You may notice that we're trying out some new things, and new ways of updating the Mighty Blog of Fun(tm).Just bear with us...as we're testing how these new methods work in practice. For the nonce, you could well see Twitter-style mini-updates in the main OMW stream for a while...like below...HAILING COLUMBUS: OMW hears that the new Central Ohio 102.5 signal, licensed to Baltimore OH, has apparently made its move to the new facility intended on serving the Columbus market.An OMW reader on … [Read more...]
Joe The Talk Show Host
Posted on August 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
There had been some recent speculation that a name from the 2008 presidential campaign was eyeing a possible career in talk radio.But enough about now-former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. This isn't about her.The Northwest Ohio man forever immortalized on the 2008 campaign trail as "Joe The Plumber" is making an attempt to become "Joe The Talk Show Host" in his local radio market.The Toledo Blade reports that Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known to the entire world as "Joe The Plumber", could have a … [Read more...]
The Cleveland/Akron/Canton/Toledo/Detroit/Windsor Market
Posted on August 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The markets ringing Lake Erie seemingly merged for a day, at least.Northeast Ohio commuters heading home in the afternoon on Friday were hearing traffic reports talking about tieups on "the Fisher", "the Lodge" and accidents on 8 Mile Road.No, their cars weren't magically transported to Detroit. Cleveland's Metro Traffic affiliates weren't accidentally getting Detroit-centric feeds from the company's new hub in suburban Detroit.And no, Canada's CBC Radio generally does not target listeners in … [Read more...]
Recalling The Recall
Posted on July 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We normally don't dip into politics here at your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm), but this one directly involves the media.Today, the Ohio Supreme Court voted to pull the effort to recall controversial Toledo mayor Carty Finkbeiner off the November 3rd ballot...in a narrow decision. From an article posted this afternoon on the Toledo Blade website:The all-Republican high court, by a 4-3 vote, came to the defense of the Democratic mayor in finding that the deadline of two months before the election for … [Read more...]
ODTV: Some Hope For WJW Signal?
Posted on July 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're not sure we're releasing the balloons and celebrating just yet, but an OMW/ODTV reader is sharing what could be good news for those over-air digital viewers struggling to receive Local TV Fox affiliate WJW/8.Read more on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
ODTV: The VHF DTV Struggle
Posted on June 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Here we are, now over a week out from the June 12th digital TV transition, and stations which "transitioned" to a VHF frequency for their permanent digital channels are still getting a lot of flack.Read more on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
BREAKING NEWS: Toledo’s “Zone” Flips To Sports Monday
Posted on June 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Yes, this is the item we hinted about last week, and now, it's official.The Toledo Blade reports that Cumulus Toledo is changing format on WRWK/106.5, which has been alt-rock "The Zone" until now.Starting Monday, it'll become a simulcaster of Cumulus' sports talk station, WLQR/1470 "The Ticket".The Blade's Rod Lockwood reports that "The Zone" will shift its modern rock music to the Internet, and that the two frequencies will allow Cumulus Toledo to solve sports play-by-play conflicts - with one … [Read more...]
ODTV: ODTV Followup Monday
Posted on June 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We're sorting out what's left after Friday's end of full-power analog TV service, and even correcting ourselves once or twice...Read more at our Ohio Digital TV blog, including VIDEO of a local station's DTV switch... … [Read more...]
ODTV: Cleveland Switch: First Impression
Posted on June 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The first wave of analog shutoffs in the Cleveland/Akron TV market happened, as planned, at 10 AM this morning.And here at the OMW World Headquarters somewhere in western or northern Summit County, it's mostly good. Mostly.Analog signals for the following stations are no longer broadcasting: WEWS/5 (ABC), WJW/8 (Fox), WOIO/19 (CBS), WVPX/23 (ION), WUAB/43 (MyNetwork TV) and WBNX/55 (CW).WKYC/3 analog (NBC) is airing the expected DTV information-only "nightlight" video loop, with video and text … [Read more...]
ODTV: On The Night Before DTV
Posted on June 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
...there were some clarifications, some changes, and more testing...Read the full item on our Ohio Digital TV blog... … [Read more...]
