Tamar Charney

Michigan Radio's 91.7 WUOM signal in Ann Arbor and Detroit will be operating on reduced power  between 11a.m. and 2p.m. This interruption is necessary in order to allow our engineers to safely perform required annual maintenance work on the tower lighting. We apologize for the disruption. 

Engineers will be doing repair work on Michigan Radio's broadcast tower in Goodrich. As a result, WFUM 91.1 will be off the air for several hours starting at 10 a.m. Listeners in the Flint area may be able to receive Michigan Radio's 91.7 signal or listen online at http://www.michiganradio.org/

We apologize for the disruption, but the outage is required in order to allow our engineers to safely make repairs to F.A.A and F.C.C. required tower lighting.

At Michigan Radio, our goal is simple - to best serve the communities and audiences that are within our coverage area, as well as those who are able to access our programming content using the many new digital tools that are now available.

With all of this abundant technology, however, we haven't lost sight of the relationship that forms between our station and you, our listener.  Below is a link to a brief survey that we asking you to fill out.

It will only take 7-10 minutes of your time, and we believe the results will be very important in our ongoing efforts to better understand the needs of our audience.

The survey is focused on the types of relationships that you desire with us, and how we can best fulfill your needs.  We realize this is an especially busy time of the year, but our goal is to hit the ground running in 2012, and this survey is an important piece of our planning for the coming year.

Just click the link below to take the survey, and feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. 

Michigan Radio Listener Survey

Thanks in advance for your time and your thoughts, and best wishes for safe, happy holidays.

There is ice on Michigan Radio's WVGR 104.1 West Michigan tower. The ice has reduced the output of the transmitter meaning people in West Michigan may be experiencing bad reception of the station. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Michigan Radio will participate in a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System today.

The test will last about 30 seconds and will happen today right around 2 p.m.

The test will be heard on the radio and seen on local, cable, and satellite TV.

Please do not be alarmed.

It will just be a test of the nationwide emergency alert system.

Again this test will take place today at 2 p.m.

As a Michigan Radio listener, we hope you enjoy our programming, and our ongoing efforts to provide new ways for you to interact with the station.

Part of that process is to survey listeners like you to get your opinions on a wide range of issues.

We'd love to hear what you think!

TAKE OUR LISTENER SURVEY

Our Flint area signal, WFUM 91.1, is off the air. A pole fire has interrupted electrical service to the transmitter. Consumers Energy says they expect power will be restored by 10:30a.

Our technical staff is making electrical repairs at our WFUM transmitter. This work means WFUM 91.1 in the Flint area will be off the air for about an hour.

Protesters headed to Lansing yesterday to voice their displeasure with the budget cuts in Governor Snyder's budget proposal.  People were also there yesterday in support of the cuts.

Michigan Radio's political analyst Jack Lessenberry discussed the protests on Michigan Radio this morning.

Most of the protesters are people who are concerned they are going to lose their state jobs or benefits. They are concerned about the impact of cuts on themselves and things they care about. There were a smaller group of protesters who want the Governor to do as the Governor in Wisconsin is to try to end collective bargaining but by Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana standards the protests here were relatively mild.

(By Kyle Norris) Gerry Bose has worked as paint contractor for much of his life in new construction. He actually painted the insides of a lot of new mc-mansions. But when the housing bubble burst a few years ago, Bose lost 80% of his work. Since then he's laid off his two employees, and he's had to scramble for work as a painter.

But he's also had more time and energy to book jobs as a juggler.

Gerry Bose is setting up his show at the Grant Public Library, about 30 miles north of Grand Rapids. Bose cracks-open what looks like a pirate chest.