With the quiet period lifted, broadcast groups from around the country are slowly announcing their profits (or not) from the recently completed FCC Reverse Spectrum Auction. We covered a few broadcast groups in our last newsletter here. As of this writing, only one Michigan full-power station announcing that it will go off the air as… read more
On February 17, WDET-FM (Detroit) hosted NPR and WBUR Public Radio’s On Point program, as host Tom Ashbrook broadcast 2-hour program live from WDET’s Midtown Detroit studios. The program airs on 290 stations nationwide. During the broadcast, host Tom Ashbrook spoke with a number of guests from in and around Detroit, including local politicians, activists… read more
Last week, Midwest Family Broadcasting’s WYTZ-FM (975YCountry Benton Harbor) raised $32,500 in its annual Country Cares Radiothon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The two-day radiothon wrapped up on Friday Night (2/17) with a brand new record, and station staff thanked all of its partners in hope who contributed money to help. The station supplemented… read more
By: Seth Resler Jacobs Media Strategies Over the last several weeks, I’ve been explaining how we rebuilt the Jacobs Media website last year to take advantage of the same Content Marketing strategy that we recommend to our clients. In less than a year, it has — among other things — enabled us to grow our… read more
On February 9 and 10, Cumulus Media’s WIOG-FM (Saginaw) held The WIOG Cares for Kids Radiothon, live from Hurley Children’s Hospital in Flint from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. All in all, $56,756 was raised during the 2-day event. The live broadcast, hosted by WIOG’s Nate and Rachel in the Morning, featured stories… read more
Tim Roberts, Program Director of CBS Radio’s WYCD-FM (Detroit) has been named one of the 30 Best Program Directors In Country Radio in a new list, released February 13 by RadioInk. Roberts was ranked at #4! RadioInk notes that “A successful Country PD has to execute the format flawlessly in markets where there is typically more than… read more
Editor’s Note: The views and opinions of this article do not necessarily reflect those of the MAB. Contact the MAB for information on the MAB’s official editorial policy. Kevin Robinson will be speaking at this year’s Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference (GLBC), March 7-8, 2017 in Lansing. Kevin will present two sessions: “Coaching The Coaches” and… read more
After 63 years broadcasting from a remote hilltop in Osceola County, Heritage Broadcasting and WWTV/WWUP-TV recently moved to Cadillac into a highly recognizable building. We thought all MAB members might enjoy this two-part series, originally broadcast February 14-15, 2017.
The FCC announced last week that the forward auction has ended with $19.6 billion raised. Of this total, broadcasters will receive about $10 billion, with $1.75 billion going to broadcasters that incur costs in repacking and moving to a difference channel in the post-auction spectrum channel reassignment. More than $6 billion will go to the… read more
The MAB were a guest of Governor Snyder on February 14 as he signed Senate Bill 992 into law. This legislation allows a person that authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate unmanned aerial systems (aka drones) for commercial purposes in a manner consistent with the authorization. The new law also sets up… read more