Thursday, March 8, 2018

WIXY1260Online Proudly Supports Our DJ, Gary Wenner


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 7, 2018
Gary Wenner                       
Chagrin Valley Entertainment
330-348-9465
Gwenner67@gmail.com

Nominated for Leukemia & Lymphoma Man of the Year
Starting 10 week fundraising campaign

Streetsboro, OH: Gary Wenner has been nominated for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) 2018 Northern Ohio “Man of the Year”. The Man & Woman of the Year is a philanthropic competition to support blood cancer research among a group of motivated and dedicated individuals in communities across the United States.  Candidates form powerful fundraising teams and compete in honor of two local children who are blood cancer survivors. The man and woman who have raised the most funds during the ten-week campaign are awarded the prestigious title of Man or Woman of the Year in their community.  The man and woman who have raised the most across the entire U.S. will be recognized as the national Man & Woman of the year.
“I’m honored to be nominated” said Gary Wenner. “I lost my wife of 15 years to cancer, and I hope my story will inspire people to donate to my fundraising team”. “Cancer has affected so many us, including children. Through LLS, I’ve met 2 such children, and they have motivated me to embark on this campaign”.

Gary is dedicating his campaign to his wife, Kathleen Wenner, who lost her courageous 13 month battle with breast cancer in 2014. It’s also dedicated to the LLS Boy & Girl of the Year, Stanley & Molly. You can read their stories here http://www.mwoy.org/articles/meet-our-boy-girl-year

You can view Gary’s fundraising page here http://pages.mwoy.org/noh/cle18/gwenner

For interviews, please contact Gary Wenner at 330-348-9465 or gwenner67@gmail.com


About Gary: He is a 21 year veteran Cleveland radio broadcaster, having worked at several radio stations in the Cleveland area. He owns Chagrin Valley Entertainment DJ Service and is an instructor at The Ohio Media School.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Press Release: WIXY1260Online Appearing at IX Piston Powered Auto Rama in March (3/7/2018)

WIXY1260Online is fueling up the the fleet and packing up for our their appearance at this year's Summit Racing Equipment IX Piston Powered Auto Rama!  If you tune into the station at www.wixy1260online.com during live shows ahead of the March 16-18 event, you'll have a chance to win tickets to the show! 
Now in our fourth year at this event, this year's show continues their tradition of entertaining guests of the the South Hall of the IX Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Visitors can chat with the WIXY Super Team, check out WIXY DJ Tony Z's classic Pontiac GTO, and buy WIXY themed merchandise, including a newly released coffee mugs!

In addition to dancing along to the great music of the late 50's through the 70's, and reminiscing about the original WIXY 1260 AM, visitors are encouraged to help out Monday evening DJ, Gary Wenner, as he raises money for this year's Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year Campaign.  WIXY1260Online will be raffling off a new Lenovo laptop computer, with proceeds benefiting the campaign.  All donors will receive a free gift for their donation!

WIXY1260Online will entertain guests the entire show, which features classic cars, military vehicles and pretty much anything with an engine.  As it goes, "If a piston makes it go, it's in the show!"
Dates & Times: Friday, March 16: 3PM – 10PM | Saturday, March 17: 10AM – 10PM | Sunday, March 18: 10AM – 6PM
Official Show Website: http://www.pistonpowershow.com
WIXY1260Online Website:  http://www.wixy1260online.com

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About WIXY1260Online

From 1965 to 1976, WIXY 1260 AM was an incredible force in the Cleveland, Ohio, radio market, and has never been forgotten. Now, two WIXY fans from Cleveland, with a great set of volunteers, have given the station new life...on the Internet. WIXY1260Online has been active since October, 2011, and offers the same high-energy music and fast pace that made the original WIXY a legend in the annals of Top 40 Radio! The top hits and local favorites that were played on WIXY 1260 AM can be heard once again at www.wixy1260online.com. All songs are in a high quality format, many of which are available in stereo for the first time, and can be heard for free, 24/7/365.

Contact: TJ Chizmar, Assistant GM, Communications Director & Webmaster - news@wixy1260online.com

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Newsletter 3/6/2018: Start Your Engines!

(rev 3/8/18: Apple App now online; new return date for Lisa Jordan)


Happy Almost Spring, WIXY Fans!
  
Here on the North Coast of Ohio, from our new studios in Cleveland, Ohio, the WIXY1260Online Crew is hard at work for you.  We're excited to finally get settled into our new permanent space and we continue to post photos on our Gallery Page!  In addition to gearing up the new studios, we're also getting geared up for our BIG appearance at this year's IX Piston Powered Auto Rama.  We hope you can join us for what is sure to be a FUN time!

 NEW STREAMING LINKS

Last month we told you about our transition to a new licensing partnership with RadioCoalition.org.  As part of that transition, we have updated our listening links on our website and many of the apps you may use to listen (such as TuneIn Radio, Reciva and others).  Our new WIXY1260Online mobile app features a simpler, ad-free interface and is still free to use.  The new Android version is now online in the Google Play Store, and the new Apple version can be found in the iTunes store.

 If you listen through your computers, you'll still tune in the same way you always have by visiting our Listen Page at www.WIXY1260Online.com.  If the links don't work for you, you can simply reload the web page so that you are seeing the most current version of our website.  Reloading is very simple, just click the reload button near the address line of your web browser or type "CTRL+R" on your keyboard, and then click on a listening link again.



 START YOUR ENGINES
We are fueling up the WIXY fleet and packing up for our big appearance at this year's Summit Racing Equipment IX Piston Powered Auto Rama!  If you tune in during our live shows ahead of the March 16-18 event, you'll have a chance to win tickets to the show!  This year you can stop by our area in the middle of the South Hall of the IX Center and chat with the WIXY Super Team, check out Tony Z's GTO and check out all of our great merchandise, including our new coffee mugs!

While there, help out our Monday evening DJ, Gary Wenner, as he raises money for this year's Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year Campaign.  WIXY1260Online will be raffling off a new Lenovo laptop computer, with proceeds benefiting the campaign.  All donors will receive a free gift for their donation!  If you can't make it to the show, or if you'd like to donate ahead of time, please CLICK HERE.

Show Dates & Times: Friday, March 16: 3PM – 10PM | Saturday, March 17: 10AM – 10PM | Sunday, March 18: 10AM – 6PM;  CLICK HERE for Show Website with more Details

UPCOMING EVENTS (via our Happenings Page)
We enjoy providing you with the best variety of WIXY Golden Era music from the late 50's through the 70's, and we continue to add to our music and WIXY jingle collection - including new jingles that were created for WIXY 1260, but until now, have never been heard!  And, we appreciate all the feedback we continue to receive, both constructive and overwhelmingly positive.  (Why not send us a note?  CLICK HERE)  From everyone at WIXY1260Online, thanks for being a loyal listener... see you at our events!

Pleasant Springtime Thoughts!

TJ Chizmar
Assistant General Manager, Webmaster & Communications Director
www.WIXY1260Online.com
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