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What has happened or may happen in the local music scene
A few years ago, we had the pleasure of bringing the Ontonagon Area Schools student body down to see the Rusty Wright Band at the Ontonagon Theater for the Performing Arts. I do not know about the kids and the band, but I had a blast (truthfully, a great time was had by all). We […]
If one checks out the WOAS-FM website (www.woas-fm.org), one can find an archive of FTV articles stretching back several years. The site is hosted by the Regional Educational Media Center (REMC) that is part of the Intermediate Schools District (ISD) office located in Hancock, Michigan. The ISD office is responsible for providing educational services […]
I am, for the moment, speechless – those who know me well recognize that this is NOT my normal state! I received a note and check from former WOAS-FM DJ Sam Bennett (son of my GM mentor Mike ‘Zenith’ Bennett). Not only did Sam make a donation to our transmitter repair fund, he sent out a […]
In the normal flow of our broadcast year, WOAS-FM 88.5 would be easing into the new school year by broadcasting music by artists with some connection to the Porcupine Mountain Music Festival. After our July maintenance hiatus, it is always fun to test the station’s equipment by featuring PMMF artists ahead of the festival. […]
When my wife and I were still in dating mode, we used to commute on alternate weekends (she was working in Marquette and I was in Ontonagon). My habit of borrowing albums to transfer on to cassette tapes provided me with my road music. My vehicle’s radio was strictly AM, so my stash of cassettes […]
WOAS-FM 88.5 would like to take a minute to acknowledge the student DJs who comprised the day shift this past year. While it is disappointing that they were not able to finish the year because of the you-know-what pandemic, they progressed rapidly in their radio skills and we will miss the graduating seniors. We wish […]
Greetings – just wanted to let everyone know that we are broadcasting on a limited schedule because a) I am here cleaning and sanitizing, looking to the future, and b) it gives us a chance to advertise the school district food distribution program – at present, they school staff is serving over 200 families on […]
Greetings – We had an idea we could do some limited broadcasting and advertise the school district food distribution program – then Gov. Whitmer asked for a longer period of physical separation. We are taking this seriously so we are probably off the air until at least April 14, 2020. If it is possible to […]
I don’t suppose there is a big need to explain the reasons . . . WOAS-FM 88.5 is located in the library of the Ontonagon Area Schools. With the State of Michigan mandating all k-12 schools be closed until at least April 6, 2020, we will be OFF THE AIR until such time as school […]
Another new year begins. Does anybody really want another reminder that time marches on? The Friday before last Thanksgiving, my phone rang early in the morning with the kind of news that reminds us all that we aren’t getting any younger. My old guitar playing buddy from Sledgehammer, Barry Seymour, called from L.A. to […]