In its two stints as a sports radio station, Clear Channel's WARF/1350 Akron "SportsRadio 1350" has one long, cherished tradition.It carries Tony Bruno.The long-time national sports radio host has appeared on Akron's 1350 in all three national incarnations of his program...first at ESPN Radio, then at FOX Sports Radio, and most recently at Sporting News Radio.He's back.Bruno is launching his fourth national radio show courtesy of the folks at The Content Factory, the new syndication/sports media … [Read more...]
WNEO’s Early Change
Posted on September 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Northeast Ohio has already seen one full-power analog TV station go dark months before the federally mandated digital transition, though the change has affected only a small part of the Cleveland/Akron (Canton) market. Mansfield local independent station WMFD/68 won approval to go digital-only due to various issues regarding the replacement of its analog facility/antenna. WMFD-DT (RF 12) no longer has an analog 68 sister.In what's no surprise to regular OMW readers, we're not long from the … [Read more...]
Cluttered Wednesday
Posted on September 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Like the various tree limbs, leaves and such still left behind in Ohio after the "remnants" of Hurricane Ike hit us on Sunday, this one's a bit cluttered, too. More on that storm and its effects in a bit...ON THE LIST AGAIN: A brief foray out of our electronic media world, to the print media world.We stumbled upon this item literally by accident, but it appears the latest round of cuts at the Akron Beacon Journal has put the job of sports columnist Patrick McManamon in the crosshairs - again.On … [Read more...]
Big Monday
Posted on September 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
No time to chat...time to get busy, with all these items on our Monday plate.And perhaps on our lunch plate later today: a footlong chili cheese dog from the Sonic drive-in set to open for the first time today in Streetsboro...THE WHY OF LAURA: We've kept you up to date over the weekend on the departure of Talk Radio Network syndicated mid-morning host Laura Ingraham from all 17 of her Salem affiliates, including the comapny's talk WHK/1420 Cleveland.Salem's own Mike Gallagher will slide into … [Read more...]
No Particular Place To Go
Posted on September 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Just some stuff to refresh the Mighty Blog for a Monday...and as it turns out, another sports-related theme has emerged, without us even trying...ONE QUESTION ANSWERED: It didn't take long for Youngstown TV Supergroup New Vision Television to name a replacement for veteran WYTV/33 sports director Bob Hannon, who left the station to head up the Youngstown branch of the United Way.He's the station's assistant sports director, Bill Castrovince, who's been in that role and doing the ABC affiliate's … [Read more...]
Fire Bumps Station
Posted on September 2, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We'd already heard about the fire that broke out Saturday at Brimfield Township's Puritan Systems, a rubber recycling plant off Ohio 43 near Interstate 76 in Portage County.And as we saw a map of the location on one of the local TV newscasts, we wondered - "hey, isn't that right next to a certain local radio station's transmitter site?". Sure enough, it is...the primary - and only - transmitter site for Media-Com talk WNIR/100.1, the Kent-licensed station better known as "The Talk of Akron".A … [Read more...]
TWC: OSU Big Ten Network Saturday Game In HD
Posted on August 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Time Warner Cable's Northeast Ohio division has announced that this weekend's Ohio State Buckeyes game on Big Ten Network will indeed air locally in high-definition.The contest between the Buckeyes and the Youngstown State University Penguins will air Saturday at noon on HD digital channel 433.A TWC Northeast Ohio press release on the subject is reprinted below:------------------Time Warner Cable To Offer OSU GameIn High-Definition on Channel 433Akron, OH (AUGUST 2008) – Time Warner Cable … [Read more...]
Akron/Canton News Returns – Sort Of – And People Meters
Posted on August 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
We're actually surprised this didn't happen earlier this year, when the WKYC/3-produced "Akron/Canton News" ended its run on Time Warner Cable's "NEON" local programming channel....after a previous run over-air on ION-owned WVPX/23.WKYC Akron bureau chief Eric Mansfield has started what we guess could be called "Akron/Canton News 2.0" via a new video player on his WKYC "Have I Got News For You!" blog. The video player aggregates all of Mansfield's (and WKYC's) recent Akron/Canton-based stories … [Read more...]
Zips Add FM Voice
Posted on August 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The University of Akron Zips football team will not only be on TV this weekend.In their last season at the Rubber Bowl, the Zips gain a regular FM radio home.The university and Clear Channel Akron/Canton announced today that in addition to carriage on sports WARF/1350 Akron, the team's games will also air on Clear Channel rock WRQK/106.9 Canton, starting with this weekend's Zips contest with Wisconsin.Though "Rock 106.9" has long been a Canton station, it has made efforts to expand its reach and … [Read more...]
It’s That Time Of Year
Posted on August 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Back in the day, when dinosaurs roamed the earth and cable TV was in its infancy, you had just a handful of places to find a televised high school football game in Northeast Ohio.The primary carrier of high school football was local PBS affiliate WVIZ/25, which featured its "Game of the Week" on tape delay late Friday nights.Various other outlets, like cable access channels, carried some assorted games. But that was about it.Now, televised high school football has popped up all over - with a … [Read more...]
