Good Morning!
It became a "more music" morning today, when technology got the best of me....and required my attention.
We moved the second day of the "wake up call" scheduled for today (Thursday the 28th) to NEXT Wednesday, and...if we get an answer early, we'll do a SECOND QUESTION that day as well. People love to win those "burgers of the week" from the Lamplight Grill and the large 2-item pizza from Northside Party Store!"
Remember...tomorrow's another "round table" with Phil, Bill, yours truly....and who knows...maybe Leftlane will wander in. Hard telling with that boy! We'll bring you another "Friday Flash Poll" and answer some very burning "this or that" question.....with your help on the phones, e-mail and our forum!
Speaking of the forum, have you signed up yet? It's DIRECTLY INTERACTIVE with all other listeners who have joined, and it's FREE. See the notes from Scott, our forum owner about signing up and signing in, and feel at ease with signing up for your free acccount!
Keep watching our website for updates on programming and more...and thanks for listening....to "America's Biggest Little Radio Station"....WION
-Carlyle
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
CREAMY WINS!!! CREAMY WINS!!!
With over 50 votes on our Friday morning show from e-mails, phone and the WION Exclusive Online Forum, our "Friday Flash Poll" found respondents telling us that in their homes, Creamy Peanut Butter is more popular than Crunchy!
It was a very 'spirited' debate, and we thank you for your attention! We try to do these ultra important polls each week. Why? Because we know that you're tired of all the polls in the news that are so darn "serious"....there's tons of new ones each day about politics, the military, banking, and the like. Thus, we choose OUR topics carefully!
This Saturday finds our microphones in Lowell, MI at the High School for the annual Lowell Area Expo, a presentation of the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. we hope you'll join us as we broadcast from this event.....and get to better-know our neighbors just a stone's throw to the East of Ionia.
This weekend's usual features are ready to roll, get an update on what's happening by visiting our WION FORUM. Please register! We don't sell your e-mail, we don't collect any personal info, and your registration, while not necessary, removes some of the ads from your FORUM experience and shows your support for the WION FORUM.
See you in Lowell with Phil Cloud, Bill Lynch, and Penny Beeman...and hundreds of our (new) closest friends!.....all "on the radio."
-Carlyle
It was a very 'spirited' debate, and we thank you for your attention! We try to do these ultra important polls each week. Why? Because we know that you're tired of all the polls in the news that are so darn "serious"....there's tons of new ones each day about politics, the military, banking, and the like. Thus, we choose OUR topics carefully!
This Saturday finds our microphones in Lowell, MI at the High School for the annual Lowell Area Expo, a presentation of the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. we hope you'll join us as we broadcast from this event.....and get to better-know our neighbors just a stone's throw to the East of Ionia.
This weekend's usual features are ready to roll, get an update on what's happening by visiting our WION FORUM. Please register! We don't sell your e-mail, we don't collect any personal info, and your registration, while not necessary, removes some of the ads from your FORUM experience and shows your support for the WION FORUM.
See you in Lowell with Phil Cloud, Bill Lynch, and Penny Beeman...and hundreds of our (new) closest friends!.....all "on the radio."
-Carlyle
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
I'm overdue for an update....It's been busy around the ol' radio studios...
Here we are, halfway through another whole week!
Our wake up call this week was, "WION's Birthday year is shared by what famous product?" We began that question today, and got an answer by our second hour of the show. The answer? "Peeps!" They were made by the Just Born company which aquired the Rodda Candy company, and "Peeps" were born. our winner was Lynn burns, who was listening at the Ionia County Commission on aging in Ionia! Congratulations!
On that topic, by an overwhelming majority, our listeners HATE peeps. We did an early poll today, (usually saving it for the Friday before Easter) ....and asked, do you LOVE or HATE peeps, since there is no "in-between" on that issue. Thanks for all the votes, and votes continued throughout the day on our wion forum!
We brought in Spring today at 7:02 by stopping the news, and having our very own "Ode To Spring" brought to you by Bob Flynn. It was a tear-jerking moment in radio history. Okay, maybe not. It was a FAMOUS moment in radio history. Would you believe it was a moment which won't happen again? Okay. There we are. NO moment ever happens again, so I didn't lie. It was a moment to remember, right to the very end of the song, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park!"
On Friday...a flash poll about a favorite food item. Be ready with your votes!
Oh and somebody.....we think it's "Ray" (O' Vac) started a fan page for WION on Facebook, much to the chagrin of Jim Carlyle, but it IS there. so, "Like" us if you want.
