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Search found 84 matches: WXON

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by Deleted User 16378
Wed May 29, 2024 6:30 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WADL Deal Pulled
Replies: 20
Views: 10700

Re: WADL Deal Pulled

... sports on the weekends. This is from Kevin Adell to MasterB, “All your fact are wrong, when CBS approached me they offered $25M for WADL, $25M for WXON and $25M for WGPR. I was friends with Mike Berman who was the GM at WXON. My number was $100M and WXON was $200M. WGPR took the $25M offer, Dr. ...
by MasterB
Wed May 29, 2024 1:07 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WADL Deal Pulled
Replies: 20
Views: 10700

Re: WADL Deal Pulled

... sports on the weekends. This is from Kevin Adell to MasterB, “All your fact are wrong, when CBS approached me they offered $25M for WADL, $25M for WXON and $25M for WGPR. I was friends with Mike Berman who was the GM at WXON. My number was $100M and WXON was $200M. WGPR took the $25M offer, Dr. ...
by Deleted User 16378
Tue May 28, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WADL Deal Pulled
Replies: 20
Views: 10700

Re: WADL Deal Pulled

... sports on the weekends. This is from Kevin Adell to MasterB, “All your fact are wrong, when CBS approached me they offered $25M for WADL, $25M for WXON and $25M for WGPR. I was friends with Mike Berman who was the GM at WXON. My number was $100M and WXON was $200M. WGPR took the $25M offer, Dr. ...
by Tvguy
Tue May 28, 2024 5:17 pm
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WADL Deal Pulled
Replies: 20
Views: 10700

Re: WADL Deal Pulled

... sports on the weekends. This is from Kevin Adell to MasterB, “All your fact are wrong, when CBS approached me they offered $25M for WADL, $25M for WXON and $25M for WGPR. I was friends with Mike Berman who was the GM at WXON. My number was $100M and WXON was $200M. WGPR took the $25M offer, Dr. ...
by Majik
Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: The Buzzboard Hall of Fame
Topic: Ron Cameron
Replies: 27720
Views: 4154433

Re: Ron Cameron

... AM 1400 until 1980 when WMZK and WJLB swapped frequencies. Cameron did a TV program called "Sports Talk" on Channel 20 which had the call letters WXON-TV, it would not become WMYD until about 2006, IIRC, prior to that it was WDWB from 1997. When 1270-AM transitioned to an all-talk format in 1979 ...
by GREATLAKESVET
Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: The Buzzboard Hall of Fame
Topic: Ron Cameron
Replies: 27720
Views: 4154433

Re: Ron Cameron

... AM 1400 until 1980 when WMZK and WJLB swapped frequencies. Cameron did a TV program called "Sports Talk" on Channel 20 which had the call letters WXON-TV, it would not become WMYD until about 2006, IIRC, prior to that it was WDWB from 1997. When 1270-AM transitioned to an all-talk format in 1979 ...
by Momo
Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: The Buzzboard Hall of Fame
Topic: Ron Cameron
Replies: 27720
Views: 4154433

Re: Ron Cameron

... controversial and bombastic sportscasters in Detroit's history. His resume include stints on WCAR-AM, WEXL-AM, WPON-AM, WHND-AM, WMZK-AM, WXYZ-AM, WXON-TV and WGPR-TV. His guests were top-notch and his comments always insightful." On page 88 is a photo of Norm Plummer with an accompanying caption ...
by Bobbert
Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:26 am
Forum: The Buzzboard Hall of Fame
Topic: Ron Cameron
Replies: 27720
Views: 4154433

Re: Ron Cameron

... controversial and bombastic sportscasters in Detroit's history. His resume include stints on WCAR-AM, WEXL-AM, WPON-AM, WHND-AM, WMZK-AM, WXYZ-AM, WXON-TV and WGPR-TV. His guests were top-notch and his comments always insightful." On page 88 is a photo of Norm Plummer with an accompanying caption ...
by ShempLives
Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:52 pm
Forum: The Buzzboard Hall of Fame
Topic: Ron Cameron
Replies: 27720
Views: 4154433

Re: Ron Cameron

... controversial and bombastic sportscasters in Detroit's history. His resume include stints on WCAR-AM, WEXL-AM, WPON-AM, WHND-AM, WMZK-AM, WXYZ-AM, WXON-TV and WGPR-TV. His guests were top-notch and his comments always insightful." On page 88 is a photo of Norm Plummer with an accompanying caption ...
by edj
Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:13 am
Forum: Metro Detroit/SE Michigan
Topic: WADL didnt show the CW ACC football game this past saturday
Replies: 68
Views: 22735

Re: WADL didnt show the CW ACC football game this past saturday

... his father Franklin. Kevin was in his 20s at that time and while I’m sure he was consulted, he didn’t make the final decision. Remember, WXYZ and WXON also passed on CBS (WDIV was in a longterm contract with NBC, WKBD had committed to UPN due to ownership, and I don’t think WBSX was approached due t ...
by Marcus
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: Old Cable TV Line ups(New thread)
Replies: 48
Views: 40203

Re: Old Cable TV Line ups(New thread)

... 2-13 remained the same as in 1982 and they are mentioned earlier in this thread. 17: CHCH-TV Hamilton (Ind.) <11> 18: WGPR Detroit (Ind.) <62> 19: WXON Detroit (Ind.) <20> 20: TV Guide says it was a channel 24 (possibly Toledo) 22: Broadcast News (typed news / on screen bulletin board) 23: C Channel ...
by Marcus
Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:42 pm
Forum: Broadcasting - General
Topic: Old Cable TV Line ups(New thread)
Replies: 48
Views: 40203

Re: Old Cable TV Line ups(New thread)

... 2-13 remained the same as in 1982 and they are mentioned earlier in this thread. 17: CHCH-TV Hamilton (Ind.) <11> 18: WGPR Detroit (Ind.) <62> 19: WXON Detroit (Ind.) <20> 20: TV Guide says it was a channel 24 (possibly Toledo) 22: Broadcast News (typed news / on screen bulletin board) 23: C Channel ...
by edj
Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:28 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Northern Michigan dual TV channel ID
Replies: 34
Views: 27639

Re: Northern Michigan dual TV channel ID

... short lived WJMY Allen Park as on the air, says transmitter is at Southfield and Wabash Hwy. Where is/was Wabash Hwy? Allen Road’s old name? When WXON 62 took over Channel 20, it was still actually WJMY. The Studio is shown as 16850 Southfield Allen Park, MI on the History Card, near where M-39 c ...
by Ben Zonia
Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:03 pm
Forum: Northern Lower Michigan/Eastern U.P.
Topic: Northern Michigan dual TV channel ID
Replies: 34
Views: 27639

Re: Northern Michigan dual TV channel ID

... short lived WJMY Allen Park as on the air, says transmitter is at Southfield and Wabash Hwy. Where is/was Wabash Hwy? Allen Road’s old name? When WXON 62 took over Channel 20, it was still actually WJMY. The Studio is shown as 16850 Southfield Allen Park, MI on the History Card, near where M-39 c ...
by Ben Zonia
Wed Jul 19, 2023 12:42 am
Forum: Lansing/Mid-Michigan
Topic: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10
Replies: 31
Views: 27443

Re: Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10

... were on first adjacent channels. Maybe the tuning slugs used early on in receivers covered both channels. The first Channel 60 Aurora, IL, WLXT, only lasted a year circa 1970. Much later, the present station came on Channel 60 analog. And the first Channel 62 in Detroit, WXON, moved to Channel 20.