It's pretty much All Quiet on the Media Front, with not much to pick up for this Monday update. But we wanted to let our readers know that we're around...somehow...SAVAGE VISIT: When talk WNIR/100.1 "The Talk of Akron" evening host Tom Erickson goes on vacation, the Akron market station will plug in one of its syndicated offerings...most of them usually consigned to regular late night/weekend clearances due to the full-time local talk schedule on WNIR.Until Westwood One dropped his show, Lars … [Read more...]
WOAC Sold To Religious Operator
Posted on April 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Canton-licensed infomerical outlet WOAC/67 is being sold to a new owner.TV Business Report and TVNewsday both report that WOAC is being sold by the trustee for broadcaster Arthur Liu's Multicultural Television Broadcasting to religious operator Radiant Life Ministries. The deal hasn't yet hit the FCC database, and no price is yet being reported by broker Kalil and Company, which represented the seller.Quoting TVBR:The seller is trustee Lee Shubert on behalf of MTB Cleveland Operator. MTB refers … [Read more...]
Assorted Wednesday Stuff
Posted on April 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Saturday Grab Bag
Posted on March 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Yes, we're adding a Saturday update here at the Mighty Blog...mostly because Friday got away with us...TOWER RISING: We've visited the transmitter site of Cleveland Gannett NBC affiliate WKYC/3 so often, the site's neighbors living along a nearby Parma street are starting to recognize the OMW Mobile on sight.We've made fast friends with a couple of 'em, and as a result, we're now hearing that WKYC's long-delayed tower is finally starting to go up - as of Friday. (As it turns out, if you live … [Read more...]
