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WKZO nighttime signal

Last post by CK-722 « Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:37 am
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:13 am

So, did 590 in Kalamazoo ever restore its nighttime directional pattern, or are they still operating with ~ 1 kW omni?

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Last post by CK-722
Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:37 am
Is this why WGRD's playlist sucked total ass today & yesterday?

Last post by MWmetalhead « Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:33 pm

by MWmetalhead » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:33 pm

I had to drive to GR for a funeral & visitation and was stunned by the complete absence of any music from the last 15 years on WGRD's playlist and...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:33 pm
Winter P2 Arbitrends (Updated: 03-27-19)Grand Rapids

Last post by cckadlec « Mon Apr 01, 2019 1:07 pm
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by sand2dunes » Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:05 pm

Winter P2 Arbitrends (Updated: 03-27-19) Grand Rapids

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Last post by cckadlec
Mon Apr 01, 2019 1:07 pm
101.3 adds a bunch of 90's music to playlist; keeps horrible Cleveland morning show

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:40 am
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by MWmetalhead » Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:08 pm

70's classic rock has been scaled back sharply, and a lot of mainstream 90's rock songs have been added. 80's butt rock continues to be a substantial...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat Mar 30, 2019 7:40 am
Longtime WLAV & WRKR voiceover talent passes

Last post by MWmetalhead « Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:06 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:22 pm

I'm saddened to learn of the recent passing of Chris Corley, one of the best voiceover talents in the history of radio & TV.

TONS of rock stations...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:06 pm
Free Beer, Hot Wings....and Cheese?

Last post by Colonel Flagg « Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:51 pm
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by grsportsguy » Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:41 pm

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Last post by Colonel Flagg
Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:51 pm
WION works its way west, on an FM Translator

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:17 pm
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by Trophyhead » Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Their 100.3 FM signal is up and running, something the Ionia based station has acknowledged in a number of their promos and buffers on all their...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:17 pm
WWMT

Last post by uncleducky « Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:58 pm
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by uncleducky » Wed Feb 13, 2019 4:26 pm

I notice that no one has said anything about the new hire at WWMT for the 5:30p weekday news. Her name is Lora Painter. They took Andy and Kate off...

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Last post by uncleducky
Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:58 pm
Former WOOD TV News Director Has Died

Last post by Localnewsisdead « Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:54 am

by Localnewsisdead » Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:54 am

Patti McGettigan, who led the WOOD TV newsroom for years died Saturday after a long battle with cancer...

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Last post by Localnewsisdead
Sun Feb 17, 2019 1:54 am
97.3 Grand Rapids shut down

Last post by cckadlec « Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:53 pm
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by cckadlec » Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:30 am
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After a lengthy court battle over... stuff... WJWC-LP has seemingly been forced off the air this morning, according to a post I accidentally ran into...
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Last post by cckadlec
Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:53 pm
Nash has reverted to Thunder branding and has added 107.3!

Last post by ftballfan « Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:44 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:20 pm

New web site:

Does that shiny new positioning statement look familiar to anyone else? :)

My guess is 94.5 will flip to something else prior to...

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Last post by ftballfan
Fri Feb 15, 2019 1:44 pm
Fox 17 West Michigan's Most Wanted - Dave Keller

Last post by inmyopinion « Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:13 am
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by Deleted User 14852 » Wed Feb 13, 2019 4:52 pm

How was there never a post about this? This was a fox17 employee featured in a PROBLEM SOLVERS story about how he was paid $1000 for wedding photos...

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Last post by inmyopinion
Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:13 am
New WZZM Hires

Last post by MasterB « Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:38 pm
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by Localnewsisdead » Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:09 pm

Kirk Montgomery will join WZZM on March 4th as the new host of lifestyle show, My West Michigan. While Kristin Mazur will join the local ABC...

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Last post by MasterB
Tue Feb 12, 2019 7:38 pm
WOOD TV Repeater in Muskegon on Channel 46, Any Reception Issues

Last post by CSlovinski « Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:47 pm
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by CSlovinski » Wed Feb 06, 2019 6:57 pm

I live about 4 miles to the west of the WOOD TV repeater on channel 46 in Muskegon and for the last week I have received no signal on that channel. I...

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Last post by CSlovinski
Fri Feb 08, 2019 4:47 pm
WYCE Recorded Shows?

Last post by Jason Kragt « Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:30 am
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by Rod Kackley » Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:41 pm

I heard Vince saying Good Wednesday Morning late this (Monday) afternoon on WYCE. And I heard the woman who does the Spanish-language morning show on...

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Last post by Jason Kragt
Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:30 am
WHFB AM 1060 Benton Harbor

Last post by Deleted User 24 « Fri Feb 01, 2019 11:51 am
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by Ed Joseph » Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:10 pm

Just curious if this station still runs 1 watt omni at night?

