Bee-otch of the Day: northern Michigan radio

In this podcast, King Chuck talks about...

*The current northern Michigan radio ratings are out, and despite 106 KHQ and Lite 96's towers collapsing, both stations did well.

*KLT won big time while the former #1, WTCM-FM was tied with Big Country 102.9 at #2.

*Chuck talked at length about WTCM Newstalk 580 and Rock 105 and 95.5. This had to have been 580's worst book in ages, especially with their hosts bowing to Trump. Chuck thinks that 580's problems are karma because they should be Traverse City's Detroit Tiger affiliate. But, their general manager, Chris Warren claims that if they took off shows like Mark Levin, they get complaints.

*Chuck goes into a rant about baby boomers and how they ruined his generation. 

*Chuck explains why Chris Warren is Ross Biederman's successor at Midwestern Broadcasting and not Ross's own children. 

*Rock 105 and 95.5's ratings have slid every book in the past two years. Chuck claims that the station should have paid Smitty a better wage. Allegedly, he makes more money bartending than as a DJ and programmer. 

*Chuck thinks that Rock 105 doesn't play enough new rock, plus, some recent #1s on the rock charts never got regular airplay on the station. Yet, they play the new Linkin Park a bit too much.

*Another problem that Rock 105 has is that their jocks - except for Cartman - are all over 50. Two of them are alumni of Detroit's WRIF. Of course, Rock 105's co-owner was a WRIF executive. 

*President Trump is giving out $50 million in aid to the recent ice storm in northern Michigan. Chuck is scared that Trish MacDonald-Garber will get some of that money to rebuild her towers. He talked about how her father screwed over his employees, paving the way for her to create a toxic workplace. 

*Chuck wonders why The Bear still exists.

*Finally, Chuck presents a conspiracy theory regarding Rock 105's favoritism towards the new Linkin Park. It has to do with a story his uncle told him years ago about how a 1950s R&B singer got Detroit radio stations to play her music. Let's just say that a station programmer was indeed "Touched By An Angel".