Broadcasting Industry News
Sovereign-AMC UP Deal Filed with FCC; Two Stations Spun To Separate Buyer
Applications were submitted to the FCC past week for a deal originally announced back in October, 2019. At that time, Armada Media Partners, based in Fond du Lac, Wis., announced the purchase of Sovereign Communications radio stations based in Marquette and Iron Mountain. However, that deal has been restructured with two FMs being spun off…
Read MoreFCC Chairman Pai Visits WLEN!
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Ajit Pai, dropped by the studios of Lenawee Broadcasting’s WLEN-FM (Adrian) on January 23, during a visit for some meetings in Toledo, OH and looking at some rural fiber build out in the Tecumseh and Petersburg areas. During an on-air interview, the Chairman said he’s been very impressed…
Read More63 Michigan Stations Air Governor Whitmer’s State of the State Address
We are proud to announce that Sixty three (63) Michigan broadcast stations, 27 television and 36 radio, carried the Governor’s State of the State address. The list of stations includes members of the MAB as well as the Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters (MAPB). The MAB provided commercial television broadcasters with a “clean” feed of…
Read MoreWILX-TV “Give Blood Telethon” Nets 100+ Donation Appointments
On January 22, Gray Television’s WILX-TV (Lansing) partnered with the American Red Cross and Townsquare Media’s WITL-FM to host the Give Blood Telethon. The telethon aired from 5-8 p.m. and more than 112 blood-donation appointments were scheduled during that time. Many of the people who made those appointments were first-time donors. A single donation provides potentially…
Read MoreWBZV-FM in Hudson Sold
On January 22, an application with filed with the FCC to transfer the license of WBZV-FM (Hudson) from Friends Communications of Hudson, Inc. to Madsun Investments, LLC., based in Allen, Michigan. Madsun is headed by William Sours. Friends Communications of Michigan recently sold WABJ-AM/WQTE-FM (Adrian) to the Cromwell Group (Southeast Michigan Media, Inc.), but that…
Read MoreWGVU Public Media Schedules Annual Wine and Food Fundraiser
WGVU Public Media (Grand Rapids) will hold its annual “Great Wine and Food Symposium” on Friday, February 28 at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Billed as “your all-inclusive winter escape,” the fundraiser is a guide to understanding and appreciating the rich variety and many pleasures of wine. Whether a seasoned aficionado, or just a beginner,…
Read MoreWOOD-TV Announces New Anchor Lineup, Added Newscast
WOOD-TV (Grand Rapids) and its sister stations have announced a new anchor lineup and an added newscast in February as it expands its commitment to local news. Anchor Susan Shaw recently returned to the 10 p.m. newscast on sister staton WXSP-TV and 11 p.m. newscast on WOOD-TV with Brian Sterling. Susan brings decades of experience…
Read MoreWXYZ-TV Donates Thousands of Books to Children
WXYZ/WMYD-TV (Detroit) celebrated National Reading Day on January 23 by donating 15,000 books to children. The station said more than 9,000 of the books were dispersed to Matrix Human Services Head Start, which is one of the largest providers of free childcare to low-income families in Michigan. The book effort was made possible by donations…
Read MoreWADL Launches 10 p.m. Newscast
Adell Broadcasting’s WADL-TV (Detroit) has announced the premiere of a nightly 10 p.m. newscast. Veteran Detroit television reporter Kevin Dietz is the host of “News Now with Kevin Dietz,” a Monday-Friday program. Adell CEO Kevin Adell told the Detroit Free Press that the new half-hour show is not competing with newscasts on other stations in…
Read MoreHoughton Community Broadcasting Finds Forever Homes for Homeless Pets
Houghton Community Broadcasting (WCCY-AM, WHKB-FM, WOLV-FM) has again found forever homes for homeless pets as it has wrapped up another edition of “The 12 Dogs of Christmas.” Working with the Copper Country Humane Society, a local non-kill shelter, the three station group in Houghton uses it’s airtime after Christmas Day to highlight dogs that currently…
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