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'''WTLZ''' (107.1 FM, "Hot 107.1") is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Saginaw, Michigan]] broadcasting an [[urban adult contemporary]] format. |
'''WTLZ''' (107.1 FM, "Hot 107.1") is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Saginaw, Michigan]] broadcasting an [[urban adult contemporary]] format. |
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The station is the heritage [[African-American]]-oriented radio station in the market and has featured some variation of urban format for decades, first as '''WWWS''' ("3-W-Soul") and then as WTLZ. WTLZ was known as "Power 107" throughout the 1990s, beginning as a [[Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio]] station but eventually evolving into [[Mainstream Urban]]. WTLZ softened its sound to a more Adult Urban direction in [[1999]] and reimaged as "Hot 107," cutting back on (but not totally eliminating for several years afterward) Rap and Hip-Hop product from its playlist (though Hip-Hop was played mostly at night). |
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Hot 107.1 is now the Tri-Cities' outlet for the [[Tom Joyner]] morning show and [[Michael Baisden]]'s [[Love, Lust and Lies]]. |
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| Broadcast area | [1] |
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| Frequency | 107.1 MHz |
| Branding | Hot 107.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Adult Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NextMedia Group |
| History | |
First air date | 1969 |
Former call signs | WWWS (?-9/15/88) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 74093 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 4,900 watts |
| HAAT | 110 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°21′14″N 83°55′6″W / 43.35389°N 83.91833°W |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.hotwtlz.com/ |
WTLZ (107.1 FM, "Hot 107.1") is a radio station licensed to Saginaw, Michigan broadcasting an urban adult contemporary format.
The station is the heritage African-American-oriented radio station in the market and has featured some variation of urban format for decades, first as WWWS ("3-W-Soul") and then as WTLZ. WTLZ was known as "Power 107" throughout the 1990s, beginning as a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio station but eventually evolving into Mainstream Urban. WTLZ softened its sound to a more Adult Urban direction in 1999 and reimaged as "Hot 107," cutting back on (but not totally eliminating for several years afterward) Rap and Hip-Hop product from its playlist (though Hip-Hop was played mostly at night).
Hot 107.1 is now the Tri-Cities' outlet for the Tom Joyner morning show and Michael Baisden's Love, Lust and Lies.
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