Michigan Farm Radio Network

Agricultural radio network in Michigan, United States

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Michigan Farm Radio Network" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

The Michigan Farm Radio Network (MFRN) is a radio network that provides specialty programming geared toward farmers in Michigan. It is owned by Learfield Communications and is a sisters with the Michigan Radio Network.

The network began broadcasting from Howard Heath's farm house basement in 1970. Heath was the first recipient of Michigan Farm Bureau's "Agriculture Communicator of the Year Award" in 1975.[1] He died in 1979.

Robert T. "Bob" Driscoll, who started his radio career at WLEW in Bad Axe, worked with Heath and later with his son Patrick T. "Pat" Driscoll. Under Bob's management, MFRN became the second largest regional farm radio network in the country. It grew into several sub-stations, and began broadcasting in its own station in Milan, Michigan in 1976.[citation needed] Pat Driscoll led the station for several years, until the Driscolls sold the network to Saga Communications in 2000.

Bob and Pat Driscoll were long-term members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters[2] and held seats on that organization's Board of Directors and its various committees.[3] Bob was recognized by the Michigan Farm Bureau in 1981, 1983 and 1986 for his service to agriculture.[4] Bob Driscoll died in 2001; in 2004, he was inducted posthumously into the Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame.[5]

In 1993, Pat Driscoll was awarded the Michigan FFA Foundation "Distinguished Service Award",[6] in recognition of the support given to the Michigan FFA Foundation and the Michigan Association of FFA. In 1996, he received the "Meritorious Service Award for Producer Communications" in Broadcast by the United Soybean Board;[7] in the same year, the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association recognized him and the MFRN with its "MVMA Public Media Award" for promoting the importance of the veterinarian in animal agriculture. In 2000, he was named as an honorary member of the Michigan Association of Agriscience Educators.[8] He was awarded an Oscar in Broadcasting for his leadership in reporting on the tuberculosis problem in Michigan's whitetail deer and its threat to Michigan agriculture.[when?][citation needed]

As of 2005, Dennis Mellott was the President of Networks and General Manager, formerly vice-president and General Manager.[9]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Michigan Farm Bureau Annual Meeting News 27-30 November 1990
2. ^ National Association of Farm Broadcasters past membership role
3. ^ NAFB records
4. ^ MI Farm Bureau Annual Meeting News, 27-30 Nov 1990
5. ^ MAB: Michigan Association of Broadcasters, 9 August 2004, Grand Hotel, Mackinaw Island MI, and meeting booklet's page 6
6. ^ Michigan FFA Annual Meeting, 1993
7. ^ National Meeting, 1996
8. ^ Michigan Association of Agriscience Educations, 12 July 2000
9. ^ Michigan Radio Network Staff. Copyrighted 2005. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

## External links

[edit]

* Official Web Site

* v
* t
* e

Saga Communications, Inc.

Radio stations|

* KAFE
* KAZR
* KDXY
* KEGI
* KGMI
* KISM
* KICD
* KICD-FM
* KIOA/K260AM
* KJBX
* KMIT
* KMRR
* KOEZ
* KPSZ
* KPUG
* KRNT
* KSTZ
* KUQL
* WAFX
* WAQY
* WAVF
* WBAE
* WBCO
* WCKN
* WCLZ
* WCNR
* WCVL-FM
* WCVQ
* WDBR
* WFEA
* WFIZ
* WGAN/WGIN
* WHAI
* WHBG
* WHCU
* WHMP
* WHQG
* WINA
* WIII
* WINQ
* WINQ-FM
* WISE
* WIXY/W245DP
* WIZZ
* WJMR-FM
* WJOI
* WKBK
* WKFN
* WKLH
* WKNE
* WKVT-FM
* WLFZ
* WLHH
* WLRW
* WLVQ
* WLZX
* WLZX-FM
* WMGX
* WMLL
* WMQR
* WMXZ/W257BQ
* WNAX
* WNAX-FM
* WNDD
* WNDN
* WNND/WNNP
* WNOR
* WNYY
* WNZE
* WOEZ
* WOGK
* WOXL-FM
* WPOR
* WPVQ-FM
* WQEL
* WQEZ
* WQMZ
* WQNY
* WQPO/W261CV
* WREE
* WRND
* WRSI
* WRSY
* WRXS
* WSIG
* WSNI
* WSNY
* WSPO/W261DG
* WSVA
* WTAX
* WTAX-FM
* WTMT
* WVAX
* WVMX
* WVSC/W256CB/W293BZ
* WVVR
* WWRE
* WWWV
* WXST/W257BQ
* WYMG
* WYND-FM
* WYNZ
* WYXL
* WYXY
* WZAN
* WZBK
* WZID
* WZZP

