Jingle Bells....Jingle Bells.....Jingle all the way... Box stores sell.... Christmas Bells..... 3 months way to early..... Were you singing that tune? The words seem appropriate as once again...the first sighting of Christmas in a national store locally is a box store in South Ionia....... As I write this we are more than a month yet from HALLOWEEN! My parents, rest their souls used-to always say that Christmas came earlier every […]
Twenty-One Years is a long time, and that's EXACTLY how long WION as today's "I-1430" has been serving Ionia County. For a somewhat lesser time, we've served Kent County on 100.3, and a larger part of our Ionia county on FM 92.7. As you also may know, we now serve the state of Michigan, the USA, and the world via the web, just like "the big guys." The appeal of […]
This Sunday morning it appears by monitoring a Facebook group dedicated to certain internet outages that our 1003 FM is not on the air. By FCC regulation, any time there is no audio detected at the transmitter site, the transmitter has to shut down until audio returns. Our audio is handled by two different internet companies, Spectrum (Formerly Charter) in Ionia and Point Broadband fiber in Lowell. A drop in […]
If you're a WION listener and have not caught Justin's new solo Friday morning show, "The Coffee Hour"....put a reminder in your phones or devices now for next Friday morning at 8 AM. It airs just before the "Totally 80's Flashback" and is his very own show, music, and chat with you. Some acoustic music, some local, some folk, some not.... He's doing a great job with this, and as […]
Bishop John Taylor is my cousin in California. This is a direct update on Wednesday....from California, un-edited and with no "spin" from any news organization. Should you be moved to donate, here is one place you can give and KNOW it is going directly to relief of those so deeply affected by the fires in California, and you can TRUST this organization to put your gift to work right away. […]
When I wrote this, Facebook had been down about 15 minutes. It's near an hour now. Messed up pretty good with things showing in the wrong categories, some people not able to get "in" while others have different issues. It's "all over the place." The funny part is, "Downdetector Dot Com" from which I took the pictures of comments has a blast when this happens. Some of the comments […]
It's hard to believe but it's been ten years since wion started the annual “Treasures for Troops” campaign. Ten years of your generous donations and putting smiles on the faces of military members far from home. This year, WION has happily turned over the event to our partner, the Blue Star Mothers of Ionia, Kent, and Montcalm counties, and we fully support their collecting, packing, and mailing as always. So, […]
Over the weekend, a package arrived for WION's Jim and Justin. It took awhile to open, having been packaged so very well....Inside was a large homemade card, a heartwarming letter, and more. It really made our day. The following letter was in the card. Scroll farther to see the front of the custom card, and it's message inside!
