In the wee hours of July 31st, as this is written, a power outage has affected WION which is operating on generator. Consumers' Energy map shows two major "lobes" of outage, Haynor road studios of WION just barely in one of them. There is no Estimated time of restoration for this...but, as usual, it comes NOT during a storm, NOT during high winds, and NOT with any direct connection to […]
Justin at the helm of WION during a show, with a little help from my dog, Izzy. Justin is taking some personal time off, (he started on Monday.)...and, I'm not exactly sure when he'll be back "on" but I'm sure it'll be soon. Just wanted to stop by your devices and assure you that the J and J show is returning, and...while it's been some time since I worked alone […]
Tell the Oakwood you "read this on the radio!" I'm pretty picky about my burgers...and my Chili. The Oakwood Lounge answers my needs in Eastern Ionia County with the BEST burgers since the Lamplight in Ionia! We congratulate them on 1 year of being reopened...with GREAT service, a friendly environment, great food, and your favorite summer beverages, too! Congratulations from WION! -Carlyle
You may have heard Jim Carlye on the radio over the past nearly 20 years talk about his love of "vintage" electronics. The studios of WION have many vintage radios, some unique TV sets, and other oddities on display that came from his home when he moved to Ionia. Hello! It's me, Jim. ...and the latest of my projects is two vintage TV sets from teh 1960's. They're appropriately called […]
The Data service from WION is SO useful! We're enjoying the expanded possibilities!
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 […]
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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