Michiguide.com 2006 News Archives

This section of Michiguide.com contains all of the news and information entries for the year 2006.

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January 2006:

• January 1: Rover likely to be buried by Drew & Mike as '06 kicks off (by: Mike Austerman)


• January 8: WJR tinkers with sked, Tic Tak's time's up at 'KQI (by: Mike Austerman)


• January 15: 'Symphony Bowl' could return, XM goes big (by: Art Vuolo)


• January 22: New Mix goes to the max in fall ratings (by: Mike Austerman)


• January 29: Underwhelmed by HD; U-M sports still homeless (by: Art Vuolo)

February 2006:

• February 5: Local radio could have shown more SBXL class (by: Mike Austerman)


• February 12: $2.7 billion deal could mean some local changes (by: Art Vuolo)


• February 19: Purtan's revered radiothon aims for the top (by: Mike Austerman)


• February 26: Conference proves how country is hotter than ever on the radio (by: Art Vuolo)

March 2006:

• March 5: CBS vs. Stern: Is this just one big publicity stunt? (by: Mike Austerman)


• March 12: Big D.C. seminar examines making talk radio for women (by: Art Vuolo)


• March 19: FCC apparently knows what's 'indecent' when it sees it (by: Mike Austerman)


• March 26: Hannity hears local followers demand 'all three hours' (by: Art Vuolo)

April 2006:

• April 2: WNIC is in a nice place - at the top of local ratings (by: Art Vuolo)


• April 9: 'Free' radio takes another hit with payola investigation (by: Mike Austerman)


• April 16: On-air foul language is a real turn-off for most of us (by: Mike Austerman)


• April 23: Purtan gets another honor, Roth dumped in New York (by: Art Vuolo)


• April 30: WOMC opts out of 'oldies' tag; reader wants less 'yak' (by: Mike Austerman)

May 2006:

• May 7: Mojo moves up; Doug, Kiss-FM get a ratings kiss-off (by: Art Vuolo)


• May 14: The Fan's ratings boost has this picky listener noticing (by: Mike Austerman)


• May 21: 'Drive' runs off road, carries entire on-air staff with it (by: Art Vuolo)


• May 28: Power to the people? Not in this country station sham (by: Mike Austerman)

June 2006:

• June 4: Why 'new' country station isn't W4 again is a mystery (by: Art Vuolo)


• June 11: WOMC matures with its listeners; 'XYT dumps a.m. sports (by: Mike Austerman)


• June 18: Radio, media seminars as plentiful in summer as concerts (by: Art Vuolo)


• June 25: Stations offering listeners chance to fuel up or tee up (by: Mike Austerman)

July 2006:

• July 2: Home improvement guru, night news man shown the door (by: Art Vuolo)


• July 9: It's amazing what radio lacks during a holiday break (by: Art Vuolo)


• July 16: Reunion is a time to celebrate vintage Detroit radio (by: Art Vuolo)


• July 23: Fox looks ready to pounce on 'YCD following ratings (by: Mike Austerman)


• July 30: Radio reunion's low reception a true shame for all (by: Art Vuolo)

August 2006:

• August 6: Public stations old, new having happy days (by: Mike Austerman)


• August 13: Is iPod mightier than radio's sword? We'll soon see (by: Art Vuolo)


• August 20: Keener 13 visionary remembered for making history (by: Mike Austerman)


• August 27: Sat-casters to merge? Big-money folks sure want it (by: Art Vuolo)

September 2006:

• September 3: Ratings show listeners' allegiances shifting (by: Mike Austerman)


• September 10: 'River' runs again; U-M's AM, FM broadcasts mixed (by: Art Vuolo)


• September 17: Looking back on 5 years, radio's made some U-turns (by: Mike Austerman)


• September 24: Universal radio rules part of convention's hot topics (by: Art Vuolo)

October 2006:

• October 1: What better time for sports radio in Detroit than now? (by: Mike Austerman)


• October 8: Don't believe the hype - satellite is not the enemy (by: Art Vuolo)


• October 15: Miss the real oldies? They're now on the local AM dial (by: Mike Austerman)


• October 22: Those great radio voices are heard on tube, too (by: Art Vuolo)


• October 29: Pistons are back, and radio's there to greet them (by: Mike Austerman)

November 2006:

• November 5: Aren't those political commercials something? (by: Art Vuolo)


• November 12: Other than being there, U-M/Ohio State game is best experienced via the radio (by: Mike Austerman)


• November 19: Do satcasters have enough chutzpah to make it? (by: Art Vuolo)


• November 26: Let's hear it for Bo -- and for great coverage (by: Mike Austerman)

December 2006:

• December 3: Oldies station gets better reception -- online (by: Art Vuolo)


• December 10: Satellite radio's not one of holidays' most wanted (by: Mike Austerman)


• December 17: Don't believe flak on satcasters (by: Art Vuolo)


• December 24: Christmas music coming to abrupt end (by: Mike Austerman)


• December 31: Radio 2006: Howard, handymen and havoc (by: Art Vuolo)

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