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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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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?

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Last post by inmyopinion
Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:57 am
IHEART WKBZ

Last post by phillyb « Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:04 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 phillyb
Wed Apr 25, 2018 10:04 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
garry frank rant

Last post by inmyopinion « Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:21 pm
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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 inmyopinion
Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:21 pm
Uh-oh....Producer Joe....

Last post by Autoblemike « Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:09 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
Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:09 pm
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
Eric Zane back to WGRD?

Last post by 48125er « Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:14 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 48125er
Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:14 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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Last post by originalzzmfmjock
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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Last post by ftballfan
Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:20 am
It's official - WGRD has a new Program Director

Last post by MWmetalhead « Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:01 pm

by MWmetalhead » Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:01 pm

Tommy Carroll is inbound from Real Rock 103.9 The Bear in South Bend. Good hire!!! The Bear has sounded great for a long time; they are certainly one...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:01 pm
iFart bankruptcy is imminent - February 1 bond payment skipped

Last post by Rod Kackley « Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:13 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:53 am

The company will likely file chapter 11 on or around March 1.

More details here:

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Last post by Rod Kackley
Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:13 am
Alt 101.3 on the way.

Last post by jaydubs « Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:57 am
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by LurkerNoodle » Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:33 pm

Looks like iHeart is ready to make the move within the next month.

Actually might not be a bad choice considering GRD's new direction, but will...

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Last post by jaydubs
Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:57 am
WGRD's sloppy automation during weekends (UPDATE: PD Johnnie Walker has apparently been fired.)

Last post by jaydubs « Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:56 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:22 pm
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I love the sweeper that says New Rock...NOW! that almost every single time is followed by some crappy dinosaur rock song from 30 or 35 years ago....
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Last post by jaydubs
Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:56 am
Pipe Dream Upon Pipe Dream...

Last post by Lester The Nightfly « Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:01 pm
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by Trophyhead » Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:15 pm

The XFL is being bandied about as an alternate-season pro football league.

It didn't get far in 2001, but, as a writer pointed out on cbs.com, it...

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Last post by Lester The Nightfly
Fri Jan 26, 2018 8:01 pm
102.5 on the air rebroadcasting 91.7 just six miles away!

Last post by cckadlec « Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:35 pm
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by cckadlec » Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:09 pm

102.5 W273-CI has gone on the air with AFR programming rebroadcasting 91.7 WMCQ.

The translator station is SIX MILES from its primary station and is...

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Last post by cckadlec
Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:35 pm
13 to add another OTA signal...

Last post by phillyb « Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:55 am
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by Trophyhead » Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:19 am

There is a 13-4 in place now, as promos for the Quest Network run in a loop.

Adventure reality is their theme,”solving history’s mysteries,”...

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Last post by phillyb
Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:55 am
Fall 2017 GR Ratings

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:52 pm
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by TheGadgetGuy » Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:55 pm

Some notable things:

WSNX is up 5.4-6.2 even with all of the syndication and voicetracking.
Star 105.7 is up 4.4-5.7
WGRD is up 4.3-5.4
WLHT drops...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:52 pm
Weekend news anchors on West MI TV stink!

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:10 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Jan 07, 2018 7:34 am

I've been treated to nails on a chalkboard (WWMT last night), a bimbo who cannot read the prompter worth a damn (WOOD this morning), and a big...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:10 am
Classic country AM 1380 is no more

Last post by 48125er « Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:32 pm
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by 48125er » Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:40 pm

The classic country format on WGLM-AM 1380 Greenville is no more, now it is simply a simulcast of 106.3

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Last post by 48125er
Sat Jan 13, 2018 11:32 pm
Another passing to report...

Last post by ACE « Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:35 am
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by ACE » Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:25 am

At age 69, John Dakins lost his battle with fibrosis of the lungs yesterday. In the late 60s, John was on WMUS and WTRU in Muskegon as John Lee. Then...

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Last post by ACE
Sat Jan 13, 2018 8:35 am
Tommy & Brook

Last post by Trophyhead « Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:17 am
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by uncleducky » Mon Dec 18, 2017 11:46 am

Rumor has it that the Tommy & Brook Morning show will return, on The River starting January 3rd...

Could that be possible?

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Last post by Trophyhead
Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:17 am
Ginger Zee Tell All!

Last post by Plate Cap « Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:47 am
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by TeleCine » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:41 am

She wrote a book! Funny stories about Rick Albin giving her and Brad Edwards mean looks in the newsroom.

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Last post by Plate Cap
Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:47 am
New Sports Talk Show "The Sports Project" Coming to WYGR

Last post by grsportsguy « Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:18 pm
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by Localnewsisdead » Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:10 am

The Sports Project, will air from 10-11 a.m. on Saturday's on WYGR (94.9-FM, 1530-AM) and at WYGR.net.

The show will be hosted by Steve Prawdzik...

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Last post by grsportsguy
Mon Jan 08, 2018 7:18 pm
Worried about 'Molly'!

Last post by Biff « Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:15 am
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by Blackbyrd » Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:14 am

What's wrong with 'Molly', the night news gal on WOOD Radio? The gulps of air she seems forced to take between sentences in her frenzied news reads...

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Last post by Biff
Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:15 am
christian frank out

Last post by Biff « Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:13 pm
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by trevorlinck » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:30 pm

christian frank isn't happy with his demotion and will be leaving fox 17 in the next couple of weeks.

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Last post by Biff
Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:13 pm
WOODTV's Heidi moment

Last post by radioone « Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:18 pm
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by Honolulublue4life » Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:39 pm

Lots of upset viewers

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Last post by radioone
Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:18 pm
Jay Towers to Star 105.7?

Last post by tc « Sun Dec 24, 2017 11:35 pm
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by handbanana » Sun Dec 24, 2017 8:15 pm

For the first time ever I heard Jay Towers holiday countdown on WSRW while driving tonight.

Is Iheart Detroit about to syndicate another station...

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Last post by tc
Sun Dec 24, 2017 11:35 pm
John The Canuck from B93

Last post by handbanana « Sun Dec 24, 2017 8:21 pm
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by Holmes » Fri Dec 22, 2017 12:29 am

Very sad to learn from Neal Dionne's Facebook page today that we lost John The Canuck today in terrible car accident. I know when I was in the...

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Last post by handbanana
Sun Dec 24, 2017 8:21 pm
Changes at WHTC in Holland

Last post by dwp49423 « Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:47 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 dwp49423
Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:47 pm
Is 101.3 next?

Last post by Chrocket87 « Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:25 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:01 am

Sister station WDTW-FM in Detroit, which was a near carbon copy of WBFX until this past May, last night underwent its second format change in six...

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Last post by Chrocket87
Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:25 pm
The Season Has Begun...

Last post by Sales Weasel « Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:22 am
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by Trophyhead » Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:54 am

Christmas Music on Star 105.7.

Tony Brooks kinda offered a clue that this would be the case to his Facebook friends yesterday.

Discuss, if you care...

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Last post by Sales Weasel
Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:22 am
Cumulus Files Chapter 11

Last post by MWmetalhead « Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:52 pm
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by Biff » Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:51 am

Thoughts?

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Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:52 pm

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