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Rest in peace Stanley Coning,owner of WCTM Eaton

So very sorry to learn of this although I know Stan hasn't been in the best of health for some time. My wife and I received a Christmas card from him this year. Just proud to say that I worked for him and he was the best employer I ever had. Glad that we stayed in touch over the years since. Condolences to his family and friends.
 
RIP Mr. Coning. If not for him(and WLW's necessity to keep their signal out of Canada)having the FM and selling it off to Great Trails, a great little radio station named Z-93 would've never seen the light of day.
 
He had his good points I'm sure. Some of his former employees and radio geek fans would know that better than I do. But...he gave up an FM and hung onto an AM. He didn't run it as a business but as a hobby where he could make a little money. When he took a sick day, the station simply didn't sign on for the day. And the photos of the mess that (then) Great Trails Broadcasting had to deal with when they bought his little dump were simply appalling. He was sooo illegal in how he kept program logs it was laughable. Then Great Trails spent millions fighting lawsuits from the neighbors of WING in Kettering who opposed the Z-93 studio move and on the tower move to Brookville. He will be remembered for being one of the last one man operations in the area, and as I understand it he really loved what he was doing. My condolences to his family.
 
TANKSBACK said:
He had his good points I'm sure. Some of his former employees and radio geek fans would know that better than I do. But...he gave up an FM and hung onto an AM.
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It is worth noting that Stanley Coning and his business partners signed on the FM first. They wanted an AM but at the time an FM was an easier reality. The other business partners retired while Coning decided to pursue an AM signal.
 
You are correct about the timing. Spank me for using improper and misleading grammar! Come to think of it, English was the only subject that I actually got an "F" in back in high school.
 
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