WION (AM)

WION (1430 AM, "I-1430") is a full-service radio station in Ionia, Michigan, United States, featuring a mix of locally programmed music, news, and sports. WION's AM signal can be heard as far east as Flint, Michigan, as far south as Tekonsha, Michigan and as far north as Marion, Michigan. WION transmits in C-QUAM AM stereo.

For the airport in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia, assigned ICAO code WION, see Ranai Airport. For the TV channel, see WION (TV channel).
WION
CityIonia, Michigan
Broadcast area (Daytime)
(Nighttime)
Frequency1430 kHz
BrandingI-1430
Slogan"America's Biggest Little Radio Station" "The Music you Know, The Information you Need"
Programming
FormatFull-Service Adult Hits
AffiliationsCBS Radio
Ownership
OwnerPacker Radio WION, LLC
WGLM
History
First air date
February 1, 1953[1]
Call sign meaning
Ionia, Michigan
Technical information
ClassB
Power4,700 watts day
330 watts night
Translator(s)W224BZ (92.7 MHz, Ionia)
W262DN (100.3 MHz, Ionia)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://www.i1430.com/

History

WION began broadcasting on February 1, 1953.[1] It originally operated during daytime hours only, running 500 watts.[2] Its power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1962.[2]

In 2009, the AM signal was upgraded to change the daytime coverage area from a directional pattern aimed north, to a non-directional signal. In 2009, the station added an FM translator on 92.7 MHz purchased from Horizon Christian Fellowship, which changed frequencies from its original 103.7. The translator moved to the station's studios on Haynor Road Ionia. The translator covers all of Ionia County on 92.7.

WION began online streaming of its programming on February 1, 2013 on the 60th anniversary of the station. The source of the feed is the actual "over the air" AM stereo signal from a Carver-brand AM stereo receiver. A second translator was added in Lowell, Michigan in March 2019 on 100.3 FM.

References
  1. The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991, Broadcasting, 1991. p. B-165. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. History Cards for WION, fcc.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2020.


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