In looking ahead, we have a major programming announcement coming your way on April 1st you'll want to hear, we believe.......don't miss it on the morning show! Mark your calendars!
More soon.....busy times, great radio.....all here....with WION and the morning show.
-Carlyle
Our wake up call this week was, "WION's Birthday year is shared by what famous product?" We began that question today, and got an answer by our second hour of the show. The answer? "Peeps!" They were made by the Just Born company which aquired the Rodda Candy company, and "Peeps" were born. our winner was Lynn burns, who was listening at the Ionia County Commission on aging in Ionia! Congratulations!
On that topic, by an overwhelming majority, our listeners HATE peeps. We did an early poll today, (usually saving it for the Friday before Easter) ....and asked, do you LOVE or HATE peeps, since there is no "in-between" on that issue. Thanks for all the votes, and votes continued throughout the day on our wion forum!
We brought in Spring today at 7:02 by stopping the news, and having our very own "Ode To Spring" brought to you by Bob Flynn. It was a tear-jerking moment in radio history. Okay, maybe not. It was a FAMOUS moment in radio history. Would you believe it was a moment which won't happen again? Okay. There we are. NO moment ever happens again, so I didn't lie. It was a moment to remember, right to the very end of the song, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park!"
On Friday...a flash poll about a favorite food item. Be ready with your votes!
Oh and somebody.....we think it's "Ray" (O' Vac) started a fan page for WION on Facebook, much to the chagrin of Jim Carlyle, but it IS there. so, "Like" us if you want.
In looking ahead, we have a major programming announcement coming your way on April 1st you'll want to hear, we believe.......don't miss it on the morning show! Mark your calendars!
More soon.....busy times, great radio.....all here....with WION and the morning show.
-Carlyle
Friday, March 1, 2013
The Weekend is here!!!
What a busy (fun) morning show on Friday!
The round table compliment was Bill Lynch, Phil, and a rare "full show" appearance by our buddy Leftlane. Later in the show came a walk-on appearance by Patrick Reagan of "Portland Main Street" A full morning show!
The Friday Flash Poll found the majority of our respondents favoring full donuts over donut holes, and much of the debate took to the web, lighting a virtual fire on our forum of opinions and reasons for them! It was GREAT to see this happen, and we hope that more and more people will be part of our forum and interact directly with WION! Remember, the forum is FREE, you do not need to register, but in registering some of the ads disappear and browsing is easier.
We've added a (temporary) page to our website today, it'll be up through next weekend showing the map of exhibitors scheduled for Ionia Expo 2013. On March 9th, we'll interview 16 of the exhibitors and bring you music all day long as always, live from Ionia High School. Admission is free, and there's much to see! On our main page, the link to the map page is right below the CBS news player.
I hope our Fridays continue to grow. If you were part today, thank you. If you liked Leftlane, Patrick, our wake up call, video feed or something else, let us know! We're growing, and with the camera/web feed, forum, e-mail, phones, and co-hosts, the show is tough to weave together, but we hope it sounds fun for you, our listeners.
Stick around all weekend for the usual fun of Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Barry Scott's Lost 45's, Retro Stars the 90's Show, Randy Edwards program, "Edwards Archives" and much more. Links to those shows can be found on the "Weekend Programming" thread on our forum. You may enjoy going to the shows' sites. We'll see you on Monday......
-Carlyle
The round table compliment was Bill Lynch, Phil, and a rare "full show" appearance by our buddy Leftlane. Later in the show came a walk-on appearance by Patrick Reagan of "Portland Main Street" A full morning show!
The Friday Flash Poll found the majority of our respondents favoring full donuts over donut holes, and much of the debate took to the web, lighting a virtual fire on our forum of opinions and reasons for them! It was GREAT to see this happen, and we hope that more and more people will be part of our forum and interact directly with WION! Remember, the forum is FREE, you do not need to register, but in registering some of the ads disappear and browsing is easier.
We've added a (temporary) page to our website today, it'll be up through next weekend showing the map of exhibitors scheduled for Ionia Expo 2013. On March 9th, we'll interview 16 of the exhibitors and bring you music all day long as always, live from Ionia High School. Admission is free, and there's much to see! On our main page, the link to the map page is right below the CBS news player.
I hope our Fridays continue to grow. If you were part today, thank you. If you liked Leftlane, Patrick, our wake up call, video feed or something else, let us know! We're growing, and with the camera/web feed, forum, e-mail, phones, and co-hosts, the show is tough to weave together, but we hope it sounds fun for you, our listeners.
