WLIQ AM 1530 http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com WLIQ AM 1530 WLIQ-AM Wed, 27 Jun 2018 20:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/files/2012/03/logo.png WLIQ AM 1530 http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com Guys, Don't Ask This Question on Valentine's Day…. http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/guys-dont-ask-this-question/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/guys-dont-ask-this-question/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:30:43 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=104532 Continue reading…]]> The flowers have been purchased, the jewelry box has been opened and the candy has had a few pieces consumed. Now what's next? The Valentine's scoreboard!

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Your Car Color Can Determine Your Personality – Take the Test! http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/your-car-color-can-determine-your-personality-take-the-test/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/your-car-color-can-determine-your-personality-take-the-test/#comments Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:30:07 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=188649 Continue reading…]]> According to a recent Farmer's Almanac scientific research done in Great Britain has discovered the color of your car can reveal your personality.

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Does Anyone Remember Green Stamps? http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/does-anyone-remember-green-stamps/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/does-anyone-remember-green-stamps/#comments Thu, 11 Jan 2018 09:00:51 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=117132 Continue reading…]]> S&H Green Stamps and were popular from the 1930’s to the 1980’s.

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Where Have All the Christmas Carolers Gone? http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/where-have-all-the-christmas-carolers-gone/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/where-have-all-the-christmas-carolers-gone/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:00:40 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=185359 Continue reading…]]> There was a time in this country when people would go around different neighborhoods as a group and sing Christmas carols. That day is long gone or is it?

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It's Time to Go Through Your Kid's Toys and Help 'Load The Lobby' http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/its-time-to-go-through-those-toys-and-help-load-the-lobby/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/its-time-to-go-through-those-toys-and-help-load-the-lobby/#comments Fri, 10 Nov 2017 10:00:32 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=178467 Continue reading…]]> Y101, KICK-FM and WLIQ is gearing up for the 9th Annual "Load the Lobby" campaign and once again we are asking for your help.

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A Camp Point Native Was a Part of The World Series Earthquake http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/when-the-world-series-shook/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/when-the-world-series-shook/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:45:48 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=59267 Continue reading…]]> I remember it vividly. Al Michaels and Tim McCarver were broadcasting Game Three of the 1989 World Series between the Oakland A's and the San Francisco Giants when all of a sudden an earthquake happened.

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Are Smart Phones Affecting People's Sight? http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/doctor-says-smart-phones-are-affecting-peoples-sight-2/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/doctor-says-smart-phones-are-affecting-peoples-sight-2/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:00:02 +0000 http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/doctor-says-smart-phones-are-affecting-peoples-sight-2/ Continue reading…]]> Cell phones are in the news again. A year ago Samsung recalled 1 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in the United States, replacing or refunding the phone because their susceptibility to catching fire. Now doctors are warning people about sight problems by using them as well.

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Don't Even Think About Stealing Items From the Moon! http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/congress-acts-to-keep-vandals-from-stealing-part-of-the-moon-seriously/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/congress-acts-to-keep-vandals-from-stealing-part-of-the-moon-seriously/#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:00:24 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=161926 Continue reading…]]> The Legacy Act is officially known as the Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act which would preserve six different sites where NASA missions landed years ago from pirates and souvenir hunters.

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Lugnuts Holding Car Show Sunday at The Illinois Veteran's Home http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/lugnuts-holding-car-show-sunday-at-the-illinois-veterans-home/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/lugnuts-holding-car-show-sunday-at-the-illinois-veterans-home/#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2017 09:10:34 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=165564 Continue reading…]]> The Tri-States Lugnuts will be hosting their 18th Annual Endless Summer Car Show on Sunday, September 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Illinois Veteran’s Home.

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Winking Market Just Might be the Last of the Little Guys http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/winkings-market-just-might-be-the-last-of-the-little-guys/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/winkings-market-just-might-be-the-last-of-the-little-guys/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2017 09:00:00 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=163538 Continue reading…]]> In a world of shopping malls, mega markets, Walmarts and large grocery outlets, there sits in Quincy one of the last remaining small family-owned grocery stores in Winking Market at 416 South Fourth Street.

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Long Live Bazooka Joe Gum http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/long-live-bazooka-joe-gum/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/long-live-bazooka-joe-gum/#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2017 09:10:54 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=143727 Continue reading…]]> For six decades Bazooka Gum has been available for American's chewing pleasure. In all the years of my playing ball, I hardly ever went to a game without my supply for the night. It was and still is the best gum out there, plus you get the added bonus of reading the stories of Bazooka Joe and his friends.  