Radio networks|

* Illinois Radio Network
* Michigan Farm Radio Network
* Michigan Radio Network
* Minnesota Farm Radio Network
* Minnesota News Network

* v
* t
* e

Broadcast radio networks in the United States

National|

* ABC Audio
* Compass
* Premiere
* Salem
* United Stations
* Westwood One
* Uforia Audio Network
* Spanish

State|

* Georgia News Network
* Louisiana Radio Network
* Michigan Farm Radio Network
* Michigan Radio Network
* Michigan Talk Network
* North Carolina News Network
* Ohio News Network
* The Point
* Supertalk Mississippi
* Texas State Network
* WV Metro News

Specialty|

* AURN
* Bloomberg Radio
* CRN Digital
* Evolution
* Metropolitan Opera
* Music of Your Life
* Pride Radio
* Radio America
* Radio One
* Republic Broadcasting Network
* USA Radio Network
* WestStar TalkRadio Network
* WFMT Radio Network
* World Classical Network

Religious|

* 3ABN
* Air1
* AFR
* BBN
* BRN
* Calvary
* Covenant
* CSN International
* Effect
* ESNE
* EWTN Radio
* Family Life Network
* Family Life Radio
* Family Radio
* Fundamental
* Go Mix!
* GNN
* Gospel Opportunities
* Guadalupe
* K-Love
* King of Kings Radio
* The Life FM
* LifeTalk
* Mars Hill
* Moody
* Northwestern
* Pilgrim
* Radio 74
* Radio Nueva Vida
* Real Presence Radio
* Rejoice Broadcast Network
* Relevant Radio
* RenewFM
* RevFM
* Salem Radio Network
* Smile FM
* Sounds of the Spirit
* Spirit FM
* VCY America
* WAY-FM Network
* Word FM
* Your Network of Praise

Sports|

* BetQL
* ESPN
* Fox
* Futbol de Primera
* Infinity
* Sports Byline USA
* Sports USA
* TUDN

News|

* ABC
* BIN
* CBS
* Fox
* NBC

Public radio|

| National|

* APM
* NPR
* Pacifica
* PRX

|

State|

* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Iowa
* Kentucky
* Maine
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota
* Oregon
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Utah
* Vermont
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

Regional|

* Alabama
* Boise State
* CMU
* High Plains
* Indiana
* Interlochen
* Jefferson
* Michigan Public
* Montana
* New England
* New Jersey
* North Carolina
* North Country
* Northeast
* Northern
* Northwest
* Radio IQ
* Radio Kansas
* Red River
* Yellowstone

Defunct or
moribund|

* ABC (original)
* Air America
* Amalgamated Broadcasting System
* America's Radio News
* American Network
* Arkansas Radio Network
* Biz Radio Network
* NBC Blue/Blue Network
* Children's radio networks
* Cumulus Media Networks
* Dial Global (Local/Waitt)
* Radio Disney
* Enterprise
* ESPN Deportes
* GCN
* God's Country
* I.E. America
* Jones
* K-Love Classics
* Liberty Broadcasting System
* Michigan Regional
* Mutual
* Mutual Reports Network/Mutual Black Network
* Mutual Lifestyle Radio/Mutual Progressive Network
* Mutual Spanish Network (Mutual Cadena Hispánica)
* NBC Red/NBC
* NBC Sports Radio
* NBC Talknet
* NBG Radio Network
* National Black Network
* National Negro Network
* Nova M
* National Radio Network
* PRI
* Progressive Broadcasting System
* Radio AAHS
* RKO
* Satellite Music Network
* Sports Fan Radio Network
* SportsMap
* Talk Radio Network
* The Source
* Transtar
* UPI
* Univision America
* Washington News Desk
* Westinghouse
* Westwood One (original)
* Westwood One News
* WOR
* WSJ Radio
* Yankee Network

Radio portal

This article about a radio station in Michigan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template