2020
Sovereign-AMC UP Deal Filed with FCC; Two Stations Spun To Separate Buyer
Applications were submitted to the FCC past week for a deal originally announced back in October, 2019. At that time, Armada Media Partners, based in Fond du Lac, Wis., announced the purchase of Sovereign Communications radio stations based in Marquette and Iron Mountain. However, that deal has been restructured with two FMs being spun off…
Read MoreFCC Chairman Pai Visits WLEN!
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, dropped by the studios of Lenawee Broadcasting’s WLEN-FM (Adrian) on January 23, during a visit for some meetings in Toledo, OH and looking at some rural fiber build out in the Tecumseh and Petersburg areas. During an on-air interview, the Chairman said he’s been very impressed…
Read More4 Lessons for Radio Companies At CES 2020
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Every January, the Jacobs Media team heads to Las Vegas for CES to discover the newest consumer technologies being introduced to the world, and how they might affect radio broadcasters. From robots to flying taxis to smart cities, it’s all on display there. It’s easy to get caught up…
Read MoreWILX-TV “Give Blood Telethon” Nets 100+ Donation Appointments
On January 22, Gray Television’s WILX-TV (Lansing) partnered with the American Red Cross and Townsquare Media’s WITL-FM to host the Give Blood Telethon. The telethon aired from 5-8 p.m. and more than 112 blood-donation appointments were scheduled during that time. Many of the people who made those appointments were first-time donors. A single donation provides potentially…
Read MoreGovernor Asks MAB to Join Complete Count
By: Karole L. White, President/CEO Michigan Association of Broadcasters The Census is not just important to the state, its citizens and your audience, it is vital to broadcasting. Market rankings are determined by Nielsen using the census in part. Getting a strong and complete count may help you maintain or improve your market rating and…
Read More10 Pieces of Sales-Related Content That Should Be on Your Radio Station’s Website
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies When I speak to radio broadcasters about pulling all of their different digital tools together into a coherent Content Market Strategy, I am usually talking to people in the programming department who want to reach more listeners. But Content Marketing is also an effective strategy for the radio sales…
Read MoreWBZV-FM in Hudson Sold
On January 22, an application with filed with the FCC to transfer the license of WBZV-FM (Hudson) from Friends Communications of Hudson, Inc. to Madsun Investments, LLC., based in Allen, Michigan. Madsun is headed by William Sours. Friends Communications of Michigan recently sold WABJ-AM/WQTE-FM (Adrian) to the Cromwell Group (Southeast Michigan Media, Inc.), but that…
Read MoreWGVU Public Media Schedules Annual Wine and Food Fundraiser
WGVU Public Media (Grand Rapids) will hold its annual “Great Wine and Food Symposium” on Friday, February 28 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Billed as “your all-inclusive winter escape,” the fundraiser is a guide to understanding and appreciating the rich variety and many pleasures of wine. Whether a seasoned aficionado, or just a beginner,…
Read MoreWOOD-TV Announces New Anchor Lineup, Added Newscast
WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids) and its sister stations have announced a new anchor lineup and an added newscast in February as it expands its commitment to local news. Anchor Susan Shaw recently returned to the 10 p.m. newscast on sister staton WXSP-TV and 11 p.m. newscast on WOOD-TV with Brian Sterling. Susan brings decades of experience…
Read MoreWXYZ-TV Donates Thousands of Books to Children
WXYZ/WMYD-TV (Detroit) celebrated National Reading Day on January 23 by donating 15,000 books to children. The station said more than 9,000 of the books were dispersed to Matrix Human Services Head Start, which is one of the largest providers of free childcare to low-income families in Michigan. The book effort was made possible by donations…
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