WMUZ
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| City of license | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | [1] |
| Branding | 103.5 WMUZ The Light |
| Slogan | Detroit's Christian Radio |
| Frequency | 103.5 MHz (Also on HD Radio) 103.5 HD-2: Z-2 Christian Alternative & "Holy" Hip-Hop |
| First air date | November 11, 1958 |
| Format | Religious; Christian talk and music |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 142 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73298 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Owner | Crawford Broadcasting |
| Sister stations | WRDT, WEXL |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.wmuz.com |
WMUZ 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 first went on the air on November 11, 1958, and has always been branded with these call letters. The station is currently owned and operated by Crawford Broadcasting. The station's studios, offices and transmitter are located near Burt Road and I-96 in Detroit.
The station's General Manager is Frank Franciosi, who has been with the station since the mid-1970s.
WMUZ local hosts/shows include Culbert & Caldwell In The Morning with Jon Culbert & Shannyn Caldwell, The Bob Dutko Show and The Praise Company with Robin Sullivan. Other fill-in air personalities include Elaine McCrae and Michael Jason, who both have been employed with WMUZ since the 1980's, and Val Monroe, who has been with WMUZ, since the late 1990's. Former Operations Manager, Steve Dealy, occasionally filled in, as well. 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 is also the home of "Somewhere In Time," a Sunday-evening big-band/nostalgia program which aired for years on 90.9 WDTR.
As of the Spring 2008 Phase I Detroit Arbitron Rating WMUZ currently ranks at #22 (0.8)
The station is also licensed for HD Radio operations. Its secondary channel is known as known as Z-2, which plays "Christian Alternative" music by day and "Holy Hip Hop" music by night.
[edit] Rhonda Hart
WMUZ suffered a loss when morning personality Rhonda Hart passed away in her sleep on the evening of June 4, 2007. Before working at WMUZ, she had also worked at 101.1 WRIF, 94.7 WCSX, 99.5 WABX/WYCD and 104.3 WOMC.
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[edit] External links
- WMUZ Homepage
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMUZ
- Radio Locator information on WMUZ
- 10 Minutes with Bob Dutko
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