Stick around all weekend for the usual fun of Twilight Zone Radio Dramas, Barry Scott's Lost 45's, Retro Stars the 90's Show, Randy Edwards program, "Edwards Archives" and much more. Links to those shows can be found on the "Weekend Programming" thread on our forum. You may enjoy going to the shows' sites. We'll see you on Monday......
-Carlyle
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The "Extended Dance Mix" of the Coffeecrew show..
today...and today only!
But what fun!
Guests at the round table included Roger Packard, discussing our upcoming Ionia County Skywarn Training (which, by the way is March 6th from 6 to 8 at the Ionia County ISD on Harwood Rd....no pre-registration required, no cost to attend, just GREAT info.) and....Branden, our Production Manager was in early, even in this weather!
Near the end of our "usual" show, the thought occurred to me to play "odd" (Novelty) songs to lighten this gray, snowy, wet winter day. We hope you enjoyed a few "off the playlist" selections in the name of "fun."
Now and then we have time to do this "extended dance mix" of the show...when the "duty call" of daily business doesn't pull me away....and its always fun to be with you a bit longer.
Start planning to join us "live" at Expo 2013 at Ionia High School, from 9AM to 3PM! We'll be broadcasting from our booth, taking the last registrations for our giveaway of a $200 Logitech Internet Radio, and enjoying the company of our "Ol Buddy Bob" as he helps us with at least 15 very interesting interviews with businesses attending Expo! Some are first-time attendees this year! Get more info from "ioniachamber.org".
Oh, and by the way, a simple, and very FUN Friday Flash Poll coming your way on the Round table show this Friday. Don't answer yet, but..spread the word...we're talking DONUTS this Friday!
As always, thanks for reading, and thanks for listening!
-Carlyle
But what fun!
Guests at the round table included Roger Packard, discussing our upcoming Ionia County Skywarn Training (which, by the way is March 6th from 6 to 8 at the Ionia County ISD on Harwood Rd....no pre-registration required, no cost to attend, just GREAT info.) and....Branden, our Production Manager was in early, even in this weather!
Near the end of our "usual" show, the thought occurred to me to play "odd" (Novelty) songs to lighten this gray, snowy, wet winter day. We hope you enjoyed a few "off the playlist" selections in the name of "fun."
Now and then we have time to do this "extended dance mix" of the show...when the "duty call" of daily business doesn't pull me away....and its always fun to be with you a bit longer.
Start planning to join us "live" at Expo 2013 at Ionia High School, from 9AM to 3PM! We'll be broadcasting from our booth, taking the last registrations for our giveaway of a $200 Logitech Internet Radio, and enjoying the company of our "Ol Buddy Bob" as he helps us with at least 15 very interesting interviews with businesses attending Expo! Some are first-time attendees this year! Get more info from "ioniachamber.org".
Oh, and by the way, a simple, and very FUN Friday Flash Poll coming your way on the Round table show this Friday. Don't answer yet, but..spread the word...we're talking DONUTS this Friday!
As always, thanks for reading, and thanks for listening!
-Carlyle
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Changes!
... on our Website!
Have you noticed? We've now got a link to our "comments" page. The page has been there awhile, and some of you found it by mousing-around the main page. We just thought the comments were too nice to NOT be seen! Check out our main page and click to view February's listener comments! These are all since we began streaming on February 1st.
We also want to know how we're doing, so...in the same "Contests and fun" section of the site there's a listener survey. Originally I posted this only on our forum, but I want everyone who even uses streaming occasionally to take the survey, please! It helps us serve you better.
Now, on the topic of interactive radio, would you slide your mouse over to the "forum" button at the top of our page and join the WION forum? You see, I'm not a huge facebook fan. I've always thought that without careful attention, you're giving away too much of your privacy to be on facebook. The one time we did have a station fan page, it was hacked, and that was enough! Thus, the more "one on one" interactivity with our own WION forum. It lets YOU start thoughts, or "threads" ...and we monitor it for changes in any of them so we can respond! It lets you and other listeners talk publicly to each other, too! It's a GREAT way to be part of our very active and growing radio station!
As always this week, we'll have a wake up call question on Wednesday, and very busy phones! Penny should be in to discuss local events and fundraisers, and there's always something interesting on Wednesday.
Yes, we'll have our usual Friday roundtable, too...from 6-9AM EST. And, we'll turn on the webcam for anyone interested in "watching" the show.
So, take our survey, read our new "comments" page, and let us know how we're doing.
See you weekdays, 6-9AM on WION!
-Carlyle
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
And the winner is......
Rocky!
