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Nearly 1000 Celebrate PBS Kids Day at WKAR
Nearly 1,000 community members of all ages gathered recently to celebrate PBS KIDS® Day with WKAR. Families across mid-Michigan came together for the event, hosted at the WKAR studios on the campus of Michigan State University on January 25.
Read MoreMidwest Communications Closes on WQXC/WZUU
On February 4, Midwest Communications closed on its acquisition of WQXC-FM (Allegan) and WZUU-FM (Mattawan) from Forum Communications. The deal, filed in September was approved by the FCC in December.
Read MoreMitten News Donates WWMN to West Central Michigan Media Ministries
In an application filed January 31, Grand Rapids-based Mitten News, LLC, owned by John Yob is donating WWMN-AM (Petoskey) to non-profit West Central Michigan Media Ministries.
Read MoreFCC Enforcement Advisory Warns of Payola Concerns in Coercing Bands to Play at Broadcast Station Events with Threats of Decreased Airplay – and Reminds All Broadcasters, Radio and TV, of Sponsorship Identification Requirements
When in January I offered my predictions as to the issues that the new FCC would be considering this year, payola and musical artists complaining of being coerced to play for free at radio station concerts or other events was not on the bingo card. That changed early this past week
Read MoreLegendary Detroit Reporter Al Allen Dies
Al Allen, a Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame honoree who worked in broadcast news in Detroit for over 50 years, passed away this past Tuesday (2/4) at the age of 79. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, his family moved to Detroit and he started reporting at Mumford High School for the student in-house broadcast, “Spotlight on Mumford.”
Read MoreRoy Moore Rejoins WRSR-FM as Program Director
This week, Krol Communications Inc. has announced announces that it has appointed Roy Moore as Program Director for its WRSR-FM (Flint/103.9 The Fox). This marks a return to Krol Communications by Moore, after having taken a pause from radio to pursue other opportunities.
Read MoreWXYZ-TV Giving 20K Books to Kids with ‘If You Give A Child A Book’ Campaign
Scripps Media’s WXYZ-TV/WMYD-TV (Detroit) has announced the kickoff of the 2025 “If You Give A Child A Book” campaign. Employees at the stations along with the Scripps Howard Foundation, have made it their mission to get high-quality books to the children in their community.
Read MoreWXSP-TV To Broadcast Three Laker Basketball Doubleheaders
Nexstar Media’s WXSP-TV (Grand Rapids) has announced that it will air three Laker basketball doubleheaders this month, starting this Saturday, February 8, with the games against Ferris State.
Read MoreIt’s Back! American Music Fairness Act Proposing New Music Royalties for Over-the-Air Broadcasting Introduced in the New Congress
Last week, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the American Music Fairness Act (see their Press Release for more details), with a companion bill to follow in the House. If adopted, this legislation would impose a new music royalty on over-the-air radio stations.
Read MoreCumulus Media Appoints Cody Welling as Regional VP/Market Manager of Flint/Saginaw
Cumulus Media has announced that it has appointed Cody Welling as Regional Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Flint/Saginaw, MI. This marks a return to Cumulus Media for Welling, who was previously Vice President/Market Manager for Cumulus Media’s five stations in Shreveport and Bossier City, LA
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