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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This made the national news scene ove the weekend. God FORBID you should (be asked to) show up to work on time. We can't ask that of any employee thse days. No, "fashionably late" is just fine... (insert buzzer here.) This is a NON WORK ethic, and I hope this […]
It's Sunday afternoon. I'm dogsitting for Isabelle's sister, Jasmine. Last week was an AWFUL week for any technology so I'm avoiding it religiously today, except for typing on my personal laptop, the one WITHOUT any WION emails or work-related tasks. It's a rest-the-brain and no-radio kind of day. So, just […]
Our carrier for streaming, "Live 365" recently changed how we see what are called the "analytics" of our (online) listenrship. Justin and I always LOVED reading off the towns, followed by the state or, sometimes the COUNTRY in which people listen. It lets us be more "personal" with you, our […]
WHAT A B-E-A-UTIFUL WEEK WE'RE HAVING HERE IN CENTRAL WEST MICHIGAN! CELEBRATING SUCH I JUST COULDN'T HELP BUT SHARE A FEW PICTURES OF LAST NIGHTS ADVENTURES. FROM A SPITROAST PORKLOIN TO AN INCREDIBLE SUNSET IT WAS A LOVELY (AND DELICIOUS) DINNER! STAY TUNED AS I SHARE MORE FIRESIDE MEALS AND […]
