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WWJ Radio Announces New Lineup

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Audacy’s WWJ-AM (Detroit) has announced a new anchor lineup, effective immediately. Jason Scott has been promoted to morning drive and will co-anchor with Roberta Jasina from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET. Tony Ortiz has also been elevated as new afternoon drive co-anchor, teaming with Jackie Paige from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. Brooke…

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MAB Signs 50 State Tax Certificate Letter; Thank You Sen. Gary Peters

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Your MAB has joined 49 other state broadcast associations in signing a letter to Congress in support for the Minority Tax Certificate Program.  During the 117th Congress, the Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act (H.R. 4871) was introduced in the House, by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) and Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-04). Additionally, Sen. Gary Peters (MI)…

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2021 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced; One Michigan Station on List

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The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the finalists for the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced October 13 at the Marconi Reception, held during the 2021 Radio Show in Las Vegas. The Marconi Reception will begin immediately following Wednesday’s “Putting Podcasting…

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Blarney Stone Broadcasting puts TC West High School Sports Back On The Air

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The Traverse City West Titans’ football, boys’ basketball and select girls’ basketball games will be broadcast after a long hiatus thanks to an exclusive partnership with Blarney Stone Broadcasting. For the first time in more than 15 years, the full schedule of these sports will be broadcast on WWMN-FM (Thompsonville), operated by Blarney Stone Broadcasting…

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WWMT Upgrades Signal with New Antenna, Transmitter

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Sinclair Broadcast Group’s WWMT-TV (Kalamazoo) has lit up a new transmitter and antenna at its Gun Lake transmitter site in Barry County. Starting late afternoon on August 6, over-the-air viewers of the station and its digital subchannel (CW7) may have noticed an improved signal coming to their TV sets. The changes, which were years in…

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Embedding Social Media Videos on Your Website? – Court Case Says Get Permission from Copyright Owner First

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By: David Oxenford, Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP Editor’s note:  On Thursday, August 19 at 1 p.m., the MAB Third Thursday webinar will feature David Oxenford speaking on “Copyright Issues for Broadcasters.”  Register for this webinar here. We’ve written before over the controversy as to whether embedding pictures or video served by a social media site on your website negates…

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Marc Daly Returns to Jackson radio with McKibbin Media Group; Lewis Promoted

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A recognizable voice is returning to the Jackson, Mich. airwaves as McKibbin Media Group (MMG) announced the hiring of veteran on-air personality Marc Daly. Daly, who officially started his second stint with Jackson-based MMG on July 26, will serve as an on-air personality and marketing/sales specialist for the iconic radio stations. Daly will be hosting…

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WHMI To Air High School Football This Fall

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Krol Communication’s WHMI-FM (Howell) has announced that the station intends to air local Livingston County High School Football games this fall.  This will be the first time in generation that the station has aired the games.  The broadcast season begins with The Westland John Glenn-Howell season opener August 26, from Memorial Stadium John Dukes Field,…

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WGHN Celebrates 65 Years of Service

(L-R) Former WGHN owner Doug Tjapkes; Former WGHN Owner and News Director Ron Stevens; Former WGHN News Director Walt Zerlaut.

On July 23, WGHN-AM (Grand Haven) celebrated its 65th Birthday with a 3-hour live broadcast in downtown Grand Haven. The broadcast and live event featured interviews with former owners, station staff, news personnel and long-time clients. The event also featured music from the station’s on-air timeline of 1956 to 2021, a retro t-shirt giveaway, prizes…

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