With the snow melting, we're gonna get this out of the way, head outside and pretend it's early April again.We may have missed some stuff...but you get the Primary Editorial Voice(tm) output you pay for...AND THE CLASS B WINNER IS: In an item just below this, we noted an online notice from a station broker offering up a class B Cleveland AM signal for sale, complete with a "new transmitter".We then went through a list of Cleveland-based AM class Bs, and picked 'em off pretty much one by one, … [Read more...]
News, Snow and Trouble
Posted on April 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 4/7/09 2:10 PM: Thanks to WNIR listener and OMW reader "Wayne in Akron", here's your answer to the "when it starts" question for the Akron talk station's new weekend show with Bob Earley:----- WNIR's new weekend "Earley In The Evening" show begins on Saturday, April 25th according to the station's website scroll and the commercial that has aired a few time.-----When we checked the website earlier, the scroll wasn't working for us, and Earley hasn't been added to the "24/7 Program Guide" … [Read more...]
Monday’s Stack Of Other Stuff
Posted on April 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In the wake of our report on the new WNCX morning show, here is our "stack of other stuff". But first, a "live" update on that report we posted Sunday evening...99% THERE: As we reported, CBS Radio Cleveland classic rocker WNCX/98.5 has made a change in its morning drive show.Former co-host Mike Oleszewski is indeed no longer a part of the "WNCX Morning Show" as of this morning, and incumbent host Scott Miller is indeed being joined by local comedian Jeff Blanchard, as we reported.The … [Read more...]
That Cleveland Morning Show Change
Posted on April 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We apologize for holding this for an extra day or so, but...we have a lot more information about the item we hinted about on our Twitter feed late Friday.OMW hears from reliable sources that Cleveland CBS Radio classic rock WNCX/98.5 morning drive co-host Mike Oleszewski is no longer with the station...exiting the building after Friday's show.In place of "The WNCX Morning Show", we're told, will be a new show called "The Morning Rush", where incumbent morning host Scott Miller will be joined by … [Read more...]
It’s April 2nd
Posted on April 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've turned the calendar to April 2nd, which means you may actually be able to believe what you hear or read again.We'll have an April Fools' Day aftermath item later in this scroll...but more important information comes first...NEWSCHANNEL 5 CHANGES: It's not quite the talent upheaval that Cleveland Scripps ABC affiliate WEWS/5 "NewsChannel 5" has been known for in the past couple of years or so...but the station is doing some more on-air shuffling in the next week or so.OMW hears that … [Read more...]
Check The Calendar
Posted on April 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It's not even noon, and already, we've received about a half-dozen E-mails asking if Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 Cleveland is planning any programming changes after re-adopting its former "3WE" identity today.We don't blame you for being thrown for a temporary loop.We haven't asked anyone at Oak Tree about it, because it would very much appear to be an April Fools' Day prank by Cleveland's "Big One".WTAM has not only been playing 3WE jingles, its newscasters continue to refer to the station as … [Read more...]
First TWC Northeast Ohio HDTV Wave
Posted on March 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As noted in our Twitter update, it does appear that Time Warner Cable's Northeast Ohio division has rolled out the first wave of its coming HD channel lineup expansion.We aren't near the OMW World Headquarters and our own TWC installation, or we'd verify it for ourselves.Anyway, since we've already written about this extensively, with the help of TWC NEO executive Bill Jasso, we'll just put up the company's press release in this space...with thanks to the company's Travis … [Read more...]
Tuesday: Columbus And Beyond
Posted on March 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment
UPDATE 3/31/09 7:25 PM: We have properly attributed the last item in this scroll to long-time Cleveland radio voice Ted Lux. Thanks, Ted! We're proud to call you a Friend of OMW...-------------------It's pretty quiet on the radio/TV front in our home base area of Northeast Ohio, but there are plenty of items from Central Ohio. And...maybe one or two with a Cleveland-area link.As per usual, we'll mark the sub-items with a bold-print headline, so you can quickly scroll past the stuff you don't … [Read more...]
Monday’s Delayed
Posted on March 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're a bit on the late side for your usual Monday morning update, as we've been spending time struggling with local Internet issues.As we were preparing to make another trek to a Wifi hotspot, our service returned...PD ON THE DEFENSE: In the today's troubled world of newspapers, those publications are turning to a tried, tested defense..."The rumors of our demise are greatly exaggerated".That's pretty much it in a nutshell for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which is putting out all the stops … [Read more...]
WKYC Tower: Up It Goes
Posted on March 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
LIVE FROM SEVEN HILLS/PARMA, OHIO -- OMW is on the road this Sunday evening, and yes, we found our way to the WKYC/3 transmitter site on Broadview Road in Parma.And yes, Virginia, there is a tower Santa Claus. (No, we're not sure that works in late March.)Your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) braved the soggy, windy weather this evening to snap this first shot of the under construction tower that will hold the new digital antennas for WKYC, and for ideastream PBS affiliate WVIZ/25.(Our apologies for … [Read more...]
