Obviously if you're here, you are well aware of WION's existence. Some of what you're about to read you may not know, however. The keys to this station were handed to me in 2004 on August 14th, 22 years ago this week. The station was DEAD. Off the air. NO […]
As provided-to and published by "Lowell's First Look" and we thank them! WION Radio has been a partner with local Lowell businesses, most notably the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce for many years. Liz Baker, former Chamber director now retired from the Chamber first advertised on WION when we had […]
WION radio is local radio. Not corporate. Not answering to stockholders, but answering to you, our listeners and our advertisers! We’re here for you…every day of the year. In good weather with fun music and personalities, and in bad weather with live people in the studio helping to get you […]
Back in "the day" people used to keep a lookout in questionable weather (extremely humid, fast rising or falling temperatures, etc) and take responsibility to tune-in to local media which, back in the (same) day was not owned by corporate monsters that program from hundreds of miles away from your […]
Look at this headline, found in a box of about 2.5 pounds of old 1950's and early 1960's headlines that I was going through today in WION's back room....Almost laughable now that it's such a big deal seeing this, huh? And, this must be well before the fill-in of the […]
Saturday March 28th was a GREAT "rite of Spring" for many people including Jim Carlyle and Phil Cloud from WION! We were invited to broadcast from the Lowell Community Expo and we had a blast. We received many compliments on our programming for Kent County, which is on 100.3 FM […]
We look forward to our returning to the Lowell community expo! Listen for interviews...better yet tune us in on your way to the expo on 100.3 in Lowell or 92.7 in Ionia County, 1430 anywhere in West Central Michigan, or on your favorite device, then come visit with us and […]