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,… read more
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… read more
Beasley Media Group has announced that WCSX-FM (Detroit) Morning Personality Big Jim O’Brien from Big Jim’s House will join Motor City rock Legend Alice Cooper to unveil Alice Cooper Court on Thursday, September 23 at Eloise Asylum in Westland, Michigan. The official ceremony will include remarks by Big Jim and remarks from Alice Cooper, who… read more
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. Last week, another bill was introduced in both the House and the Senate with the intention of supporting local… read more
WKAR Public Media has announced that Sarah Lehr has joined its news staff in the role of politics and civics reporter. “As a politics and civics reporter, I want to hold public institutions to account,” said Lehr. “And I want to look beyond the horse race to show how policies affect real people in their… read more
After 53 years in radio, Townsquare Media/Lansing Brand Manager Brent Alberts has retired. Alberts remarked in a Facebook post that he would continue to work with WMMQ’s All-Request Saturday Night and produce a daily feature for the Michigan Sports Network. Alberts wrote, “I’ve worked with some awesome broadcasters in my career, it’s been an honor… read more
MISS DIG 811 encourages people to place a free dig notice 3 days before digging to avoid damaging buried utilities. August 11 is almost here, and MISS DIG 811 hopes that the 8/11 date on the calendar will serve as a natural reminder for residents to call 811 prior to any digging project to have… read more
McKibbin Media Group’s WKHM-FM (Jackson) held its second annual Charity Radiothon July 30. The on-air talent of K105.3, Jared “J-Rod” Hammond, Scott Clow and Jenny Lewis, broadcasted live from the K105.3 studio for 13 straight hours, accepting donations while completing fun and intense dares from their listeners based on fundraising goals. This year, K105.3 set… read more
WCMU Public Media (Mt. Pleasant) General Manager Jim Rademaker is moving to WGVU Public Media in Grand Rapids, replacing Ken Kolbe, who is retiring. It is the second time he has succeeded Kolbe in a GM position. Kolbe was GM of WCMU, leaving for WGVU in 2019 and Rademaker was appointed interim GM for WCMU. … read more
The FCC’s Auction 109 of of 136 FM signals and 4 AM signals ended August 5 after eight days and 36 rounds of bidding with 97 of the potential licenses nationwide won. The auction brought in $13,770,950 in bids with a net of $12,344,110 following the use of bidding credits. In Michigan, there were six… read more