WRDT AM 560 Monroe/Detroit

Slogan/Positioner: The Word AM 560, Detroit's Christian Talk

Format: Religious

Web site: www.wrdt560.com

E-Mail: visit web site

Class: D
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 500 watts / 4, directional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 14 watts / 1, omnidirectional

FCC technical information:

• engineering data
• station details

More about station:

• Radio Locator daytime coverage area
• Radio Locator nighttime coverage area
• FCCInfo.com listing
• Recnet Broadcast Query
• WRDT on Facebook
• WRDT from TuneIn
• WRDT from Wikipedia
• Tower photos, thanks Tom Bosscher
• Aerial photos, thanks Tower Site Hunting from the Air

Call Sign History:

• WRDT: 8/11/2003
• WLLZ: 4/1/1996
• WHND:
• WQTE: 1959
• WMIC: On-air, 1956

Call Sign Origin: Word 560 Detroit

On Air Date: July 12, 1956

Owner: Crawford Broadcasting

Telephone: (734) 241-5550

Notes/History:

• 6/1997: Station is sold to Crawford Broadcasting; programming is religious 'WMUZ Word Station' which eventually gives way to just 'The Word'.
• 1996: FM 98.7 drops rock format in favor of Smooth Jazz; WLLZ call sign moves from FM to AM 560.
• 12/2/1994: Greater Media brokers station to Spanish language broadcaster; All-Oldies Honey Radio ends.
• 1973: Honey Radio (1950s/60s Oldies) is born- simulcast on both 94.7 FM (WHNE) and 560 AM (WHND). WHNE/WHND is one of the first Oldies stations in the USA.
• 1973: Puchased by Greater Media.
• 1961: WQTE returns to Easy Listening/Middle of the Road format.
• 1960: Format change to Top 40 as 'Cutie Radio' and 'Fabulous 56'
• 1959: Dick Jones, Ross Mulholland and the Brink family purchase station, change calls to WQTE.
• 1956: Monroe Auto Equipment Company (manufacturers of Monroe shock absorbers) owns WMIC. Station features Middle of the Road format.

Daytime center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Monroe County

Nighttime center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Oakland County, near 8 Mile Rd and Wyoming Ave (Royal Oak Twp.)

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