By: Firefighter Michael McLeieer – President – E.S.C.A.P.E. Fire Safety Sunday, November 1 is the day to move your clocks back one hour to standard time. It’s also a great opportunity to check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and make sure they are working properly. The National Fire Protection Association reports that 71% of… read more
By: Steve Gruber, Great Lakes News Radio Network It has been an intense and unpredictable year when it come to news to say the least. Each time you think we may have a chance to catch our breath a whole new series of breaking stories seem to take over the 24-hour news cycle. The year… read more
MAB Associate Member Summit Technology Group is providing perpetual licenses for ATMOS Weather Report Service to all terrestrial broadcast stations at no cost. ATMOS provides up to 30 professionally delivered weather reports to broadcast stations each day with up-to-the-minute conditions and forecasts to keep listeners informed all hours of the day. Summit President Paul Stewart… read more
Capitol Communication Systems, Inc. (CCS) is one of MAB’s exclusive Associate Member, list offering broadcasters great products, with excellence service, and they support the broadcasting industry. Please consider an MAB Associate Member before you make your next purchase. Check out the list here. CCS, Inc., a local and veteran-owned company since 1982, offers KonicaMinolta MFP’s, Lanier… read more
Associate Member news from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan awards $25,000 to Exalta Health. Grant expands opportunities for low-income, uninsured Michiganders! On January 9, it was announced that Exalta Health, formerly Health Intervention Services, was awarded a grant of $25,000 by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. This… read more
The MHSAA was originally created in the 1924-25 school year to serve as the service organization for interscholastic athletics in the state of Michigan. It is a charter member of the National Federation of State High School Associations. In 1976, the MHSAA was made a private, non-profit corporation of voluntary membership by a state Attorney… read more
Founded in 1906, Maner Costerisan is a full-service public accounting and business advisory firm dedicated to providing quality and reliable services, targeted to specific client needs. Over the years, they have grown into the largest locally-owned firm in mid-Michigan, serving clients of all sizes and across a range of industries. With a staff of more than 100… read more
The Michigan Restaurant Association (MRA), an associate member of the MAB, is pleased to provide you with some facts and information for use in your news and programming this Thanksgiving season: Thousands Dine Out for Thanksgiving in Michigan – download here. Six Thanksgiving Food Safety Tips – download here. The MRA is the recognized leader… read more
By: Brandie Yates HOMTV Internship Coordinator and 2007 HOMTV Alum They say everything gets better with age and the HOMTV Internship Program is no exception. In 1981, interns began working at the station making 2016 the 35th year of the program. HOMTV’s Internship Program is like no other, providing hands-on training and experience to those wishing to… read more
WTHS 89.9 FM started as a science experiment in 1956 when students Richard Brockmeier and Jack Hellriegel transmitted a signal from their dorm room through the wiring of the then new Kollen Hall on the Hope College campus. Today, WTHS, “The Voice of Hope College,” celebrates 60 years of broadcasting along the lakeshore from Grand… read more