Link to our Google Photos Page of WION's 20 years, click here Twenty years ago today, a much younger Jim Carlyle sat behind the control board of WION-AM (Only) and at 6AM, rolled our National Anthem. At 39, I'd bought my own radio station! Oh, I had plenty of help and advice (some of which was to run away) but, I had done it. WION, when I bought it, was […]
Justin's Summer fun....you never know where he may show up with a fishing rod and reel...but when he's not "on the air" he's likely "on the water" or at least near it!
Justin's Summer fun....you never know where he may show up with a fishing rod and reel...but when he's not "on the air" he's likely "on the water" or at least near it!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
