Plymouth-Canton’s 88.1 The Park Celebrates 50 Years!
Plymouth-Canton’s WSDP-FM (88.1 The Park) celebrated a milestone this past Monday. The student-run station signed on the air February 14, 1972 with just ten watts of power in mono on 89.3 mHz. Over the years, the station changed frequencies, increased power, went stereo and increased their broadcast schedule from 6 hours a day to 24/7.…
Read MoreControversial Super Bowl Political Ads on Local Stations – Why They Can’t Be Pulled
By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Ads planned to run in (last Sunday’s) Super Bowl by Republican candidates in primaries to select candidates for 2022 senate elections drew comments and controversy even before the game, with some calls to block the ads from the air. Ads for a candidate in Pennsylvania used the “Let’s…
Read MoreDoug Montgomery Upped to VP at Townsquare
Former Grand Rapids programmer Doug Montgomery, who joined Townsquare Media in 2016, has been promoted. He will continue to oversee Content and Programming for 70 Country stations, now as Vice President of Country Content and Programming. Since joining the company in 2017 he has led the Country format for Townsquare, and is the showrunner for…
Read MoreFormer Marquette Broadcaster Lou Chappell Dies at 85
Former WLUC-TV (Marquette) General Manager and radio station owner Lou Chappell passed away Monday, February 14th at his home in Marquette. Chappell worked at WDMJ-TV and WLUC-TV from 1956 through 1973. He was first hired when the station was launched. He eventually became general manager. The Dollar Bay native’s obituary says he spent some of…
Read MoreCommunity Building: Understanding the Metrics, Tools and Opportunities
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Over the past several weeks, I have written about how radio stations can turn their Audiences into Communities. As I noted in January, the key distinction between the two is that members of a Community care about and communicate with each other; members of an Audience do not. Two weeks ago,…
Read MoreYour MAB: Working with Congress and Lawmakers for Our Members
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters are proud to work on behalf of our members to educate Congress and state lawmakers about the issues that impact our industry. Over the past two weeks, the MAB and representatives from stations across the state have met with multiple members of Congress and their staff. Michigan currently has seven…
Read MoreMAB Delivers Access to Broadcasters at the State Capitol; Opportunity to Weigh on FOIA
Providing access is a key mission of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. This week, the MAB is proud to have fought for and won an issue that is important to our members who cover activities at the state Capitol. Last week, media parking spots were removed on Ottawa St. near the Capitol building. Those were…
Read MoreSBE 2022 Leadership Development Course Set for August
The Society of Broadcast Engineers will hold the 2022 SBE Leadership Development Course August 3-5, 2022, in Atlanta, GA. This three-day course is an intensive study of successful leadership and management, designed specifically for broadcast engineers. The course explores the nature of leadership, the difference between being a manager and being a leader, how to…
Read MoreWWJ’s 19th Winter Survival Radiothon Raises Nearly $1M in Heating Assistance
Audacy’s WWJ-AM (Detroit) has announced the results of its 19th Annual Winter Survival Radiothon for THAW, The Heat and Warmth Fund. $986,256.00 was raised from station listeners. The day-long on-air event was held February 4 from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the station. The THAW program helps those residents in southeastern Michigan who are…
Read MoreSehvilla Mann Named WMUK News Director
Western Michigan University’s WMUK-FM (Kalamazoo) has announced that Sehvilla Mann has been appointed the station’s new News Director. Mann came to WMUK in 2014 and has produced award winning journalism for the last eight years, including two regional Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association. She has covered a wide range of stories…
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