Broadcasting Industry News
Rico Beard Joins WXYT as Afternoon Co-Host
Entercom has announced on-air veteran Rico Beard will join WXYT-FM (Detroit). Beard will be heard alongside Mike Valenti on “The Mike Valenti Show with Rico,” weekdays from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., beginning August 3. “Rico’s immeasurable experience covering all avenues of the Detroit sports scene has granted him a front row ticket to some…
Read MoreWLUC’s Karl Bohnak Adds Radio Duties in Marquette
On July 15, WLUC-TV (Marquette) Chief Meteorologist Karl Bohnak added radio to his workday, joining the line up at mediaBrew Communication’s WKQS-FM (Sunny 101.9). He’ll be providing the station with hourly weather updates every weekday from noon to 7:00 p.m. He joins fellow WLUC Meteorologist Jennifer Perez, who provides hourly weather updates weekday mornings on…
Read MoreDetroit Public TV Will Expand Early Childhood Services to City Neighborhoods
Detroit Public Television (DPTV) is moving ahead with plans to take its acclaimed early childhood programs and services to children, families and educators across the city of Detroit. This work is supported by a $400,000, grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and will enhance the work of Hope Starts Here – Detroit’s Early Childhood Partnership…
Read MoreMidwest Family Consolidates WSJM-AM/FM; Launches New Format on AM w/FM Translator
Mid-West Family Broadcasting (St. Joseph/Benton Harbor) has shuffled the programming on two of its stations: News/Talk WSJM -FM and Sports-Talk 1400 WSJM-AM have merged their programming together onto the FM side, while the AM and it’s FM translator have flipped to Alternative as “106.1 The New QYQ,” along with shiny new WQYQ call letters. FYI:…
Read MoreMarquette Radio Flips Formats on 2 Sovereign Stations
Marquette Radio, LLC has made format changes on the two stations it is acquiring in the U.P. from Sovereign Communications. WNGE-FM (Negaunee) flipped from classic hits/Oldies to an active rock format and is now known as 99-5 K-Rock. The company also flipped WUPK-FM (Marquette) from classic rock to soft AC as 94-1 The Breeze. Marquette Radio…
Read MoreInterlochen Public Radio to Offer Milliken Broadcast to MPRN Stations
Interlochen Public Radio has announced that it will air and make available to other MPRN stations, the Memorial for Governor William G. Milliken, which will be held at Interlochen Center for the Arts on August 6. The memorial was previously set to take place in the Milliken Auditorium at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City.…
Read MoreNAB Launches Toolkit for Stations to Celebrate 100 Years of Radio
The National Association of Broadcasters is counting down the 100 days to the centennial anniversary of the first commercial radio broadcast with an online and on-air #Radio100 campaign. On Wednesday (7/15), the NAB released today the #Radio100 toolkit to help stations celebrate this incredible milestone. The toolkit features a celebratory video, social media assets, scripts and…
Read MoreNorthern Radio Sells WSRJ to Good News Media
Northern Radio continues to spin off stations in Northern Michigan. On July 14, an application was filed with the FCC to sell silent WSRJ-FM (Honor/Traverse City) to non-commercial operator Good News Media, Inc. of Traverse City. Good News Media currently owns and operates WLJN-AM-FM (Traverse City), WJLW-AM (Cadillac), WLJD-FM (Charlevoix) and WLJW-FM (Fife Lake). Sales…
Read MoreWPHM Covers 96th Running of the Mackinac Yacht Race
The Bayview Yacht Club has held their annual Port Huron to Mackinac race for the past 96 years. It is the longest consecutive freshwater yacht race, held through times of peace, war, depression, and most recently, a pandemic. Usually the Port Huron Community goes all out in celebrating the annual event with a carnival, concerts,…
Read MoreWILX Announces ‘Studio 10’ Daily News and Lifestyle Program
Gray Television’s WILX-TV (Lansing) has announced an October start date for a news and lifestyle show called “Studio 10″ to air weekdays at 4 p.m. on-air and on-line. The brand-new hour-long program is currently under development and is expected to have segments focusing on local food, fitness, health, parenting, auto, travel, entertainment, local news and…
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