She got the answer to our wake up call question...."Only two states in the USA have manufacturers of this item. What's the item?" The answer was "clothespins!" Congratulations to Rocky! She picks up a huge community prize package to enjoy or to share! We had many great callers and guesses online through our morning e-mail. We also had some of the answers that were incorrect on our WION FORUM which we invite you to join, free of charge! If you register, which is free, most of the ads go away. If you like it, keep listening...you could win a "pub" menbership from WION...and all ads vanish, plus you're welcomed into the online "pub" where everything from technology to toast is discussed. Congrats, again; Rocky!
A busy Wednesday morning today, as Penny, (my usual co-host) was at the round table. We discussed "CERT" classes (Community Emergency Response Team) training beginning next Monday the 25th in Belding. This is GREAT training for being more "prepared" If you want more information, please call Penny's number at 616-755-80-50. More information on this from Ionia Host Dot Com on the "Community Events" page.
Roger Packard joined us as well, and reminded us that "Skywarn Training" is coming up March 6th at Ionia County ISD. This is a VERY important training at no charge, and educates attendees on what to watch-for when bad weather is pending or threatening our area. Well worth the two hour planned time of 6 to 8PM. I've attended this. It's different each year, and worthy of your time if you can make it. Details from esv.ioniacounty.org.
We hope you're spreading the word that WION is available online. We never know "who" is tuned in, only the closest town in which the listeners ISP (internet service provider) is located....but today we logged Owosso and Howell, Michigan for the first time, along with our usual listeners. Please spread the word and make the hard work of preparing a GREAT sounding web stream worthwhile! We're really grateful to those using it and those spreading the word! You can even file a "comment" with us directly from the mobile app players or the online player from our main website!
Well, on to the rest of the day. Please mark your calendars for Expo at Ionia High School March 9th, come visit with us, and we'll draw on that day for the internet radio giveaway, the "Logitech Squeezebox" internet radio, a $200 value. And, if you stop into any of the PURK's LOCATIONS in Ionia, they're the EXCLUSIVE WALK-IN LOCATION SPONSOR. No purchase necessary. Thanks, Purks! We appreciate you!
See you Thursday...and, don't miss my other "blogs" ......(none of mine are exciting, but I enjoy writing em.....links on our main page in "Carlyle's Corner.)
-Carlyle
She got the answer to our wake up call question...."Only two states in the USA have manufacturers of this item. What's the item?" The answer was "clothespins!" Congratulations to Rocky! She picks up a huge community prize package to enjoy or to share! We had many great callers and guesses online through our morning e-mail. We also had some of the answers that were incorrect on our WION FORUM which we invite you to join, free of charge! If you register, which is free, most of the ads go away. If you like it, keep listening...you could win a "pub" menbership from WION...and all ads vanish, plus you're welcomed into the online "pub" where everything from technology to toast is discussed. Congrats, again; Rocky!
A busy Wednesday morning today, as Penny, (my usual co-host) was at the round table. We discussed "CERT" classes (Community Emergency Response Team) training beginning next Monday the 25th in Belding. This is GREAT training for being more "prepared" If you want more information, please call Penny's number at 616-755-80-50. More information on this from Ionia Host Dot Com on the "Community Events" page.
Roger Packard joined us as well, and reminded us that "Skywarn Training" is coming up March 6th at Ionia County ISD. This is a VERY important training at no charge, and educates attendees on what to watch-for when bad weather is pending or threatening our area. Well worth the two hour planned time of 6 to 8PM. I've attended this. It's different each year, and worthy of your time if you can make it. Details from esv.ioniacounty.org.
We hope you're spreading the word that WION is available online. We never know "who" is tuned in, only the closest town in which the listeners ISP (internet service provider) is located....but today we logged Owosso and Howell, Michigan for the first time, along with our usual listeners. Please spread the word and make the hard work of preparing a GREAT sounding web stream worthwhile! We're really grateful to those using it and those spreading the word! You can even file a "comment" with us directly from the mobile app players or the online player from our main website!
Well, on to the rest of the day. Please mark your calendars for Expo at Ionia High School March 9th, come visit with us, and we'll draw on that day for the internet radio giveaway, the "Logitech Squeezebox" internet radio, a $200 value. And, if you stop into any of the PURK's LOCATIONS in Ionia, they're the EXCLUSIVE WALK-IN LOCATION SPONSOR. No purchase necessary. Thanks, Purks! We appreciate you!
See you Thursday...and, don't miss my other "blogs" ......(none of mine are exciting, but I enjoy writing em.....links on our main page in "Carlyle's Corner.)
-Carlyle
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