OUR STUDIOS AND TRANSMITTER SITE
1150 HAYNOR RD, IONIA

THE HOME OF WION FOR OVER 50 YEARS...
PROUDLY  SPEAKING THE STATION'S ORIGINAL CALL LETTERS THAT STAND FOR IONIA!

or Road, Ionia, MI Summertime
           
OCTOBER SNOW IN 2006 (Before "Chili Dawg Challenge!")

       
WION'S RADIO "MUSEUM" CONTAINS MANY UNIQUE MODELS!
             

OUR STUDIOS EARLY IN THE DAYS OF "I-1430" (BELOW)
               
TODAY'S STUDIO (BELOW) 

       
AND MORE.....
           

        
  our 2nd  (production) studio then... (left) ..and today!  (right and below.)

 
Below:   Engineering room, WION with Continental Transmitter, ca 1980's
which was still in use when we bought WION
(power hungry, and like an electric heater!)
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Below:  Our first major improvement: A new  B-E Stereo-ready transmitter!
Solid State, and sounding great!e b
          

In our "and finally" department, a tribute to Jim Carlyle's Father
who passed away at 91 in March of 2005. His encouragement
helped Jim realize his dream of owning a radio station with
a fantastic team of talent, in a small town environment.

The Rev. Reginald Angus, Episcopal Deacon, Retired.
in the "command module" of the station, Autumn 2004 as he visited. 
Looks "right at home" at the microphone!
March 10, 1914--March 19, 2005
"Thanks for the memories, the voice, and your encouragement!"
"Go in Peace!"