[msb-alumni] Re: OT: Two changes coming to Lansing radio market

  • From: "Peggy" <pyates2011@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2015 21:54:17 -0400

BlankHey Chris,
Thanks for that info. I’ll definitely have to check out that radio station. We
have one in the Saginaw area called WHNN which is pretty cool. I mostly listen
to contemporary Christian though and I have 2 stations that I love to listen
to. They are WUGN Family Life radio out of Midland, and K LOVE which broadcasts
all over the country and both of those stations are great. But I’ll check that
station out.

From: Chris Rasmussen
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:48 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: OT: Two changes coming to Lansing radio market

Kalamazoo has a good oldies channel. WQXC 100.9 FM and they call it “Cool 101”
You can listen on line at, www.wqxc.com.

Chris Rasmussen

From: Vickie
Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 8:11 PM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: OT: Two changes coming to Lansing radio market

When are they going to put back an oldies channel. Don’t they have 3 country
channels? I admit, country is popular, but so is the oldies. Of course, here
in Phoenix, Kool FM which used to be our loca oldies channel does what they
call oldies, but it’s late 70s and 80s. I don’t call that oldies. But they do
have a broad listening audience. Most songs are fast beat songs, so i’ll turn
them on when I need to exercise. Yeah, I dance for about a half hour. Not
regularly enough to call it regular exercise, but that is what it is when I do
it. smile. Lately, i’ve been having hip pain, and x-rays only show mild
arthritis. so, I figure it must be siatic nerve. now, of course, since I went
to the doctor for it, and got the x-rays, and the referral to an orthopedic
doctor, the pain has lessend and I’ve stopped taking pain pills every four
hours, like I was for about a month before that. Crazy, huh. anyway, that’s
way off the subject matter. I do hope though, that some channel will go back
to playing oldies. Real oldies. 60s 70s oldies. Take care. Tomorrow is the
goon’s birthday. If you’re a close friend of mine, you’ll know who that is.
so, I’ll be writing again later on today.
Vickie rolison


From: Steve
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 10:34 AM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] OT: Two changes coming to Lansing radio market

Two changes coming to Lansing radio market LANSING A couple of changes will
affect the Lansing radio market beginning Monday. WVIC (94.1-FM) will switch
from an alternative music format to a classic country format featuring artists
popular between 1985 and 2000, said Patrick Pendergast, vice president and
general manager for Midwest Communications Inc. in Lansing.The change happens
at 6 a.m. Monday, he said. Meanwhile, long-time Lansing radio personality Tim
Barron has left his morning slot at sister station WLMI (92.9-FM) and is
starting a web-based show called Tim Barron's RadioMichigan.com. His last
broadcast on WLMI was Friday. Pendergast called the WVIC format change "kind of
a bottom-line-based decision" and said he is saddened to see the alternative
format go. "That alternative format was kind of a niche format, and it was
never going to be a ratings generator," he said. The new format, called "The
Duke," is not a true classic country format and has been launched in other
markets with great success, Pendergast said. Barron's show will be replaced by
"Parker in the Mornings," a music-intensive show that will evolve to include
more interviews, he said. WLMI won't change formats but will become more
music-intensive and "we might tweak the music a little bit," Pendergast said.
Both Barron and Pendergast called their split amicable. Barron said the
station's change of approach was a logical jumping-off point for him. He'll do
his new show from a studio under construction in Okemos. The web site is
active, but live shows probably won't start for another 30 days, he said. "It
was something I was going to do in about six months," he said. "It's a great
new adventure. I'm really excited. Wausau, Wis. -based Midwest Communications
owns 72 stations in eight states, including four in the Lansing market,
according to its web site.






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