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Last post by Deleted User 24
Fri Feb 01, 2019 11:51 am
New AAA in Benton Harbor

Last post by zackeast « Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:51 am
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by zackeast » Thu Jan 31, 2019 6:01 am

Disclaimer: This is my company.

Mid-West Family launches new AAA on translator 95.7 Benton Harbor, ‘95.7 The Lake.’ Originating from brand new HD TX...

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Last post by zackeast
Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:51 am
Wet T-shtrt Contest on Fox 17 Now

Last post by MWmetalhead « Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:03 pm
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by hanson » Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:35 pm

Well, it's not too exciting since WOOD did the same thing this morning. :eek

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:03 pm
500 Top-of-Hour IDs from Fremont

Last post by cckadlec « Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:13 pm
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by cckadlec » Tue Jan 29, 2019 8:52 am

Hi all.

Here is my 500 Top-of-Hour IDs project as recorded from Fremont. It's a 6-hour audio documentary including legal IDs of 500 stations that...

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Last post by cckadlec
Tue Jan 29, 2019 6:13 pm
WBBL gone

Last post by CK-722 « Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:30 am
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by Schyster » Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:02 pm
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Eric Zane just went live on Facebook to say that the entire WBBL staff has been blown out. Looks like big changes are imminent.
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Last post by CK-722
Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:30 am
Analyzing the Cumulus format moves...

Last post by Lester The Nightfly « Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:50 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:21 pm

Overall, I am not fond of the changes. I'm going to assign a grade of D.

Here's why:
The Nielsen Audio Metropolitan Statistical Area (the...

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Last post by Lester The Nightfly
Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:50 pm
So, I check out WZUU early this morning, and...

Last post by Michigan Media « Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:09 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jan 19, 2019 12:03 pm

...the second song I hear is from Bryan-Fuckin'-Adams. You gotta be kidding me. I immediately changed the station.

WRKR might be boring, but at...

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Last post by Michigan Media
Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:09 pm
Theory regarding Cumulus' next format move

Last post by MWmetalhead « Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:22 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jan 05, 2019 7:17 am
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We're in January, and the next federal holiday is MLK Day (January 21).

WSNX through Phase II of the Fall book was on track for record high ratings....
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Fri Jan 18, 2019 7:22 pm
New Afternoon Host AM 1480/850

Last post by originalzzmfmjock « Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:24 pm
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by hanson » Wed Jan 16, 2019 4:35 pm

Does anyone know about the new host on the afternoon show on real oldies?

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Last post by originalzzmfmjock
Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:24 pm
What ever happened to AM 1490 Montaque

Last post by CK-722 « Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:38 pm
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by JGP1954 » Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:11 pm
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Another broadcast memory; some years later after meeting with the WZND folks, I had been in radio for a few years, and was looking into getting my...
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Last post by CK-722
Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:38 pm
Fall 2018 Nielsen Audio #'s for Battle Creek

Last post by ftballfan « Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:00 pm
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by sand2dunes » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:52 pm

Fall 2018 Nielsen Audio #'s for Battle Creek

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Last post by ftballfan
Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:00 pm
Spectrum subscribers lose access to WXMI

Last post by OneBigFan « Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:07 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:47 am

Horrible timing given the fact NFL playoffs are about to get underway.

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Last post by OneBigFan
Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:07 pm
Fall 2018 Nielsen Audio #'s for Kalamazoo

Last post by option1 « Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:59 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:24 pm

Headlines:
-K102.5 fared *very* well for an FM translator.
-Monster book, as usual, for 103.3 WKFR.
-FM 106.5 WVFM holds a dubious distinction....

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Last post by option1
Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:59 pm
Fall 2018 Nielsen Audio #'s for Muskegon

Last post by sand2dunes « Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:49 pm

by sand2dunes » Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:49 pm

Fall 2018 Nielsen Audio #'s for Muskegon

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Last post by sand2dunes
Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:49 pm
Fall 2018 Nielsen Audio #'s for Grand Rapids

Last post by MWmetalhead « Sat Jan 12, 2019 5:09 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Thu Jan 10, 2019 7:13 pm

Headlines:
- Rover ain't so glorious; WBFX's 12+ ratings hit new all-time low.
- WLAV dips but not by a ton
- WSNX surges to return to first...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sat Jan 12, 2019 5:09 pm
What ever happened to AM 1490 Montaque

Last post by JGP1954 « Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:11 pm

by JGP1954 » Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:11 pm

Another broadcast memory; some years later after meeting with the WZND folks, I had been in radio for a few years, and was looking into getting my...

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Last post by JGP1954
Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:11 pm
What ever happened to WZND Zeeland?

Last post by JGP1954 « Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:26 pm
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by JGP1954 » Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:06 pm

Back in the 70s, there was a father/son team operating WZND in Zeeland. They tried to hire me a couple of times, but I was never that desperate. I...

