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Re: Newsletter 12/7/2020: 55 and Still Alive! (Update & Reminder)

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Just a quick reminder to tune into WIXY1260Online on Sat., Dec. 12th as we celebrate the original station’s 55th Birthday.  We will be featuring WIXY SuperMen of the Past, including: Larry Morrow (10 am-12 pm) and Billy Bass (12-2 pm) will be live in studio and we’ll also be interviewing Chuck Knapp, Chip Hobart, Lou King Kirby, Terry Stevens, Tom Kent, Steve Hunter and possibly more. Also join Marc Flanagan 2-4 PM, Ray King 4-7 PM and Shaggy 7-11 PM Finally, an update to Ray King's NYE show - he will be going well past midnight (as long as his eyes stay open) and will now extend the top ten hits from each year into 1970. --- TJ Chizmar Assistant General Manager,  Webmaster & Communications Director WIXY1260Online www.wixy120online.com  | Business: 440-882-3050 | Studio: 216-744-9499     You are receiving this message because you subscribed to our mailing list.  To unsubscribe, reply with Unsubscribe in your messa...

Newsletter 12/7/2020: 55 and Still Alive!

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Greetings Fellow WIXY-ites.... Hopefully, those of you stuck in Northeast Ohio, like us, have survived the recent pandemic of snow.  Okay, so maybe it's not quite that bad, but like so many, we are happy this crazy year is coming to a close. To reward you for making it this far, we will be treating you all to a special full day of live shows on  Saturday, December 12 , beginning at 10 AM ET . Tune into WIXY1260Online a s we celebrate the original station’s 55th Birthday.  We will be featuring WIXY SuperMen of the Past, including:  Larry Morrow (10 am-12 pm) and Billy Bass (12-2 pm) (both of whom will be live in studio) and we’ll also be interviewing Chuck Knapp, Chip Hobart, Terry Stevens, Steve Hunter and possibly more. Top it off with the greatest music of the WIXY Golden Era and a Shaggurday Night (7-11 PM w/ Shaggy) and it makes for a good way to kick 2020 goodbye!   At WIXY1260Online, we may not have the cure for COVID, but we do have the cure for c...

Newsletter 10/24/2020: Spooky Good!

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Happy Rocktober WIXY Fans! Well, the colder weather may not be so happy but here at WIXY1260Online we hope you'll tune in and tell your friends to heat things up with us and our great hits of the past and our smokin' live shows!  As we look to bare trees and that forbidden "S" word here in Northeast Ohio, there's one "S" word we can all agree on... Sound!  At WIXY1260Online we pride ourselves in delivering the highest quality sound you've ever heard your favorite songs in, all while consuming the lowest data amount versus our competitor streaming formats, and we do it for FREE!  Why go anywhere else? SPOOKY GOOD LIVE SHOWS This Halloween we are excited to announce that our "Vampire of Vintage Vinyl", Ray T., will be back in the studio for a special Halloween day show from 12-4 PM to get your blood curdling, err, pumping.  Yes, the Vampire will be tricking and treating us to the best hits of the WIXY Era, with that special Spooky fl...

Newsletter 9/8/2020: Time Won't Let Me

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Greetings WIXY Fans, As summer comes to an official close here shortly, we continue to be hopeful for a solution to the COVID crisis facing us all.  Despite the lockdowns, safety practices and adjustments we all have had to make, we continue to be dedicated to filling in those days with your favorite music and live shows.  While we didn't get out as much this summer, we enjoyed the events we were able to safely pull off and look to bring you more great events in the future.  Until then, stock up on your favorite fall-themed items and those pumpkin spice goodies (or not!), and remember to tune in and keep those song requests coming - and remember to tell your friends! ROADS, RAILS -N- SALES Speaking of remote events, we are looking forward to our Saturday, September 26th  appearance at the Roads, Rails -n- Sales event at Black River Landing in Lorain from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. ET.  There will be a Flea Market, a display of Motorcycles, Cars & Trucks,...

Announcement: The Mac Arrives at WIXY (7/20/2020)

Please give a warm welcome to WIXY1260Online's newest SuperMan, Mac G. Mac is a graduate of the University of Mount Union and the Ohio Media School and currently resides in Chippewa Lake. While at Mount Union, Mac hosted a radio show and was a DJ at events on campus. More recently he has done work for All Sports Cleveland and the North Coast Underground and interned at WOBL/WDLW in Oberlin. Mac found his way to WIXY1260Online through fellow attendees of the Ohio Media School and is excited to play this music and bring back a big part of Cleveland's Radio History. To hear the future of radio, visit  www.wixy1260online.com . "Mac G." can be heard Tuesdays 2-6 PM.

