WMUZ-FM
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| City | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit [1] |
| Branding | 103.5 WMUZ The Light |
| Slogan | Detroit's Christian Radio |
| Frequency | 103.5 MHz (also on HD Radio) 103.5 HD-2: Urban Gospel (WCHB simulcast) 103.5 HD-3: Christian Talk (WRDT simulcast) |
| First air date | November 11, 1958 |
| Format | Religious; Christian talk and music |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 142 meters (466 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73298 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°22′40″N 83°14′32″W / 42.37778°N 83.24222°W |
| Callsign meaning | MUZak |
| Former callsigns | WMUZ (1958-2017) |
| Owner | Crawford Broadcasting (WMUZ Radio, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WRDT, WCHB, WMUZ |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wmuz.com |
WMUZ-FM is an FM radio station in the United States serving the Detroit, MI market at 103.5 MHz. The station has a contemporary Christian music and Christian talk format, known on the air as The Light. WMUZ-FM's 50,000-watt signal extends north into metro Detroit, and Flint/Lapeer areas.
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-FM local hosts/shows include The Morning Light with Chris Stevenson, The Bob Dutko Show and Mac in the afternoon with Mac Mcintire. Other fill-in air personalities include Elaine McCrae and Michael Jason, who both have been employed with WMUZ-FM since the 1980s, Frank Turner, former anchor on WXYZ-TV, hosts a talk show weeknights from 8-9pm, Val Monroe, who has been with WMUZ-FM, since the late 1990s and Randi Myles, a veteran radio personality. Mid-morning, late evening, overnight, and Sundays are occupied with locally and nationally based paid programming. The station also carries the syndicated "Dave Ramsey Show". WMUZ-FM is also the home of "Somewhere In Time," a Sunday-evening big-band/nostalgia program which aired for years on 90.9 WDTR.
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[edit]
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]
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References[edit]
- ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?latitude=42.322261810303&longitude=-83.176307678223 HD Radio Guide for Detroit
