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by dwp49423
Wed Dec 20, 2023 7:01 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?
Replies: 34
Views: 14013

Re: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?

CJ wrote:
Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:59 pm
What does ARC stand for?
A Royal Clusterf***
Ain't Real Classy
All Reruns Channel
by dwp49423
Mon Dec 18, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?
Replies: 34
Views: 14013

Re: CW7 changing on 1-1-24?

Currently 41.x WOTV on RF17 provides: 41.1 ABC [HD 720p] 41.2 dabl 41.3 CHARGE! 41.4 Local weather radar and NOAA weather radio Isn't Charge owned by Sinclair? I wonder if that will move to 3.2. With Sinclair also owning WWMT and NexStar owning CW and WOTV, it makes sense that these companies would...
by dwp49423
Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: TV Sports Directors In Flight!
Replies: 6
Views: 5943

Re: TV Sports Directors In Flight!

.. re: Hutton's departure from TV-17 sports, would Bret Bakita of WOOD Radio/iheart group consider moving full-time into TV sports? Or would Remi Monaghan move up to sports director? Seems that is usually the flow that a sports reporter becomes sports director. If I'm not mistaken, this area has ha...
by dwp49423
Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:01 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Terri DeBoer retiring from WOOD-TV
Replies: 17
Views: 5720

Re: Terri DeBoer retiring from WOOD-TV

And the trifecta of long-time meteorologists retiring at NexStar owned stations will soon complete. Tom Skilling has announced he will retire at the end of February 2024 from WGN Channel 9 in Chicago after 45 years at the station. I can't be the only one who, before WGN split the local and national ...
by dwp49423
Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:39 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest
Replies: 11
Views: 3217

Re: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest

Just like Fox17's Morning Mix is pay to play copied 8 West, WZZM canceled their pay to play show even know they said it would return once COVID was under control never did. And put Access Daily in its place along with 2 more EPs of Judge Judy making it 4 EPs in a day. Catherine Behrendt hosts the i...
by dwp49423
Fri Oct 06, 2023 6:04 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Media at Art Prize and other events
Replies: 8
Views: 1954

Re: Media at Art Prize and other events

I thought it was after the Riots they stops. Maybe it was-that timeframe is kind of a blur. The shutdown began in mid March 2020 and the riots were two and half months later at the end of May. Due to my employer being a supplier to essential industries, we did not shut down so I did not have a chan...
by dwp49423
Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:03 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Media at Art Prize and other events
Replies: 8
Views: 1954

Re: Media at Art Prize and other events

Didn't News 8 At Noon broadcast year round from the GRAM at one point? Guessing this was ended due to Covid when museums were closed and never resumed.
by dwp49423
Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:22 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Terri DeBoer retiring from WOOD-TV
Replies: 17
Views: 5720

Re: Terri DeBoer retiring from WOOD-TV

Jim Geyer at WLNS is also retiring today. Something tells me there was some sort of incentive (positive or negative) for him and Terri to "retire". Wouldn't be surprised. Both being NexStar owned, they would "job share" one person between two stations either physically or virtually like how Fox17 d...
by dwp49423
Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WLAV's Rob Brandt Heading To iHeartMedia
Replies: 16
Views: 3320

Re: WLAV's Rob Brandt Heading To iHeartMedia

handbanana wrote:
Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:40 pm
What significance is the date of 9-7-23?
Two guesses:
9-7 => 97 as in 97 WLAV
Being that this is the year of WLAV's 50th anniversary, I wonder if Sept 7 1973 is when the rock format debuted at 96.9?
by dwp49423
Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:52 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest
Replies: 11
Views: 3217

Re: WOOD TV8 names Tom Hillen new co-host of eightWest

for some reason his smile reminds me of the Chesire Cat.
by dwp49423
Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:17 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Lauren Edwards leaving Fox17
Replies: 1
Views: 1959

Lauren Edwards leaving Fox17

At the end of the 6pm hour, it was announced Lauren Edwards was leaving WXMI and moving home to Chicago. While a quick check of Scripps website does not list any Scripps stations in the state of Illinois, her closing comments made it sound like a former news director called her up. This has me wonde...
by dwp49423
Tue Sep 26, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Fox 17 morning news expanding
Replies: 22
Views: 4131

Re: Fox 17 morning news expanding

was about to post the new set's debut as well. It has alot of similar features as WOOD. Curious who designed each station's set. I have noticed so far with the new set that Fox17 is no longer having reporters in the control room nor are the meteorologists reporting from the weather center in the bac...
by dwp49423
Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:12 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Fox 17 morning news expanding
Replies: 22
Views: 4131

Re: Fox 17 morning news expanding

Starting to wonder if anyone at Fox17's traffic department has any brain activity. (by "Traffic", I am not referring to Robb Westaby's primary reporting area, but the scheduling people). Just before today (Sept 17)'s Detroit Lions telecast, I saw a promo for Drew Barrymore that stated "moving to 11a...
by dwp49423
Sat Sep 16, 2023 2:52 am
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: 94.5 KLQ in the late 1990s
Replies: 6
Views: 1543

Re: 94.5 KLQ in the late 1990s

I know around that time the principal of Zeeland High School suspended a student for wearing a Korn t-shirt to school. Not sure if this had any part of what you are referring to or not with KLQ. (I may have the year wrong-I only remember that it was in the 1995-2000 time frame)
by dwp49423
Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: Grand Rapids/West Michigan
Topic: Updated ratings!
Replies: 23
Views: 4625

Re: Updated ratings!

A couple of years ago I had mentioned that the format at KDRB in Des Moines would be an option for West Michigan. I know that since I mentioned this they have taken 106.5 in Kalamazoo to a jack FM format. So, would this still be an option for let’s say 96.1? “ you’re riding the BUS down I 96” From ...