bio, however, is still on...
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Last post by MasterB
Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:50 pm
Rich Pastoor

Last post by originalzzmfmjock « Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:41 pm

by originalzzmfmjock » Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:41 pm

Sad news to pass along. I see where long time Grand Rapids radio host Rich Pastoor has passed away. He worked at several different stations through...

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Last post by originalzzmfmjock
Tue Mar 20, 2018 2:41 pm
iHeart BK

Last post by zackeast « Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:58 pm
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by Master Shake » Thu Mar 15, 2018 1:35 am

Timing seems a bit odd - iHeart emailing employees at 1:16 am to inform them of the Chapter 11 filing. Shuffle the papers, everyone's gonna stay on...

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Last post by zackeast
Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:58 pm
Lynsey Lets "'Em" Have It...

Last post by format this « Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:22 pm
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by Trophyhead » Fri Mar 09, 2018 9:34 am

Who knew there was a repository of opinion beyond the Michigan Radio and TV Buzzboard? Lynsey Mukomel was apparently made aware of it, so she grabbed...

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Last post by format this
Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:22 pm
WFGR audio

Last post by Ed Joseph « Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:19 pm
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by Ed Joseph » Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:29 pm

I make a monthly commute from Flint to Allegan for medical reasons. I hit my last preset of 98.7 somewhere around where 92.7 WION dies out. One thing...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:19 pm
105.3 Hot FM

Last post by MWmetalhead « Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:49 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jul 29, 2017 9:58 am

Can someone, anyone, explain to me how on earth Gravy is still 105.3 Hot FM's program director?

He should be ashamed by his station's anemic...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:49 pm
Who's the dummy who f*cked up WGRD's audio processing???

Last post by Ed Joseph « Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:10 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:13 pm

As if the horrendous playlist overloaded with butt rock from the dinosaur age wasn't bad enough, now WGRD's listeners get to enjoy flat-as-a-pancake...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:10 pm
102.5 Grand Rapids Translator

Last post by originalzzmfmjock « Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:22 pm
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by originalzzmfmjock » Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:55 pm

Anybody know what's going on with this. It's been transmitting a high pitched wine for almost a week now. It also was doing this a couple of weeks...

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Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:22 pm
640 AM

Last post by JeremyAndrews « Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:47 pm
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by phillyb » Wed Nov 01, 2017 1:32 pm

As of Halloween, WMFN-640 is on the air from Peotone, IL. Playing nonstop Spanish-language music, with announcements that AM 640 still has a few...

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Last post by JeremyAndrews
Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:47 pm
Shakeup at "Loudwire Nights"

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:08 am
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by phillyb » Thu Sep 24, 2015 9:57 am

Tony LaBrie is out, replaced by Toni Rodriguez, who at least sounds like she has a personality (unlike the overly bland LaBrie).

Also, the music has...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:08 am
Oprah

Last post by organman95 « Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:55 am
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by Buzzy » Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:06 am

So Oprah Winfrey came back to Grand Rapids again Saturday night. The obvious question is if she's planning to run for president. That's what has been...

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Last post by organman95
Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:55 am
Wood Radio FM 106.9

Last post by originalzzmfmjock « Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:48 pm
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by imstudwell » Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:51 am

Every time I drive on I-196 over the river near the Lake Michigan Dr exit I get interference on 106.9 WOOD Radio its between the grand river and Lane...

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Last post by originalzzmfmjock
Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:48 pm
Jim Heddle

Last post by ChrisKun2K5 « Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:27 pm
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by originalzzmfmjock » Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:39 am

I got word this morning that former Grand Rapids radio personality Jim Heddle has passed away. Jim grew up in and first worked in radio in Ann Arbor....

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Last post by ChrisKun2K5
Wed Feb 14, 2018 4:27 pm
New owner of River Bank Run: Russ Hines

Last post by Biff « Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:30 am
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by ral315 » Thu Feb 08, 2018 3:37 pm

Via WZZM .

He's identified merely as a lifelong resident of West Michigan .

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Last post by Biff
Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:30 am
1260 WPNW wants to put a translator @ FM 98.9??? Good grief.

Last post by ftballfan « Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:20 am
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by MWmetalhead » Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:43 pm

This application needs to be denied. It will cause problematic interference to WFGR's signal.

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Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:20 am

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