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INTERNET IN LOWELL IS OUT AGAIN…NO 100.3!

WION is aware of the outage of internet affecting our 100.3 FM. It is caused by the internet provider, not any of WION's equipment. As of this writing, Sunday morning the 9th of November, we are unable to get an answer on the duration or cause of our particular outage caused by the ISP. When internet is restored, the station will come up and operate as normal on it's own […]

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DISTANCE DOES NOT EQUAL DISCOUNT

(Opinion from Jim Carlyle) Would someone tell me exactly why it is that it’s MY responsibility to lower the price of items I sell online because THEY (the buyer ) live farther away from me than what they consider to be a normal distance… at which they might... I assume… pay the full price at which I listed the item??   Perhaps the next time I go to Cedar point […]

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THE OCTOBER FREE MOVIE AT THE IONIA THEATRE…

THE OCTOBER FREE MOVIE AT THE IONIA THEATRE IS COMING MONDAY OCTOBER 27TH!! ENJOY.....GREMLINS!  THE 1984 ORIGINAL MOVIE....FREE....THANKS TO WION SPONSORS! Details at the city's website for the Ionia Theatre, or on the Theatre's F-book page.

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WE “DIG”(ITAL) ANALOG (RADIO)

Digital this.  Digital THAT.  Is it really better?  That debate goes on.   What we CAN tell you is that in many vehicles, the "satellite radio" channels compress your music leaving you with the sound of bad mp3's recorded by your middle school-age kid.    So, when can DIGITAL sound GREAT?  When it's the STEREO INTERNET STREAM OF WION! You say you only listen to "digital sources?  Well, we're there!  We're […]

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When is “Early” TOO early?

Jingle Bells....Jingle Bells.....Jingle all the way... Box stores sell.... Christmas Bells..... 3 months way to early..... Were you singing that tune?  The words seem appropriate as once again...the first sighting of Christmas in a national store locally is a box store in South Ionia....... As I write this we are more than a month yet from HALLOWEEN! My parents, rest their souls used-to always say that Christmas came earlier every […]

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When is “Early” TOO early?

Jingle Bells....Jingle Bells.....Jingle all the way... Box stores sell.... Christmas Bells..... 3 months way to early..... Were you singing that tune?  The words seem appropriate as once again...the first sighting of Christmas in a national store locally is a box store in South Ionia....... As I write this we are more than a month yet from HALLOWEEN! My parents, rest their souls used-to always say that Christmas came earlier every […]

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T-Minus a few days to “official” Winter…so here’s a practice run!

Wednesday through Thursday it would seem that the weather our "West Central" (Ionia County) area was not supposed to get is now "likely" to get some winter weather. Earlier tonight, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory. Basically....if you're a long time Michigan person, you know that it […]

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2024’S TREASURES FOR TROOPS OFFICIAL PAGE

It's hard to believe but it's been ten years since wion started the annual “Treasures for Troops” campaign. Ten years of your generous donations and putting smiles on the faces of military members far from home. This year, WION has happily turned over the event to our partner, the Blue […]

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“BOND ACROSS THE POND” A/K/A COOL MAIL FOR J AND J!

Over the weekend, a package arrived for WION's Jim and Justin.  It took awhile to open, having been packaged so very well....Inside was a large homemade card, a heartwarming letter, and more.  It really made our day.  The following letter was in the card.   Scroll farther to see the front […]

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POLITICS SHOULD NOT SPONSOR NEWSCASTS-AT LEAST HERE!

It has come to our attention that the Michigan News Network is once again accepting (if not soliciting) advertisements either directly FROM political candidates for federal positions, OR their "PACs." The Michigan News Network is delivered via the internet, not satellite, so we are not able to edit out political […]

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Apologies to Barry Scott Lost 45 Listeners…

Apparently not all of the segments for the countdown this week made it to "air" on WION. While there is no reschedule of this three-hour program feature, you CAN catch his segments missed on his website this week.  Barry always releases the show on his site AFTER they've played on […]

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From our Listeners…

  A huge thank you to the Weavers for the lovely flowers from Sids' Flowers, and...a very heartfelt card from a longtime listener and friend to WION, Cheri Peabody in Belding for taking the time to write us a very nice anniversary card! We appreciate you!      

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