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Last post by JGP1954
Wed Jan 09, 2019 9:26 pm
1260 Zeeland Transmitter site burns

Last post by cckadlec « Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:04 am
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by ENG » Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:25 am
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Didn't see any TV coverage on this.
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Last post by cckadlec
Tue Jan 08, 2019 11:04 am
Re: WOOD Radio, I'd be curious to know...

Last post by Ed Joseph « Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:22 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:41 am

...how much listening in Kent & Ottawa Counties (or the West Michigan DMA overall) is to 106.9 FM versus AM 1300?

As recently as five years ago,...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Mon Jan 07, 2019 4:22 pm
A breeze blowing into GR?

Last post by CK-722 « Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:39 am
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by Deleted User 12201 » Mon Jan 07, 2019 8:52 am

Per reports on Radio Insight, it appears Townsquare might be jumping on the breeze bandwagon (perhaps a preemptive strike against whatever the cloud...

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Last post by CK-722
Mon Jan 07, 2019 10:39 am
West Michigan Top-of-Hour IDs

Last post by Ed Joseph « Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:25 pm
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by cckadlec » Wed Dec 26, 2018 10:02 pm

Greetings all.

In advance of my 500 TOH ID project being released in about a week featuring the legal IDs of 500 regularly-heard area FM stations as...

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Last post by Ed Joseph
Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:25 pm
Singing Christmas Tree

Last post by sfpcc « Mon Dec 24, 2018 5:29 pm
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by andymuskegon » Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:27 pm

You are welcome to come to muskegonchannel.com today to see the production of the Mona Shores Singing Christmas Tree we did. It will be available to...

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Last post by sfpcc
Mon Dec 24, 2018 5:29 pm
Job Opening Real Oldies 1480 and 850

Last post by MWmetalhead « Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:17 pm
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by originalzzmfmjock » Tue Dec 04, 2018 1:34 pm

We currently have a need for an afternoon drive announcer. The job would consist of being on the air Monday through Friday from 2-6pm and a Saturday...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:17 pm
Sales Help Needed

Last post by STARKY « Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:50 pm
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by andymuskegon » Tue Dec 18, 2018 4:14 pm

Anyone out there looking for a sales gig? We are in need of a hand with sales in Muskegon. If you are interested in talking, please send me a private...

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Last post by STARKY
Thu Dec 20, 2018 4:50 pm
WZZM Continues to Hemorrhage Talent...

Last post by Pot it up « Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:24 pm
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by Localnewsisdead » Tue Nov 06, 2018 9:49 am

Jennifer Pascua is leaving the station to join the Serendipity Media team based out of Grand Rapids. The publisher-marketing agency created a...

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Last post by Pot it up
Tue Dec 18, 2018 3:24 pm
JQ99 rebrands to "Joy99"

Last post by ftballfan « Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:33 pm
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by Deleted User 12201 » Wed Dec 12, 2018 4:34 pm

Just in time for the holiday season... I've noticed that JQ99 (Christian AC WJQK Zeeland) is now calling themselves Joy99. There doesn't seem to be...

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Last post by ftballfan
Sun Dec 16, 2018 10:33 pm
Faran Fronczak Already Gone From WZZM?

Last post by inmyopinion « Sat Dec 08, 2018 8:26 pm
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by Localnewsisdead » Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:25 am

WZZM Morning Anchor Faran Fronczak, hired at the end of August, seems to have already left the local ABC affiliate.

She hasn't been on air for...

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Last post by inmyopinion
Sat Dec 08, 2018 8:26 pm
Real Time DX Log

Last post by Arthur Mometer « Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:07 pm
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by Arthur Mometer » Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:54 pm

Just heard WGVU 1480 playing Sugar Town by Nancy Sinatra. Confirmed ID by Listen Live.

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Last post by Arthur Mometer
Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:07 pm
Z96.5 in K'zoo is now 96.5 Jack FM!

Last post by craigrussell100 « Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:19 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:29 am
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The alternative format on Z96.5 is kaput.

At Midnight, it flipped to 96.5 Jack FM.

I think this is likely a good move. 96.5 earned good ratings in...
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Last post by craigrussell100
Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:19 pm
Get ready for more awful morning radio...

Last post by MWmetalhead « Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:12 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Fri Jan 20, 2017 6:43 pm

101.3 The Brew has picked up Rover's Morning Glory from WMMS.

You have to be a total imbecile to even stomach that steaming pile of shit of a radio...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:12 pm
Why Wait Till November?

Last post by imstudwell « Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:48 pm
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by Trophyhead » Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:40 am
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100.5 apparently jumped on Monday to an All-Christmas music format. I heard the tunes playing in a thrift store on Tuesday, and see by 95.7's website...
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Last post by imstudwell
Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:48 pm

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