WMUZ-FM
WMUZ-FM (103.5 FM) is an FM radio station in the United States serving the Detroit market at 103.5 MHz. The station has a contemporary Christian music and Christian talk format, known on the air as The Light.
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| City | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Frequency | 103.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 103.5 WMUZ The Light |
| Slogan | Detroit Made, Bible Strong |
| Programming | |
| Format | Religious broadcasting Christian radio |
| Subchannels | HD1: WMUZ-FM analog HD2: Urban gospel (WCHB) HD3: Christian talk (WRDT) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Crawford Broadcasting (WMUZ Radio, Inc.) |
| WRDT, WCHB, WMUZ | |
| History | |
First air date | November 11, 1958 |
Former call signs | WMUZ (1958-2017) |
Call sign meaning | MUZak |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73298 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 142 meters (466 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°22′40″N 83°14′32″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wmuz |
History
WMUZ-FM first went on the air on November 11, 1958, and held the callsign WMUZ from launch until August 24, 2017. The station is currently owned and operated by Crawford Broadcasting. The station's studios, offices and transmitter are located near Burt Road and Capitol Avenue in the Weatherby section of Detroit.
The station's General Manager is Frank Franciosi, who has been with the station since the mid-1970s.
WMUZ was 1 out of the 4 radio stations (along with WMXD, WRIF and WJZZ) in the Barden, MI area that was used on Barden Cablevision's character generated line-up throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
103.5 WMUZ The Light currently ranks at #22 (1.7) in the Detroit market according to the November 2010 PPM Rating release.
HD programming
The station is also licensed for HD Radio operations:
Its secondary channel was formerly known as Z-2, which played "Christian Alternative" music by day and "Holy Hip Hop" music by night. Z-2 is no longer in operation.
- HD1 is a digital simulcast of the traditional (over the air) analog signal.
- HD2 is a simulcast of Urban Gospel sister station WCHB (1340 AM).
- HD3 channel simulcasts the "Word" Christian talk programming of WRDT 560 AM.[1]
Sources
References
- https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?latitude=42.322261810303&longitude=-83.176307678223 HD Radio Guide for Detroit
External links
- WMUZ in the FCC's FM station database
- WMUZ on Radio-Locator
- WMUZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database