WDZH FM 98.7 Detroit

Slogan/Positioner: 98.7 Amp Radio, Playing All The Hits

Format: Contemporary Hits

Web site: www.987ampradio.com

E-mail: visit web site

Power/Height/Class: 50,000 watts / 463 feet / B

Broadcasts in digital/HD

• Secondary stream format (HD2): Smooth Jazz
• HD2 web site: www.smoothjazzdetroit.com

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details
• coverage area

More about station:

• Radio Locator coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• Wikipedia
• WDZH from RadioTime.com
• 97.7 Amp Radio on Facebook
• Detroit Radio Flashbacks: Air checks

Call Sign History:

• WDZH: 5/3/2010
• WVMV: 2/16/1996
• WLLZ: 7/16/1980
• WBFG: sign on, 1961

On Air Date: 1961

Owner: CBS Radio

Telephone: (248) 855-5100

Notes/History:

• 10/2/2009: Smooth Jazz format ends at 5:00pm when the station changes to Contemporary Hits. Smooth Jazz music moves to HD2.

• Early 2008: FM translators owned by Educational Media Foundation, W252BX 98.3 and W272CA 102.3 Detroit, sign on rebroadcasting WVMV. These translators later switch to the HD2 channel of WMXD-FM 92.3 Detroit.
• 12/20/1995: After switch to Modern Rock based format failed to raise ratings, 'Detroit's Wheels' is dropped. Last rock song is Led Zepplin's Stairway to Heaven at about 10am. Kenny G debuts the New Adult Contemporary / Smooth Jazz format. New calls to be WVMV.
• 6/1995: Format begins to evolve into Modern Rock
• 12/1989: Westinghouse acquires station. Westinghouse later merges with CBS.
• 7/16/1980: Station is sold and rock format is launched as WLLZ 'Detroit's Wheels', Album Oriented Rock
• 1961: On the air as WBFG = 'We Broadcast For God', religious programming
• WBFG is preceded on the 98.7 frequency in Southeast Michigan by WPAG-FM Ann Arbor, which is on the air by 1948 and signs off forever by 1958.

Transmitter location:

Wayne County: Near Livernois and Davison W. (Detroit)

Old logo gallery:

Some old logos courtesy of DetroitRadioFlashbacks.net

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