WDEO AM 990 Ypsilanti

Slogan/Positioner: Ave Maria Radio

Format: Religious; Catholic based talk/sermons

Web site: www.avemariaradio.net

E-Mail: visit web site

Class: B
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 9,200 watts / 4 / directional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 250 watts / 3 / directional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage areas: Day, Night
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WDEO on Facebook
• WDEO from TuneIn
• Wikipedia
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher

Call Sign History:

• WDEO: 10/18/1999
• WWCM: 12/1/1986
• WYFC: 1974
• WYNZ: sign on, 1962

On Air Date: November 16, 1962

Owner: AM Media Services

Telephone: (734) 930-5200

Notes/History:

• 11/1999: Due to programming changes away from music, AM stereo is dropped
• 10/1999: Call change to WDEO, which was the call sign on AM 1290 Saline when that station had the Catholic format
• 9/1999: Format change to Catholic radio (from Christian Music). Simulcasting WCAR 1090 AM Livonia- format moved from AM 1290 Saline
• 9/1999: FCC grants voluntary transfer of control from Louis H. Velker and Daniel D. Poole to 990 Investors
• 6/1999: Tom Monaghan (former owner of Domino's Pizza) will purchase station, change programming to Catholic
• 12/21/1986: Frequency change to AM 990, calls to WWCM, format to Contemporary Christian
• 3/24/1974: Call sign to WYFC, format to Religious
• 196x: Format is Top 40
• 11/16/1962: On air as WYNZ on 1520 kHz as a 250 watt daytime only station. Format is Country.

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Washtenaw County, near Geddes and N. Prospect Rds (Ypsilanti)

Discussion