Discussion pertaining to Lansing, Jackson, Owosso, and all areas from Alma to Hillsdale
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Demotions at Fox47
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sinklair » Sat Dec 02, 2023 6:42 am
The Scrippscast experiment that started at Fox47 is going so well that that continue to expand it at other stations across the country.
Now it could...
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Last post by Jack5o2soco
Wed May 15, 2024 1:23 pm
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FOX 47 revolving door
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sinklair » Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:39 pm
Do all News Director rejects land in Lansing?
After being run out of Flint after two failed years as News Director at WEYI-WSMH (AKA “Mid-Michigan...
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Last post by deathstar
Sun May 12, 2024 11:37 pm
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Brad fired
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Jack5o2soco » Fri May 03, 2024 10:16 am
Brad was fired from FOX47. They wanted to move him to Lansing five days per week and he said no. My source there says they offered no compensation,...
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Last post by 48125er
Fri May 10, 2024 11:55 pm
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Audrey Dahlgren out?
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Formerjourn » Sat Oct 07, 2023 1:12 pm
I’ve heard some rumblings from a few sources that Audrey Dahlgren was let go from WLNS. Her bio is no longer on the web site.
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Last post by SBaxley
Sat May 04, 2024 8:52 pm
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Solar Eclipse Watch Party FAIL
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sinklair » Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:47 am
WLNS promoted eclipse watch parties in Jackson and Lansing. However they angered many people by promising and not purchasing enough glasses. Viewers...
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Last post by NewsWatch
Sat May 04, 2024 1:41 pm
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FOX 47 weather
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Jack5o2soco » Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:09 pm
They had their new guy covering the tornado warning for Lansing. That was some of the worst coverage I've seen in recent memory. They should have had...
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Last post by Jack5o2soco
Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:09 pm
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News Nation is a Joke
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sinklair » Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:18 am
You know it’s bad when Saturday Night Live equates your national “news” network with a Beavis and Butthead skit…
Nexstar is throwing a lot of...
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Last post by Graham Wellington
Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:25 am
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WLNS Unionization Next?
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sinklair » Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:56 am
More Nexstar stations are unionizing as a way to fight back against Uncle Perry and his penchant for running stations on the cheap.
WLNS has long...
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Last post by MasterB
Wed Apr 17, 2024 12:39 am
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WLAJ Playing Atlanta News?
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gotigers » Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:13 pm
I was watching 20/20 on WLAJ (using Xfinity) and when the 11:00PM newscast started, I noticed it wasn't the WLNS simulcast. It was WSB news from...
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Last post by MasterB
Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:12 am
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Race to the Bottom
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sinklair » Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:19 am
As local stations continue to see massive cuts and layoffs, the heads of these companies continue to be financially incentivized to keep a firm line...
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Last post by sinklair
Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:19 am
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Last post by TC Talks
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:29 pm
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Lansing is losing Antenna TV and Circle
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Splouge » Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:34 pm
WILX will be moving H&I to 10.3, and new networks The365 and Outlaw will be going to 10.5 and 10.7. Antenna TV and Circle are GONE.
EDIT: Turns out...
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Last post by sinklair
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:24 am
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Wsym weather in house
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Jack5o2soco » Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:59 pm
Sugden posted updates to a few topics we've discussed in here. He said before they hired two new meteorologists, but he only mentions one now. Maybe...
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Last post by Jack5o2soco
Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:37 pm
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Leaving out the “where…”
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sinklair » Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:01 am
Every good story includes the who, what, when, and WHERE… except when you have an anchor leave, I guess.
Not sure why stations when they have...
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Last post by sinklair
Sat Jan 13, 2024 8:03 am
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WWSJ 1580
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ChrisWL1980 » Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:55 pm
It's apparently been off the air for several months now. The 100.3 FM translator is still operating (illegally) and is still mentioning 1580 AM on...
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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Thu Dec 28, 2023 8:27 pm
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WILX sports on weekends?
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high fidelity » Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:53 pm
Occasionally I will watch the WILX 6:00 pm news on Saturdays. Do they ever have a sports segment on the weekends? The past few times I watched it, it...
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Last post by high fidelity
Thu Nov 23, 2023 4:53 pm
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Adios Jim Geyer!
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HD74 » Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:00 pm
Great guy to work with.
Enjoy your golden years!
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Last post by Calvert DeForest
Thu Oct 05, 2023 9:32 am
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Why It Was WMSB On Channel 10
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Ben Zonia » Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:01 pm
From 1959 to 1972, what was previously and after WKAR-TV, was WMSB, and shared time with Channel 10 with WILX, which was and is licensed to Onandaga....
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Last post by organman95
Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:47 am
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Scripps Layoffs
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sinklair » Sun Jul 02, 2023 11:35 pm
FTV Live is reporting layoffs at Scripps owned Fox 47:
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Last post by Realist
Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:28 pm
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Last post by organman95
Mon Aug 28, 2023 10:17 pm
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Last post by Realist
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:12 pm
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Last post by organman95
Mon Jul 17, 2023 9:31 am
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New Lansing Weather Team?
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Jack5o2soco » Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:28 pm
Two new jobs are posted for weather people at WSYM. It says onsite in Lansing. Isn't Brad in GR? I wonder how this will look?
They also have another...
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Last post by Jack5o2soco
Tue Jul 11, 2023 4:28 pm
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Last post by conelrad
Sun Jul 09, 2023 9:20 pm
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Last post by Plate Cap
Fri Jul 07, 2023 11:57 am
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Lip Synching the News
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sinklair » Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:05 am
Nothing says journalistic integrity more than lip synching videos on TikTok:
When will we see Sheri Jones do the next viral dance video… or David...
