Local radio group kicks off downtown presence with ribbon cutting

Posted By: Ashley Smith
October 19, 2022 @ 1:13 pm
Local News

Jackson, Mich. — McKibbin Media Group (MMG) recently celebrated the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for its newest addition: a broadcast studio located within the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce offices in downtown Jackson. The Grand Opening took place Tuesday, October 18, and despite frigid temperatures and the threat of snow, several business professionals, sponsors, and community members attended to celebrate the occasion.

The downtown studio is sponsored by Art Moehn Chevrolet, Tripp’s Collision, Lead Bunker, and County National Bank. Katina McKibbin, President and Owner of McKibbin Media Group, was joined by her son Walker McKibbin to cut the ribbon.

“I think the fact that McKibbin Media Group will have a downtown Jackson presence is something that Jamie McKibbin, who is no longer with us, that was kind of one of his visions too,” commented Dennis Worden, General Manager of McKibbin Media Group, in a recent interview with Greg O’Connor on WKHM. The studio will be utilized regularly as an optional location to host existing radio shows as well as special broadcasts on the Jackson stations, and Worden advises being on the lookout for a schedule of when these live broadcasts will be happening.

View a gallery of photos from JTV here.

Jared “J-Rod” Hammond’s first live broadcast on K105.3 from the downtown studio

Joseph Williams, County National Bank CEO, joins J-Rod to inaugurate the studio

Greg O’Connor (L) chats with Bart Hawley (R)

The MMG office in Summit Township, which remains the Jackson headquarters, sits amidst a peaceful nature & wildlife reserve and boasts three broadcast studios, a production studio, and offices for management and support staff.

McKibbin Media Group radio stations include K105.3, 95.9 The Power Cow, NewsTalk 970AM/101.5FM, and Fox Sports 101.9 FM in Jackson; and 92.1 WCSR and 99-5 The Dale in Hillsdale.