Recorded on the repair bench in the WION engineering room, we thought you'd enjoy this video of us actually "dubbing" via microphone to a digital file of this 1929 recording so we could play it for you on the air as a feature...showing the song THEN and NOW. This is what the mechanical motor looks like in a 1912 phonograph in Jim Carlyle's collection of "vintage" items. The machine used […]
This Friday from 9 to noon and again Saturday night 6 to 9 PM, don't miss Barry Scott's "Lost 45's" and this week....you'll enjoyCo-Host: Roger Hodgson of Supertramp! Hear stories about all of the group’s Top 40 hits, some special rare versions as well as his overlooked charted solo release and a group he was in with Elton John! Plus, other surprises! NOBODY ELSE has this show, enjoy it on […]
We stumbled onto a rather fun topic today, of "names you don't hear much of anymore" which we put a more "positive" spin-on with "Names due for a Comeback!" The response to this by text and email was amazing! Names we don't hear often contributed include: Reginald Gertrude Mildred Irene Gloria Inez Verna Vernice Melvin Marvin Eileen Hortense Roland Herman Dennis Millicent Ellen, Ethyl and Enid Eunice Merritt Lilian Marjorie […]
For many years, WION Celebrated what began as "92-7 Night" at the Lamplight Grill. It was a way of promoting the Grill and...our (then) new FM signal for Ionia County. It became "WION Night" as we grew to add our 1003 FM in Lowell/Eastern Kent County and the streaming of our live AM stereo sound! A HUGE thank you goes out to Rich Thompson and his Lamplight Grill for years […]
Where have the years gone?? We've just passed our 19 year mark ....saving and reviving Ionia County's radio station. The re-birth of WION as "today's" I-1430, or AM Stereo 1430, or "America's Biggest Little Radio Station"...(pick your favorite descriptor) began in August of 2004. The station was off the air from the passing of the former owner and the timeclock running out. When a licensed broadcast station is off the […]
On Wednesdays, we call them, "WOW" where the J and J midday show celebrates "Winners on Wednesday.".....Today our contest is, "what's in Justin's Pocket!" I can be any color of the rainbow.... This one is purple Though man-made, I am most often seen in nature. Sporting equipment Later in the (night/evening) you can take in something cool in the sky! According to "Space dot com"....(text copied for your convenience...credit to […]
The Radio industry, particularly "AM" radio (which WION really IS)....still has it's battles with the bigwigs at the big auto manufacturers. We've been in your dashboard for YEARS....for baseball games,top 40 hits, weather related announcements, talk-radio company, and the "local" flavor of many towns as you travel or visit. There's absolutely no reason NOT to be included in new vehicles, be they electric or hybrid, or gasoline powered. The excuse […]
A wonderful combination of (my definition) "Americana" and Kindness captured yesterday near St. Louis, MI on my way to pick up a transmitter from our engineer. I had to turn around and take the video and picture. These people had to bother PUTTING the old car on their lawn, stocking the "free" produce in the trunk, and make it inviting. Kindness on a back road. Nothing more. Just that. Simple […]
WION has listeners all around the world, and one in England has contributed to our music library. One song missing from the libraries we bought 19 years ago was....drum roll please....."Feelings...woaw woaw woaw Feelings...." and, for fun, we played part of it from YouTube last time the title came up. (We still have to pay to play it, so why not.).... Thanks to international mail, and a very fun listener […]
