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Make your own Christmas Greetings to hear on WION!

CALL 844-700-WION (9466) AND RECORD A PERSONAL OR FAMILY GREETING! WE'LL ADD MUSIC, EDIT TO MAKE YOU SOUND LIKE A "PRO" AND AIR THESE AS PART OF OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAMMING ON WION! DON'T DELAY....TIME IS TICKING AWAY!  844-700-WION! RECORD YOUR CHRISTMAS GREETING TO OUR LISTENERS FROM YOU OR YOUR FAMILY […]

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GREAT WEEKEND RADIO!

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 […]

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Help Our Troops!

Hi there folks, its WION's Internet Manager Scott here! You may have heard Jim talking about Treasure For Troops on the air, which normally takes place in November.  This year because it will be the stations tenth year "Treasures For Troops" WION is shifting into gear a little early to […]

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The “Name Game” Text Topic!

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 […]

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WION NIGHT MOVES ACROSS TOWN TO “THE BOWLING ALLEY”

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 […]

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What a Difference Nineteen Years Makes to a Radio Station!

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 […]

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An interesting Wednesday……on the air and IN 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 […]

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Kindness on a Back Road

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 […]

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