Month: June 2024

  A long time ago, in a station not so far away... WION had a system common to FM stations called "RDS" which is where you can read information on your (mainly) car radios about artist, title, or other interesting things.  A former engineer of ours wrote his own program, and for years we ran it...and we used to put birthdays on it, and other things.  We never had a […]

PLEASE PREPARE FOR THIS HEAT,  CHECK REGULARLY ON ELDERLLY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS,  SHELTER OUTDOOR PETS AND ANIMALS,  AND STAY HYDRATED.  IF TRAVELING, CARRY WATER IN CASE OF BREAKDOWN, AND BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES AS THE POWER  GRID MAY BE STRAINED. Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta-Isabella-Muskegon-Montcalm-Gratiot-Ottawa- Kent-Ionia-Clinton-Allegan-Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Van Buren-Kalamazoo- Calhoun-Jackson- Including the cities of Hart, Fremont, Big Rapids, Mount Pleasant, Muskegon, Greenville, Alma, Grand Haven, Jenison, Grand Rapids, Ionia, St. Johns, Holland, Hastings, Charlotte, […]

WION received an e-mail on June 11th that the program we've added on Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons called, "Psycho Jello Radio" is ending production.  It's been airing Saturday mornings at 8 AM and Sundays at 3PM. Insert Sigh here. It was a nice fit for us, and many of you wrote us saying you enjoyed the program.  We're sorry for "hooking" you on it then sending this news, but...as […]

Things that leave us shaking our heads....or wondering.....WHAT?      

WION radio apologizes for the temporary absence of our "townhall" national and international news.  The manner in which it is distributed to us changed without notice, and a new piece of equipment is required to receive our network "feed."  luckily, this is the only thing wion receives from satellite, and the rest of our programming originates locally!  We will return to carrying top of the hour newscasts from townhall in […]