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WLLZ (106.7 MHz, Detroit's Wheels) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by iHeartMedia and it broadcasts a classic rock radio format, focusing mostly on active rock titles from the 1980s and 1990s. Its studios are in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills on Halsted Road.
According to the FCC online database, WNZK is the only AM radio station in North America using two frequencies, one by day, one at night. At one time, several radio stations in Detroit were multi-lingual. 97.9 FM aired a similar ethnic format for many years with a similar call sign, WMZK. It used the same "Station of the Nations" slogan until 1980.
The station is currently owned by Beasley Media Group. [4] WRIF is a grandfathered FM station. Under current U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) limits for Class B stations, WRIF, if newly licensed today, would be allowed to broadcast an effective radiated power (ERP) of at most 16,000 watts using an antenna 268 meters high. [5]
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.
Jock Fritz later bought the struggling 92.3 FM and converted it to the successful WMXD "Mix 92.3" (now an iHeartMedia station), and founded the Radio Station Representative Association in Detroit. WXYT continued with its talk format as "Talkradio 1270", airing local programs hosted by Denny McLain , Kevin Joyce, Bill Bonds , Mark Scott , David ...
WJR airs a mix of local and nationally syndicated talk shows and local sports. As of June 2023, the station operates a fully local lineup during the daytime hours, with Paul W. Smith (the station's longtime morning host) hosting the lunch-hour time slot, Guy Gordon in morning drive, late morning hosts Kevin Dietz and Tom Jordan, and afternoon personalities Chris Renwick and Mitch Albom.
WMXD station bus. WMXD (92.3 FM Mix 92.3) is a commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station operates with 45,000 watts of power from an antenna located on the Cadillac Tower building in downtown Detroit.
WWJ (950 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Detroit, Michigan, featuring an all-news radio format known as WWJ Newsradio 950.Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services Metro Detroit, is the market affiliate for CBS News Radio, and the flagship station for the Michigan Sports Network.