WMUZ-FM

WMUZ

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Detroit, Michigan
Broadcast area	Metro Detroit [1]
Frequency	103.5 MHz (HD Radio) 103.5 HD-2: Urban Gospel - WEXL-AM simulcast 103.5 HD-3: Christian Talk - WRDT-AM simulcast
Branding	103.5 WMUZ The Light
Programming
Format	Religious; Christian talk and music
Ownership
Owner	Crawford Broadcasting
Sister stations	WRDT, WEXL
History
First air date	November 11, 1958
Call sign meaning	MUZak
Technical information
Facility ID	73298
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	142 meters (466 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°22′40″N 83°14′32″W
Links
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	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's 50,000 watt signal extends north into metro Detroit, and Flint/Lapeer areas.

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 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 local hosts/shows include The Morning Light with Chris Stevenson, 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 1980s, Frank Turner, former anchor on WXYZ-TV, hosts a talk show weeknights from 8-9pm, Val Monroe, who has been with WMUZ, 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 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

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 WEXL (1340 AM).
• HD3 channel simulcasts the "Word" Christian talk programming of WRDT 560 AM.

Sources

• Michiguide.com - WMUZ History

External links

• WMUZ in the FCC FM station database
• WMUZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database