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WIOI (AM)
WIOI (1010 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an adult standards/MOR format. It is licensed to New Boston, Ohio, United States. The station is currently owned by Maillet Media, Inc. and features programming from Music of Your Life. History WIOI is best known for being the Top 40 station in Portsmouth during the 1960s and 1970s, when Chuck Maillet was the owner. It changed hands a few times until 1996, when Chip Maillet, owner of Maillet Media, bought the station back from its previous owner. At this point it had an all talk radio format. In December 2000 the format was changed to "Music of Your Life". The community responded positively, especially those over age 50. In early 2008, Music of Your Life was acquired by entrepreneur Marc Angell. WIOI continued airing the format, which is now distributed by Music of Your Life, Inc., a public company listed on the Over the Counter stock market under the ticker symbol MYLI. Personalities Chip Maillet, a radio veteran since he starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Boston, Ohio
New Boston is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Scioto County, Ohio, Scioto County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,272 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Apart from its southern boundary on the Ohio River, New Boston is entirely surrounded by the city of Portsmouth, Ohio, Portsmouth. New Boston is served by the Portsmouth Public Library (Ohio), Portsmouth Public Library and the Glenwood High School (Ohio), New Boston Local School District. History New Boston was platted on February 17, 1891, by James Skelton, A.T. Holcomb, and M. Stanton. The village was named after Boston, Massachusetts, the native home of a share of the first settlers. Geography New Boston is located at (38.753049, -82.935819). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which are land and are water. New Boston is entirely surrounding on the west, north, and east by the City of Portsmouth, Ohio, Portsmouth and to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Standards/MOR
Middle of the road (also known by its acronym MOR) is a commercial radio format and popular music genre. Music associated with this term is strongly melodic and uses techniques of vocal harmony and light orchestral arrangements. The format was eventually rebranded as soft adult contemporary. Etymology and usage According to music academic Norman Abjorensen, "middle of the road" has referred to a commercial radio format more often than a music genre, although "it has been used to describe a broad type of music" of numerous styles, usually characterized by vocal harmony techniques, prominent melodies, and subtle orchestral arrangements. MOR is somewhat often used as a derogatory term for this type of music. Radio stations that played beautiful music during the 1960s and 1970s were marketed as "MOR radio" in order to differentiate them from related soft adult contemporary and smooth jazz stations. Soft rock groups like the Association, the 5th Dimension, and Simon & Garfunkel infiltr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |