Recorded on the repair bench in the WION engineering room, we thought you'd enjoy this video of us actually "dubbing" via microphone to a digital file of this 1929 recording so we could play it for you on the air as a feature...showing the song THEN and NOW. This is what the mechanical motor looks like in a 1912 phonograph in Jim Carlyle's collection of "vintage" items. The machine used […]
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 and a group he was in with Elton John! Plus, other surprises! NOBODY ELSE has this show, enjoy it on […]
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 make this the best one for the Blue Star Mothers ever and our troops. As many of you know I […]
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 Gloria Inez Verna Vernice Melvin Marvin Eileen Hortense Roland Herman Dennis Millicent Ellen, Ethyl and Enid Eunice Merritt Lilian Marjorie […]
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 our live AM stereo sound! A HUGE thank you goes out to Rich Thompson and his Lamplight Grill for years […]