Newsletter 7/15/2020: Making New Memories

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Greetings WIXY Family, We hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the summer months in ways maybe we haven't had to in our lifetimes.  As we all adjust to a new (hopefully not lengthy) normal, we have all had time to perhaps tackle those lingering home projects, clean out cabinets, organize the sock drawer, and maybe even practice your tech skills to learn the many different ways to tune into WIXY1260Online.  As we all sit wondering what will happen next, we continue to hope for the best and try to get on with life as we best know how...keeping contact with loved ones, making new memories and re-living those great ones of the WIXY golden era. STUDIO SHOWS STATUS Earlier this year we had to hunker down during the first lock-down from COVID and we all learned some valuable lessons on how to handle this and prepare ourselves should the need, God forbid, ever arise again.  After putting some of our DJs on hiatus while others worked remotely, we eventually welcomed back our...

Press Release: WIXY1260Online’s first virtual concert with The Outsiders! (6/25/20)

The historic rebirth of the legendary radio station WIXY 1260 AM, now known as WIXY1260Online will be hosting its first ever virtual concert. Cleveland’s own The Outsiders are scheduled to perform. Original drummer Ricky Biagolia, with bandmates Rik Williger (keyboards), Greg DePaulo (bassist), Michael Abraham and James Aschenbener (guitarists) will take the virtual stage at 6 PM Eastern time on July 5th, 2020. Brand new tracks from The Outsiders’ latest studio album, “It’s Time” awaits listeners over the Internet airwaves. In addition to great music from The Outsiders, listeners will be treated to great sounds, jingles, and memories, courtesy of WIXY1260Online, for a post-4th of July music explosion! Although the private venue of the live concert is closed to the public, fans can click over to the WIXY1260Online Listen Page to tune in. A Facebook Live stream is also scheduled to allow viewing through social media on the Official WIXY1260Online Facebook Page. Even though the pandemic ...

Newsletter 5/6/2020: Long Overdue Update - The Show Must Go On

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Greetings WIXY Family, We hope everyone is doing well and finding healthy ways to cope with the unprecedented situation facing us.  We're finding that many of you, and many new folks, are tuning into WIXY1260Online as a coping mechanism.  So, the toilet paper may be in short supply, but the best music ever recorded can always be found in plenty supply!  Thanks to everyone who has been tuning in and sending in those song requests - we always want to play what YOU want to hear.   STUDIO SHOWS TO RESUME It's been a little over a month now that our Live Show lineup went into "survival" mode, or as our morning DJ, Jeff Strich, likes to call it, "DJs without borders."  A big thanks to our DJs for stepping up to work remotely to keep our live shows going as we put the studio into lockdown mode.  I am happy to report that, while this was a resounding success, we will be returning to the Studio on Friday, May 8th at 7:00 PM ET with Tony Z & T...

Special Announcement 3/29/2020: COVID 19 Operational Plan

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All, The past few weeks, and for unknown how many weeks to come, have brought a lot of stress and uncertainty to the nation and the world. This epidemic, regardless of whether you consider it to be serious or media-hype (I am stuck somewhere in between), has made everyone re-think a lot of things and alter our lives in ways we thought unimaginable. Despite so much talent and dedication from all of our Staff, these times have forced us to make some necessary temporary adjustments to the way we operate. This coming week we are rolling out a temporary live-show lineup which maintains live shows during our typically peak listening hours. We have several DJs who have demonstrated remote capability and the schedule flexibility to make this work. Our normal studio operations have been suspended so that our DJs can work in a safe environment. This reflects a hard decision to act responsibly to limit everyone’s exposure and to yet maintain a personable presence with our audience. During...

Special Announcement (2) 3/12/2020: Weekend of all Special Shows

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Please pardon the interruption, but we have an update to our earlier announcement regarding the cancellation of this weekend's Piston Power Auto Rama:   Although the 2020 IX Piston Powered Auto Rama was cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns, as Three Dog Night says, "The Show Must Go On!" So, WIXY1260Online will be bringing the show to you from our Studios instead. We will feature the same DJ lineup as we would have done from the IX Show.     See the below schedule for a complete listing or CLICK HERE       LINKS: HAPPENINGS | LISTEN | MERCHANDISE | BLOG / FACEBOOK  / TWITTER  / YOUTUBE  | | CONTACT US You are receiving this message because you subscribed to WIXY1260Online e-mailing list.  If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails, please reply with "unsubscribe" in your message.

Special Announcement 3/12/2020: Piston Powered Auto-Rama Cancelled for This Weekend

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We are disappointed to learn the Piston Power Auto Rama show this weekend is cancelled, but we respect the decision given the concern for everyone's safety. WIXY1260Online will try to make the best of a bad situation and we are attempting to organize an in-studio event with some of our originally scheduled special guests as well as our own DJs for your listening pleasure - stay tuned and more importantly, stay safe! www.wixy1260online.com Official Statement from IX : The 2020 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama has been cancelled due to COVID-19 With anticipation of the order from the Governor of the State of Ohio to ban mass gatherings due to COVID-19, the 2020 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama at the I-X Center, March 13, 14 & 15 has been cancelled. To all attendees who purchased advance tickets: The I-X Center will issue a refund within 3-5 business days for all pre-sold tickets issued for the 2020 I-X Piston Powered Auto-Rama. Advance tickets purchased using a credit card onli...