Audacy has announced the debut of “Cash the Ticket,” a new football betting podcast from 2400Sports, the company’s sports podcast studio. Hosted by WXYT-FM (97.1 The Ticket)/Detroit’s Mike Valenti and Jim Costa, twice weekly episodes will spotlight both the NFL and college football from Labor Day until the end of the season.
Liggett Communication’s News/Talk/Sports 1380 WPHM continues to celebrate its a milestone anniversary this year. In March of 1947, the radio station originally known as WTTH was first issued a license from the Federal Communications Commission to broadcast on AM 1360 in Port Huron with 1,000 watts of power. WTTH signed on the air December 6th, 1947 with its call sign reflecting its original owner, The Times Herald newspaper.
Stay in the radio business long enough, and sooner or later you’ll find yourself out of work. It’s a rite of passage.
But that doesn’t change the fact that in the moments immediately following your dismissal, you’re prone to panic. I’ve been there more than once twice: carrying a box full of office supplies and old backstage passes out to the car.
On Wednesday, August 17, NPR President and CEO, John Lansing, dropped in for an informal visit with WEMU-FM (Ypsilanti). Lansing has Michigan ties with newsroom stops in Kalamazoo and Detroit but is relatively new to public broadcasting. Discussed was WEMU’s hyper-local news focus in Washtenaw County and the important niche it fills for a highly educated and engaged community that has no local TV and no daily newspaper.
Michelle Dunaway, who has been a WXMI-TV (Grand Rapids) FOX 17 Morning News anchor since November 2021, has transitioned to a new role. As of this past Monday (8/15), West Michigan viewers can see Michelle on FOX 17 Morning Mix.
On August 18, 1922, WKAR first took to the air waves as an AM radio station, broadcasting agricultural news and information from Michigan State University.
On Thursday, the station celebrated its centennial anniversary with a ceremony in Studio A. Attendees heard remarks from…
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced that Detroit-based radio consultants and researchers Fred and Paul Jacobs from Jacobs Media will receive the prestigious National Radio Award at the NAB Convention in New York City in October. The National Radio Award is the highest honor in the radio industry and has been awarded annually since 1984.
On August 10, CBS Mornings co-host, Gayle King, visited WWJ-TV’s Southfield studios to get an up close and personal view of the progress of the construction of the CBS News Detroit news studio. King was not only impressed by the new technology the CBS News Detroit team is implementing for newsgathering, but, more importantly, their commitment to community journalism.
Last week, the FCC entered into a consent decree with the operator of a low power TV station, where the broadcaster admitted to violating FCC rules by selling advertising packages that included guaranteed appearances of the advertiser on a local news and information program…
These days, people are using mobile devices to do just about everything — including making donations to their favorite causes. According to the Blakbaud Institute, 28% of online donations are made from mobile devices. Given the growing trend of mobile giving, it makes sense for public and Christian radio stations…