WMUZ-FM
| Ownership | |
|---|---|
| Owner |
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| WRDT, WCHB, WMUZ | |
| History | |
First air date | November 11, 1958 |
Former call signs | WMUZ (1958–2017) |
Call sign meaning | MUZak |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73298 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 142 meters (466 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°22′40″N 83°14′32″W / 42.37778°N 83.24222°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wmuz |
WMUZ-FM (103.5
John MacArthur
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WMUZ-FM has an
studios and transmitter are on Capitol Avenue near Burt Road in the Weatherby section of Detroit.[2] WMUZ-FM transmits in HD and simulcasts religious sister stations WCHB and WRDT on its second and third digital subchannels
respectively.
History
The station
signed on the air on November 11, 1958.[3] The call sign was WMUZ. The station originally was powered at 110,000 watts, before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set 50,000 watts as the maximum for stations in the Detroit area. WMUZ-FM reduced its power to the standard 50,000 watts when it relocated to a taller tower. In effect, it kept the same Class B
coverage area, despite the reduction in power.
WMUZ-FM has always been owned by Crawford Broadcasting. Its original general manager was Dr. Al Black while Crawford Broadcasting founder
On August 24, 2017, Crawford Broadcasting acquired a Detroit AM station at 1200 kHz. It put the WMUZ call sign on that station, requiring 103.5 to add the "-FM" suffix to its call letters. As many of the Christian talk and teaching programs moved over to the AM station, WMUZ-FM increased its hours playing Christian Contemporary music.
HD programming
WMUZ-FM broadcasts using
.The HD3 subchannel simulcasts "The Word" Christian talk programming heard on co-owned WRDT 560 AM.[5]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMUZ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMUZ-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1963 page B-91, Broadcasting & Cable
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-104
- ^ HD Radio Guide for Detroit
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 73298 (WMUZ-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMUZ-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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