Randy J. Stine

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Creative Services Director at Midwest Communications

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CADL hit with Internet outage

1 week ago | wkzo.com | Randy J. Stine

LANSING, MI — Capital Area District Libraries says Internet services are not available this morning due to a system-wide internet outage, according to a post from media partner 6 News WLNS in Lansing. In a Facebook post, the CADL says for now customers can not use computers, WiFi, printing, and faxing services. The website and mobile app are fully functional and WLNS says all locations will open during regular business hours.
Lansing School District adds new board member

1 week ago | wkzo.com | Randy J. Stine

LANSING, MI — The Lansing School District Board of Education has voted to select Daniel Nowiski to fill an open board seat. Nowiski is an experienced Board of Education member who served on the Board during 2024 and recently acted as Board parliamentarian, according to a press release from the district. Nowiski earned a graduate degree in Arts and Religion from Graceland University Seminary, and earned his undergraduate degree from Central Michigan University where he graduated with honors.
Groups Ponder RIS — “Reductions in Stations” - Radio World

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Randy J. Stine

Some cash-strapped broadcast owners are shutting down radio stations at an eye-catching rate. A majority of the signals are on the AM dial, but some FMs have suffered the same fate. Ceasing operations is a drastic move for companies trying to cut costs quickly and in some cases stave off bankruptcy. “Instead of a ‘reduction in workforce,’ consider this a reduction in radio stations,” said one industry observer.
DAS Defends Its “Cautious Approach” to Modernize EAS

2 weeks ago | radioworld.com | Randy J. Stine

This story continues our coverage of industry debate over NAB’s petition asking the FCC to allow stations to use software-based EAS encoding and decoding, a debate that took a more strident and emotional tone this week. Here we summarize reply comments from Digital Alert Systems and Sage Alerting Systems. NAB wants the FCC to give broadcasters the option to replace encoding/decoding hardware with software hosted by one or more hardware elements.
NAB Says Software-Based EAS Has Overwhelming Support

2 weeks ago | radioworld.com | Randy J. Stine

The National Association of Broadcasters said it has nearly unanimous industry support for its proposal to allow EAS participants to use software-based encoder/decoder technology instead of a hardware device to process alert messages.
MSU names new provost

2 weeks ago | wkzo.com | Randy J. Stine

EAST LANSING, MI — Michigan State University President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., has announced Laura Lee McIntyre as MSU’s next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the East Lansing school. As provost, McIntyre will be the chief academic officer for the university, providing leadership for academic programs, research and outreach involving faculty, students and staff, according to a press release from the school.
Ingham County clerk running for state office

2 weeks ago | wkzo.com | Randy J. Stine

MASON, MI — Democrat Barb Byrum, Ingham County’s clerk and a former state representative, announced this week she’ll run to be Michigan’s next secretary of state, according to a report in today’s Detroit News. The election for that office is set for 2026. Byrum, 47, of Onondaga, said in an interview with The Detroit News that Michigan needs a secretary of state with on-the-ground experience. Byrum has run 40 elections in her 12 years as clerk in Mason as clerk of Ingham County, she said.
Court Blocks FCC Gender/Race Data Collection

2 weeks ago | radioworld.com | Randy J. Stine

Broadcasters won’t be required to report employee demographic data to the FCC after all. A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court in Texas on Monday unanimously vacated last year’s order. The commission is not expected to appeal. Starting in 1970 the FCC had used Form 395-B to collect race, ethnicity and gender data until the practice was suspended in 2001.
No Delta Township fireworks this sumer

2 weeks ago | wkzo.com | Randy J. Stine

LANSING, MI — The Delta Township Board on Monday voted to cancel plans for its annual fireworks display near Lansing Mall, according to a report from WILX-TV in Lansing. The recent failure by voters in the township to pass a millage increase is the reason for the cancellation, according to township board members. The annual fireworks show drew thousands of people each year to Sharp Park, filling the parking lot at Lansing Mall with vehicles to view the display.
Lansing BWL power outages drag on

2 weeks ago | wkzo.com | Randy J. Stine

LANSING, MI — More than 1,000 electric customers remained without power in the Lansing Board of Water and Light’s coverage area across Lansing on Monday morning. The outages stem from Thursday night’s storms that brought high winds and thunderstorms to the mid-Michigan area. The company says it hadn’t seen that kind of damage to its systems in over 25 years. The company’s outage map can be viewed here: https://outages.lbwl.com/gridvu/