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Last post by Graham Wellington
Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:56 pm
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Another carriage dispute
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sinklair » Sun Jul 02, 2023 11:47 pm
Another Nexstar pissing match has the company pulling its programming off DirecTV and AT&T Uverse.
Greedy grab by Nexstar to see more fees from...
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Last post by sinklair
Tue Jul 04, 2023 6:06 am
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Radio GPT-DOA?
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otrfan » Mon Jun 05, 2023 1:41 pm
So I spent about an hour listening to Radio-GPT's sample programming. It's a pretend oldies station in Springfield. Which Springfield? Who knows.....
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Last post by Calvert DeForest
Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:11 pm
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Last post by Deleted User 15835
Fri May 26, 2023 1:03 am
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DirecTV sues Nexstar
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jmeltonwx » Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:14 pm
DirecTV has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Nexstar for illegally colluding with Mission...
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Last post by Graham Wellington
Mon Apr 10, 2023 2:20 pm
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Stephanie McCoy Gone from WILX
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gotigers » Sun May 22, 2022 1:54 pm
I noticed Stephanie McCoy was missing from the WILX Meet the Team page. She was hosting Studio 10 at 4pm. I did some digging and the update I found...
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Last post by Calvert DeForest
Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:27 am
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Scott Clow takes over WFMK Morning Show
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gotigers » Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:48 pm
Scott Clow is the new morning host for 99.1 WFMK. He comes from Jackson's WKHM-FM 105.3 where he hosted the morning show for several years. Glad to...
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Last post by Sholmes
Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:16 pm
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Last post by paul8539
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:54 am
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WCMU Public Radio to go all news
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JimmyKeller » Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:25 pm
On Wednesday March 1st, after 50 years on the air, WCMU will be changing format and going all news. No jobs will be lost due to this change. The HD2...
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Last post by paul8539
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:52 am
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Congrats to Stacks 92.1
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MWmetalhead » Sat Jan 28, 2023 5:59 am
They scored an impressive 3.8 share in the just released fall book.
That is easily the highest AQH share for 92.1 FM in twenty years.
My 92.1 (an...
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Last post by Greg Buben
Wed Feb 01, 2023 7:56 pm
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RIP The Edge (for the third time)
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mapletrees » Mon Jan 16, 2023 3:40 pm
104.9 in Battle Creek (and 102.5 in Kalamazoo) both flipped to Urban AC earlier today. I think this will actually work in SW Michigan, good choice of...
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:34 am
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92.9 vs 94.9
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HD74 » Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:29 pm
I’ve been locked on 94.7 out of Detroit for about 2 months due to a lucky antenna failure.
I caught 92.9 about a week ago and thought I was hearing a...
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:33 am
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Last post by JTinJXN57
Thu Dec 29, 2022 11:41 am
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WILX relaunching "Studio 10"
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gotigers » Wed Dec 21, 2022 9:15 pm
WILX's lifestyle show Studio 10 went on hiatus several months ago, though they did continue producing Studio 10 branded segments. The full show is...
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Last post by Ed Klee
Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:50 pm
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MeTV moving to WILX Oct 1st
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jmeltonwx » Thu Aug 25, 2022 10:19 pm
Per a post on Chief Meteorologist Darrin Rockcole's Facebook page, MeTV is moving to WILX 10.2/WLNM 29.2 from WSYM 47.2 on Oct 1st. Heroes and Icons...
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Last post by 39pelican
Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:56 pm
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WFYC/Alma - Jon Heinlen
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conelrad » Thu Sep 12, 2019 7:28 pm
Way back in 1974, while at MSU, I worked at WFYC AM/FM in Alma. Our PD was Jon Heinlen. I lost touch with him. Does anyone know if he’s still around...
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Last post by Frosty
Tue Sep 20, 2022 11:17 am
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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:06 pm
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Nielsen Audio #'s - some big movers!
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MWmetalhead » Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:29 am
I cannot recall the last time that a sub-7 share performance was worthy of the top spot in the Lansing Nielsen Audio / Arbitron ratings yet here we...
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Last post by Trophyhead
Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:59 am
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Last post by billmich88888
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:55 am
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WJIM-FM Local Air Talent?
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EdWalker » Mon Jun 13, 2022 11:05 am
It appears that the last of WJIM-FM's local talent, McConnell Adams has left the building for a job in Mississippi. This lead me to wonder who is...
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Last post by Calvert DeForest
Thu Jul 28, 2022 12:50 pm
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Dave Akerly done at WILS?
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WOWwowWOW » Mon Jul 11, 2022 2:42 pm
I heard the news / fill in guy stumbling through the show again today and mentioned something about whoever the new host of this show will be Dave is...
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Last post by Ed Klee
Tue Jul 12, 2022 11:05 am
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Lansing TV news ratings
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high fidelity » Sun May 15, 2022 9:59 am
What shows is WLNS winning? How about WILX? How is WSYM doing since breaking off from their agreement with WILX? The Fox 47 newscasts have been...
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Last post by high fidelity
Sun May 15, 2022 9:59 am
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Last post by Realist
Wed Mar 30, 2022 10:01 pm
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Last post by Dr. Sandi
Wed Mar 30, 2022 1:20 am
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Last post by MWmetalhead
Fri Mar 25, 2022 5:01 pm
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