Those disappointed with WOSU Public Media's decision to go all-classical on Mansfield repeater WOSV/91.7 are continuing to express their disappointment on WOSU GM Tom Rieland's blog. And despite continued suggestions to try for distant signals, listen online or go get HD Radio equipment to hear NPR programming in Mansfield, gone since the move to rebroadcast WOSU's "Classical 101" (WOSA/101.1 Grove City) on 91.7, those suggestions aren't going over well with those used to picking up NPR … [Read more...]
Out Of The Chute
Posted on January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A lot of items on our plate, from all over the map, physically and topic-wise...let's have at it."SUMMIT" EXPANDS TO MAHONING: Akron Public Schools AAA outlet WAPS/91.3 "The Summit" is indeed, as noted in our previous item, being heard in the Mahoning Valley.An OMW listener in WAPS' signal range reported hearing a mention of a simulcast on WKTL/90.7 Struthers, the school district owned station which puts a decent signal into most of the Valley. A Valley listener confirmed the simulcast from the … [Read more...]
On The Tuesday Radio Side
Posted on October 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
After an item chock full of digital TV news, it's time to expand our Tuesday diet to radio. And yes, we know. We know...the below.KIM'S RETURN: Yes, you let us know by E-mail, by carrier pigeon, by taking out a billboard (well, almost).That was indeed former Clear Channel talk WTAM/1100 afternoon drive co-host Kim Mihalik on her former home station over the weekend, guest hosting the Clear Channel talk station's local Browns post-game coverage on Sunday afternoon.(WTAM airs its own post-game … [Read more...]
We’re Still Here
Posted on September 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
A combination of Other Stuff and Life Intervening, along with some Unscheduled Turbulence, has kept us away from the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm) for longer than we'd expected.Not all of that has gone away, but for now, we're back...THE ALL HD CAVALIERS: It wasn't that long ago that viewers hoping to see HDTV broadcasts of local sports teams had to sift through a small list of selected games.And the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers were showing as few as 7 games in HD format via Fox Sports Ohio as recently as … [Read more...]
Thursday’s Post
Posted on August 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Some more things coming down the OMW Pipeline...MANAGE THE MARKET: A day after OMW reported the exit of long-time Clear Channel Akron/Canton market manager Dan Lankford to Pennsylvania, we hear his replacement is heading for Freedom Avenue.For the moment, we don't know the name of this mystery person, but expect the Akron/Canton cluster to have a new hand at the management wheel very soon.The job presumably continues to include oversight of Clear Channel's Ashland/Mansfield cluster in the … [Read more...]
THIS JUST IN: CC Akron/Canton Market Manager To PA
Posted on August 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
OMW hears that long-time Clear Channel Akron/Canton market manager Dan Lankford has left the building at Freedom Avenue, bound for a new job in Pennsylvania.Lankford is heading for a new job as market manager of Clear Channel's Harrisburg/Allentown PA stations. And by heading, we mean he's expected to start today.At Freedom Avenue, Lankford has been in charge of five stations - hot AC WKDD/98.1, rock WRQK/106.9, AC WHOF/101.7, talk WHLO/640 and sports WARF/1350.In addition to those stations, … [Read more...]
WMAN Schedule Shuffle, More Local
Posted on July 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Clear Channel talk WMAN/1400 Mansfield is moving its schedule around later this month, adding more local talk and moving a syndicated host to his live time slot.Starting July 27th, "AM Mansfield" midday local host Rusty Cates moves to afternoon drive, with his new show airing from 3-5 PM.That, and the move of "WMAN Marketplace" to a new Saturday time slot (10 AM-noon), clears the way for the previous WMAN afternoon drive host - Premiere's Glenn Beck - to move to a live clearance on WMAN from 9 … [Read more...]
Monday’s Very Mixed Bag
Posted on June 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We've been hanging onto some items for a while, since we were swept up in the Digital TV Conversion wave starting on Friday. (We do still have some ODTV follow up items, which we'll put on that blog later today.)AN SDV UPDATE: Though nearly all of the Time Warner Cable Northeast Ohio monolith is now "Switched Digital Video" (SDV) capable, there are small pockets that have not yet taken the new technology.OMW hears that will change, soon, with the SDV rollout "scheduled to be completed" by this … [Read more...]
Ashland AM To Get Talking
Posted on June 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We actually have had this one for a while, but figured we'd put it up when it appeared on the AllAccess Net News scroll. (The fine folks at AllAccess don't have the digital TV transition in their workload, after all. Heh.)Yes, Clear Channel standards/soft AC WNCO/1340 Ashland is changing to a talk format, featuring a lineup that does not duplicate sister news/talk WMAN/1400 Mansfield.While WMAN carries shows like Premiere's Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Coast to Coast AM, "Mid-Ohio's Talk … [Read more...]
Thursday’s Mixed Bag
Posted on May 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Try as we might, we can't get our daily updates to always fit into a neat, tidy little bag...THIS IS A TEST, OR WILL BE: Say, what are you doing on May 21st, at 7:30 AM, 12:30 PM or 7:30 PM?If you're watching over-air analog TV that day, anywhere in the nation, you could be watching a national DTV test.The Wall Street Journal reports this week that the FCC is working on a plan that would ask TV stations across the United States to, quoting the article, "suspend regular programming and instead … [Read more...]
