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WFGR BEAT THE PUMP – Secret Gassword for Friday Jun 7th

Matt Hendricks — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:45:06 +0000

It’s Back – Your chance to win tons of free gas on WFGR – FREE GAS RADIO! Can you beat the pump? If you do, you can get free gas from us. Here’s how it works: Listen all day between 6AM and 6PM when we tell you to call in and win! Give the secret [...]

WFGR Retrovision – Things You'll Never See Again #6 – Gas Under $1

Matt Hendricks — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:02:41 +0000

Read it and Weap! We’ll never see this again – likely anywhere. No, I’m not talking about the 7/11. I can remember when I moved to GR and filled up my tank in Hudsonville for .92 in my little Toyota Celica. Say goodbye to that, say goodbye to $2 gas, and heck, say goodbye to [...]

Win Free Gas on WFGR – Beat the Pump is Back!

Matt Hendricks — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:42:18 +0000

It’s Back – Your chance to win tons of free gas on WFGR – FREE GAS RADIO! Can you beat the pump? If you do, you can get free gas from us. Here’s how it works. Make sure you join the CLASSIC VIP CLUB if you haven’t already! Then listen all day between 6AM and [...]

Michigan Gas Prices are BELOW the National Average

Matt Hendricks — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:48:22 +0000

Nope, that’s not a typo. For the first time I can remember in a LONG time, Michigan’s gas prices are lower than a lot of other places. Now here’s the next question, how long will it last and will the election have anything to do with it? My prediction, they will go back up. Friend [...]

Man Steals Gas From Police Car

Matt Hendricks — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:41:51 +0000

Yep, gas prices are bad, and I guess this guy was desperate, and stupid enough to steal gas from a police car. The stupid part is that he posted it on Facebook for all to see. A gas can, a siphon hose stuck into a police cruiser in eastern Kentucky and a middle finger raised. Real classy, and stupid!

Is 'Pure Michigan' Going to Be Enough? [POLL]

Matt Hendricks — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:43:06 +0000

Most of us are familiar with the “Pure Michigan” commercials we’ve seen on TV and heard on radio with Tim Allen voicing. So it looks like an analyst says tourism spending in Michigan increased last year and should continue rising in 2012. Tourism spending was up 8 percent in 2011, the second consecutive rise. [...]

Gas Will be $4.50 by Memorial Day

Matt Hendricks — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:37:44 +0000

Well, we all knew this was coming. First we heart it would be $4.00 by Memorial day, and now we are hearing $4.50 by then. Gasbuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan says part of the problem is American oil refineries are not operating at their full capacity. What? Why? He says that forcing refineries to produce at [...]

Gas Prices Drop Below $3!!!!

Matt Hendricks — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:56:49 +0000

Some places gas has dropped below $3per gallon at according to GasBuddy.com. This is really pathetic that I’m excited about it… Really.. Of course you know it won’t last so fill up while you can! Here are some prices around the State: $3.38 in Grand Rapids $3.41 in Kalamazoo $3.19 in Detroit $3.26 in Flint [...]

WTF?? Gas In Grand Rapids Is Going Up To $3.75 Today!

Craig Russell — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:17:52 +0000

Got the ever famous tweet from gasbuddy.com a few minutes ago… “Gas prices confirmed rising to $3.75 in MI, $3.69 in OH, and $3.69 in IN! This means a 20-30cent increase in these areas! “…BOOO!!!! And more of an explanation from the gasbuddy Facebook post…”Gas prices rising to $3.75 in Michigan today! This comes as [...]

$3.75 Gas, What a Deal!

Matt Hendricks — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:02:30 +0000

Well, it’s memorial day weekend… and Gas actually went down. When is the last time gas actually went down into the holiday weekend? The 70′s? At this time last year, gas a whopping $2.68! They are saying that gas prices should stay steady, at least for a while… The AAA says 34.9 Million people will [...]

50 Cent Gas in Grand Rapids – For Real!

Matt Hendricks — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:49:55 +0000

How about this, a Lady pulls up to a station and gas is 50 FREAKING cents a gallon! On the same day gas prices hit record highs in West Michigan, a whole group of people filled up! Managers at the Marathon station in Byron Center said they made a mistake. Once they realized the error, [...]