Broadcasting Industry News
WIRX Raises More Than $20k for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Mid-West Family Broadcasting’s WIRX-FM (St. Joseph/Benton Harbor) held the first ever “Rock St. Jude Radiothon” on December 4th and 5th and declared it a resounding success. Director of Content Kristen Havens, known on the air as Kiki with Brock and Kiki in the afternoons, said listeners came forward to support St. Jude in a big way.
Read MoreWEMU Celebrates 60 Years On-The-Air!
This past Monday (12/8), Eastern Michigan University’s WEMU-FM (Ypsilanti) officially celebrated its 60th Anniversary of Broadcasting. WEMU signed on the air on December 8, 1965 as a 10-watt station on 88.1 MHz to broadcast EMU sports to students. Since then the station has evolved into a community resource, serving well over 50,000 weekly listeners and available all over the globe via the WEMU mobile app. And, it still carries EMU sports.
Read MoreWLUC-TV Canathon Nets $125k for Food Pantries
Gray Media’s WLUC-TV (Marquette) has put the wraps on this year’s annual TV6 Canathon. Since 1982, U.P. communities have donated canned goods and other nonperishable food items to the TV6 Canathon to help feed a hungry neighbor. The effort took place November 3rd through 30th.
Read MoreWNMU-TV Receives $576,532 Stabilization Grant
On December 10, Northern Michigan University’s WNMU-TV (Marquette) announced that it has been awarded a $576,532 grant from the Public Media Bridge Fund to stabilize operations for the coming year, as the station transitions toward a more sustainable operating model.
Read MoreFormer WMUK News Director Andy Robins Passes
Western Michigan University’s WMUK-FM (Kalamazoo) has shared news that former news director, Andrew C. Robins, died suddenly on December 3 at his home in Kalamazoo. A familiar voice on the station for more than three decades, Robins retired just four years ago.
Read MoreAudacy’s WOMC-FM Nets $626k with Turn Up the Miracles Radiothon
The annual 104.3 WOMC-FM (Detroit) Turn Up the Miracles Radiothon presented by Bridgestone took place on Thursday, November 20. $626,221 was raised from sponsors and listeners to support programs at Corewell Health Children’s Hospital in Southeast Michigan. The radiothon broadcast live from Sound Space at Audacy Detroit, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anchoring the production were WOMC personalities Beau Daniels and Val Berry.
Read MoreChris Nicholas Acquires WMOM/WHCH Ludington
On December 1, an application was filed to transfer ownership of Hit Radio Media’s WHCH-FM (Custer/Ludington)/WMOM-FM (Pentwater-Ludington to longtime station manager Chris Nicholas. Under the leadership of Nicholas, WMOM won Station of the Year honors in the 2023 MAB Broadcast Excellence Awards for market size 4. In 2022, WMOM was named “Small Business of the Year” by the Ludington and Scottville Chamber of Commerce.
Read MoreArmada Media Returns to Marinette/Menominee
RadioInsight reports that Armada Media is reacquiring the Marinette Wisconsin/Menominee, Michigan cluster that it sold to Radio Plus Bay Cities LLC back in 2013. In an application filed December 1, Armada’s AMC Partners Escanaba LLC will buy back WLST-FM (Marinette. WI). WSFQ-FM (Peshtigo, WI), WHYB-FM (Menominee), WMAM-AM/W283DD (Marinette, WI) and WAGN-AM/W261DM (Menominee).
Read MoreWCMU Launches 5th Annual “Foodraiser” to Fight Hunger
WCMU General Manager Rick Westover is hopeful for an even greater impact this year. “Our goal is to see 15,000 meals with the help of Mercantile Bank,” said Westover. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to help our neighbors and make a real difference during the season of giving, and listener donations make it all happen.”
Read MoreBlarney Stone’s WGRY-FM Joins 97.1 Detroit Sports Radio Network
Blarney Stone Broadcasting’s “Up North Sports Radio” WGRY-FM (Grayling) is the latest station to join the statewide 97.1 Detroit Sports Radio Network, originating at Audacy’s WXYT-FM (Detroit). WGRY joins four other stations around the state that are airing the new network, which launched this past Monday (12/1).
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