WMKM
Urban Gospel | |
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | November 1956 (as WCHB) |
Former call signs | WCHB (1956-2/22/90) WMKM (2/22/90-11/30/05) WRJD (11/30/05-12/8/05) WMKM (12/8/05-4/5/06) WDRJ (4/5/06-10/6/14) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 24966 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°15′22″N 83°21′48″W / 42.25611°N 83.36333°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Gospel1440.com |
WMKM (1440
radio studios
and offices are on East Grand Boulevard in Detroit.
WMKM broadcasts with 1,000 watts of power using two different directional signal patterns for day and night. Its six-tower array is located near Ecorse and Merriman Roads in Romulus, Michigan.[1]
History
From 1956 to 1990, the
disco music station".[2]
In February 1990, WCHB abandoned 1440 for the 1200 kHz frequency licensed to
African-American community. Eventually the station added a few hours of brokered Spanish
programming during the afternoon hours. The station's owner, Davidson Media Group, specialized in Gospel/Inspirational and Latino formats. In November 2005, the station's call letters temporarily changed to WRJD to match the new "Rejoice" slogan (Rejoice Detroit). The call sign switched back to WMKM, the following month, and then to WDRJ in April 2006.
In the summer of 2007, Davidson Media sold WDRJ to Communicom Corporation of America (CCA). CCA also owned WLNO New Orleans, and KXXT/KXEG in Phoenix, Arizona. WDRJ's gospel and Christian talk and teaching format did not change.
On October 6, 2014, the call letters returned to WMKM. At the same time, the station was sold by Communicom to Great Lakes Radio—Detroit, LLC.
See also
References
External links
- WMKM in the FCC AM station database
- WMKM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
