Greetings from “one” of the J’s (Jim) of the J and J Midday show.
Justin is your host for the remainder of this week, as I’m on vacation for a couple days visiting familiy. He’ll have your “WOW” (winning on Wednesday, formerly known as Trivia Wednesdays) and, the “Mostly Request Thursday” for you as well! Please keep him company with lots of texts and e-mails, or calls to 616-527-WION.
The BIG news for the radio industry came while I was driving today. It seems Ford Motor Company has reversed it’s decision to remove AM radio from it’s 2024 vehicles! Brian Winnekins who headed up the grass-roots effort in Wisconsin which grew through the farm community he serves got larger and larger til it reached legislative circles, and is now making a difference at Ford. Let’s hope other manufacturers of automobiles catch on as well. Here’s the story as carried by TV-8 via the AP. We thank TV-8 for it’s coverage. Please click on the picture to read more and CELEBRATE that one of the major manufacturers sees VALUE in the use of AM radio by it’s customers!
As you know, WION is following and was part-of the West Michigan story about keeping AM radio as "standard" in new vehicles, both EV and non-EV. Today, Brian Winnekins of our "sister" 1430 in Durand, Wisconsin was interviewed on News Nation. FOR MORE RESOURCES AND WAYS YOU CAN HELP AM RADIO REMAIN IN VEHICLES, VISIT OUR "SAVE AM RADIO" (IN VEHICLES) PAGE BY CLICKING THIS LINK.
When we're not bringing you Jim and Justin or Edwards' Archives, or our Noon Newsblock, or "Totally 80's Flashback" or...Turntable Trainwrecks, or Popeye John's Monday Night Classic Rock"....or Barry Scott's Lost 45's....we're still working hard to bring you a great station with music and information EVERY hour!
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