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What is the Best Beauty Salon Name You Have Ever Heard? http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/what-is-the-best-beauty-salon-name-you-have-ever-heard/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/what-is-the-best-beauty-salon-name-you-have-ever-heard/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2017 09:00:32 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=136056 Continue reading…]]> While out of town on Sunday, I came across a beauty shop sign that read "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow." It got me to thinking of just how many beauty salons there are and even more interesting are the names of those salons.  

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Baseball's Greatest Play Was Made 41 Years Ago Today http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/baseballs-greatest-play-was-made-37-years-ago/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/baseballs-greatest-play-was-made-37-years-ago/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:30:23 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=126310 Continue reading…]]>  

 

 

 

 

 

Today marks the 41st anniversary of what is considered by many to be the greatest play ever made in Major League Baseball. The play never involved a ball, a bat or a glove but it will go down as one of the most memorable.

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Anyone Remember 'Underdog'? http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/just-who-was-w-watts-biggers-he-was-mr-underdog/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/just-who-was-w-watts-biggers-he-was-mr-underdog/#comments Mon, 24 Apr 2017 10:30:49 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=113399 Continue reading…]]> Four years ago in March we lost a man by the name of W. Watts Biggers.  He was 85 when he passed away. What he left is an attachment that everyone who watched TV in the sixties and seventies will never forget.

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It's Tax Day – Have You Hugged Your Tax Preparer Yet? They Need a Hug http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/its-tax-day-today-hug-your-tax-preparer-they-need-it-by-now/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/its-tax-day-today-hug-your-tax-preparer-they-need-it-by-now/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:00:56 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=120871 Continue reading…]]> It's April 18, or "Tax Day," as Americans know it. It's the day that working Americans must submit their  tax returns to Uncle Sam by midnight.  

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Coyote Presence in Quincy Threatens Small Pets http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/coyote-presence-threatens-small-pets/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/coyote-presence-threatens-small-pets/#comments Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:15:16 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=111544 Continue reading…]]> I arrived at my home in the city limits of Quincy last week around 9:30 p.m. and to my surprise there stood a small German Shepherd in my driveway. A closer look made it obvious I was wrong and that it was actually a coyote. It ran off once I pulled into the driveway. Wildlife experts are warning people in the Midwest to be aware that this is the time of year when female coyotes begin to care for their pups in dens they have built.

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Will Your Dog Yawn After You Do? http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/your-yawning-dog-is-watching-you-yawn/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/your-yawning-dog-is-watching-you-yawn/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:00:03 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=86216 Continue reading…]]> Isn't it funny that when you see someone yawn you almost always follow with one of your own?  Well, now according to a study by scientists at the University of Porto in Portugal, dogs can do the same.  

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Are You Ready for a Round of Golf Being Just 9 Holes? http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/are-you-ready-for-a-round-of-golf-being-just-9-holes/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/are-you-ready-for-a-round-of-golf-being-just-9-holes/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:15:18 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=161931 Continue reading…]]>  

 

I knew it would eventually get to this, and it finally has. Golf is cutting the course by nine holes to attract more players. To play an 18-hole round of golf takes approximately 4 or 5 hours, and that maybe about two hours too long for some people.  

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First Day of School Always Brings Tears and Hugs http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/first-day-of-school-always-brings-tears-and-hugs/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/first-day-of-school-always-brings-tears-and-hugs/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:20:25 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=161427 Continue reading…]]> You can expect tears to flow and hugs galore this week. It happens every year in August. The first ever day of school for your youngster will fill the eyes of moms and dads with tears like no other cry. Watching little Johnny or Janie get on the bus or walk into the school are moments a parent will never ever forget.

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Dick Clark & American Bandstand Started 59 Years Ago http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/american-bandstand-got-a-big-boost-57-years-ago-today/ http://wliqlite1530.production.townsquareblogs.com/american-bandstand-got-a-big-boost-57-years-ago-today/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:15:32 +0000 http://y101radio.com/?p=231909 Continue reading…]]> Dick Clark was known as America's oldest teenager having hosted American Bandstand on TV for years. Clark passed away in 2012 after an illustrious career in TV and Radio.

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