WMUZ

Infobox Radio station
name = WMUZ


city = Detroit, Michigan
area = [http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WMUZ&service=FM&status=L&hours=U]
branding = 103.5 WMUZ The Light
slogan = Detroit's Christian Radio
airdate = November 11, 1958
frequency = 103.5 MHz HD Radio
103.5 HD-2: Z-2
Christian Alternative & "Holy" Hip-Hop
format = Religious; Christian talk and music
power = 50,000 watts
haat = 142 meters
class = B
facility_id = 73298
coordinates = coord|42|22|40|N|83|14|32|W|type:landmark
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
owner = Crawford Broadcasting
sister_stations = WRDT, WEXL
webcast = [http://wmc1.liquidviewer.net/WMUZ Listen live]
website = [http://www.wmuz.com/ www.wmuz.com]
affiliations =

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 The Morning Show with 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, Val Monroe, who has been with WMUZ, since the late 1990's 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.

As of the Summer 2008 Phase II Detroit Arbitron Rating WMUZ currently ranks at #21 (1.2)

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.

WMUZ suffered a loss when morning personality Rhonda Hart died 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.

Sources

* [http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-m/wmuz.html Michiguide.com - WMUZ History]

External links

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* [http://bobdutko.blogspot.com/ 10 Minutes with Bob Dutko ]