Are the long-standing rumors about Air America Radio host Al Franken leaving his noon-3 slot on the liberal talk network true?That's what our first thought was, upon hearing the news that Jones Radio/P1 afternoon drive talk host Ed Schultz will move his syndicated program.Effective December 11th, a week from next Monday, "Big Eddie" will air live in that very same noon-3 (Eastern) slot. The show will still be refed in its current live time slot, 3-6 PM.P1 president Stu Krane positions the move … [Read more...]

UPDATE 11/30/06 4:35 PM - We have learned of more people being let go from Clear Channel's Columbus cluster. Scroll down for more...------------------------It had to happen eventually, with Clear Channel cluster after cluster dumping people to save money.AllAccess reports that the company's axe has now swung in Cincinnati and Columbus.In Cincinnati, the trade site reports "at least" 15 people were let go in the downsizing yesterday, including from various stations:* Hot AC WVMX/94.1 "Mix 94.1" … [Read more...]

We'll put the reminder up here, though we suspect that due to the nature of our readership, many of you are already planning to be there.The wake for late Cleveland sportscaster Casey Coleman is scheduled for this afternoon, from 4 to 8 PM, at Berry and Martens Funeral Home - 26691 Detroit Road in Westlake.OMW hears that Westlake Police are expecting a large crowd to show up, and have already advised drivers to not use Detroit Road in the area of the funeral home this afternoon due to the … [Read more...]

The ol' Mighty Blog kind of went into a state of suspended animation the past few days.First, there was the passing of Casey Coleman. When a well-loved local broadcaster finally loses his battle with a very real, and very deadly, disease, not much else seems to matter. So, we put other items on hold.Then, we put out our item related to the upcoming move of the 101.7 signal to North Canton, which put up the Bat Signal in Dover, which got us quoted in the paper, again.So, let's catch up:HO-HO-HO … [Read more...]

At this rate, we ought to call up Copley Newspapers and ask what the health benefits are like.The Dover/New Philadelphia Times-Reporter doesn't have us on staff, but it would sure seem like it after the latest article about the move of the station currently known as WJER-FM.The article is based entirely upon our most recent entry, just below, which linked pictures of the construction going on at the site that will house the tower, equipment and antennas for both Cumulus rock WRQK/106.9 Canton … [Read more...]

Today brings us to our latest update on now-WJER-FM/101.7's planned move north into the Canton marketAnd it's time for pictures of the construction at the site of a new tower that will soon hold both it and Cumulus (for now) (eventually Clear Channel) (honest!) (really!) rock WRQK/106.9 on 22nd St. NW off of Whipple Ave. NW in Canton.But this time, it wasn't your Primary Editorial Voice(tm) piling into the OMW Mobile for a drive down to Canton.These pictures are supplied by not one, but TWO … [Read more...]

It's not like it was unexpected, but it's still no easier to take.WTAM/1100 sportscaster and morning co-host Casey Coleman died this morning after a long bout with pancreatic cancer, at the age of 55.While still dealing with the disease, Casey worked whenever his body allowed him to do so, up until nearly the very end.Casey's morning co-host, Bill Wills, tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he was "an integral part" of the station's "Wills and Coleman in the Morning". He called Coleman "a pro's … [Read more...]

You heard about it first here on your Mighty Blog of Fun(tm). OK, so maybe you heard it first on WTAM/1100 afternoon drive host Mike Trivisonno's show, when Triv brought long-simmering rumors about his print-based nemesis to light.Roger Brown has written his final column for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, which appears in Sunday's paper. Brown took a buyout from the newspaper, which has been offering them to dozens of employees in an effort to cut costs.And it's about as typical a Roger Brown … [Read more...]

Like many broadcast ventures, the start of "Sunday Oldies Jukebox" on WSTB/88.9 was rather modest in its debut some nine years ago."It’s been almost twenty years since Portage County radio listeners enjoyed commercial free oldies. In 1978 what was then WSTB 'Golden 91' dropped the oldies format and never looked back, until now," "SOJ" program director "Uncle" Bill Weisinger wrote in November 1997, as a group of volunteers prepared to launch a weekly one-day format change on the otherwise rock … [Read more...]

Here at the OMW World Headquarters, we've finally found a radio which we can twist into the right position to regularly monitor Good Karma Broadcasting sports WWGK/1540 "Cleveland's ESPN Radio 1540".It's not the best, most listenable signal this far away - static abounds, and a hissing noise is constant - but it's enough to endure to figure out what they're doing on the air.To wit, we did NOT hear WJW/8 "FOX 8" sports anchor Tony Rizzo on 1540 again this week, after last week's special Ohio … [Read more...]