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((short description|Radio station in Ionia, Michigan))
((for multi|the airport in Natuna, Riau Islands, Indonesia, assigned ICAO code WION|Ranai Airport|the Indian TV channel|WION (TV channel)))

((Infobox radio station
| name             = WION
| logo             = WION-AM.jpg
| city             = [[Ionia, Michigan]]
| area             = [[Ionia, Michigan]]<br/>[[Lowell, Michigan]]
| branding         = ''I-1430''
| frequency        = 1430 [[kHz]] [[C-QUAM]] [[AM stereo]]
| translator       = See ((section link||Translators))
| airdate          = February 1, 1953<ref name="BCYearbook1991">''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1991/B-Radio-All-1991-B&W-3.pdf The Broadcasting Yearbook 1991]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]], 1991. p. B-165. Retrieved May 10, 2020.</ref>
| format           = [[Full-service radio|Full-service]] [[Adult hits]]
| power            = 4,700 [[watt]]s day<br/>330 watts night
| class            = B
| facility_id      = 39533
| coordinates      = ((coord|43|0|16.12|N|85|5|9.03|W|type:landmark_region:US-MI_source:FCC|name=WION|display=inline,title))
| callsign_meaning = '''ION'''ia, Michigan
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| former_callsigns = 
| affiliations     = [[CBS News Radio]]
| owner            = Packer Radio WION, LLC
| sister_stations  = [[WGLM]]
| webcast          = [https://live365.com/embed/player.html?station=a83993 Listen Live]
| website          = [http://www.i1430.com/ i1430.com] 
))

'''WION''' (1430 [[Hertz|kHz]], "I-1430") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[Full-service radio|full-service]] [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] licensed to serve [[Ionia, Michigan]]. The station is owned by Packer Radio WION, LLC and features a mix of locally programmed music, news, and sports. WION transmits in [[C-QUAM]] [[AM stereo]].

==History==
((More citations needed section|date=February 2022))
WION began broadcasting on February 1, 1953.<ref name="BCYearbook1991"/> It originally operated during daytime hours only with 500 watts.<ref name="HistoryCards">((cite web|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=60952 |title=History Cards for WION |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |accessdate=2022-02-15))</ref>

The station was granted a construction permit by the FCC on August 14, 1961 to increase power from 500 watts to 5,000 watts and install a directional antenna. The FCC granted the station a new license with the upgraded facilities on October 1, 1964.<ref name="HistoryCards"/>

The FCC granted the station a new license effective May 23, 1995 allowing for nighttime operation with 330 watts using a directional antenna.<ref>((cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=206070 |title=Direct Measurement [WION] |date=May 23, 1995 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2022-02-15))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=401 |title=AM Station Broadcasting License [WION] |date=May 23, 1995 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2022-02-15))</ref> On April 30, 2007, the FCC granted a construction permit to reduce daytime power from 5,000 watts to 4,700 watts and change from a directional to a non-directional antenna. No changes were to be made to nighttime facilities.<ref>((cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1165392 |title=Minor Change to a Licensed Facility [WION] |date=December 20, 2006 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2022-02-15))</ref> The FCC granted the station a new license with the updated facilities on November 11, 2009.<ref>((cite web |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1331067 |title=License to Cover [WION] |date=November 11, 2009 |website=fcc.gov |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2022-02-15))</ref>

In 2009, the station added an FM translator on 92.7&nbsp;MHz purchased from Horizon Christian Fellowship, which changed frequencies from its original 103.7&nbsp;MHz. The translator moved to the station's studios on Haynor Road in Ionia and covers all of Ionia County.

WION added FM translator W262DN in Lowell, Michigan in 2019 to serve Eastern Kent County and the city of Lowell. It operates from the (Lowell) city-owned tower and shares a broadcast antenna with the Lowell Area Schools' LPFM station. 

WION began online streaming of its programming on February 1, 2013 on the 60th anniversary of the station's first airdate.

==Translators==
WION programming is broadcast on the following [[Broadcast relay station|translators]]:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! [[Call signs in North America|Call sign]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Frequency]]<br />([[Hertz#SI multiples|MHz]])
! [[City of license]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Facility ID]]
! [[List of North American broadcast station classes|Class]]
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Effective radiated power|ERP]]<br />([[watt|W]])
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Height above average terrain|Height]]<br />([[Metre|m]] ([[Foot (unit)|ft]]))
! class="unsortable" | Transmitter coordinates
|-
| ((rh)) | W224BZ || 92.7 || [[Ionia, Michigan]] || ((FID|152369)) || D || 250 || ((convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on|sp=us)) || ((coord|43|00|16.1|N|85|05|9.0|W|type:landmark_region:US-MI_source:FCC|name=W224BZ))
|-
| ((rh)) | W262DN || 100.3 || [[Ionia, Michigan]] || ((FID|202467)) || D || 250 || ((convert|17|m|ft|abbr=on|sp=us)) || ((coord|42|56|30.1|N|85|20|3.1|W|type:landmark_region:US-MI_source:FCC|name=W262DN))
|}

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-g/wion.html Michiguide.com - WION History] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613105931/http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-g/wion.html |date=2007-06-13 ))
((AM station data|WION))
*((FMQ|W224BZ))
*((FXL|W224BZ))
*((FMQ|W262DN))
*((FXL|W262DN))

((Grand Rapids Radio))
((AM Stereo radio stations in the United States))

[[Category:Radio stations in Michigan|ION]]
[[Category:Adult hits radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1953]]

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