WXYT AM 1270 Detroit

WXYT AM 1270 Detroit

Simulcast of WXYT-FM 97.1

Slogan/Positioner: Detroit Sports Powerhouse

Format: Sports

Web site: www.1270sports.com

E-Mail: visit web site

Class: B
Daytime Power / # of Towers: 50,000 watts / 9 / directional
Nighttime Power / # of Towers: 50,000 watts / 9 / directional

Broadcasts in digital/HD

More web sites about WXYT:

Wikipedia

More Technical Information:

Call Sign History:

WXYT: 10/9/1984
WXYZ: 1930
WGHP: 1925

Call Sign Origin: Similar to WXYZ, Talk

On Air Date: October 10, 1925

Owner: CBS Radio

Telephone: (248) 569-8000

Notes/History:

10/1/2007: FM 97.1 ends talk format and begins simulcast with AM 1270 as 'Detroit Sports Powerhouse'.

1/2004: License to cover granted to power increase to 50,000 watts and location change from Southfield to northern Monroe County

2/2003: Nighttime CP is modified for 50,000 watts

8/2002: Daytime CP is modified for 50,000 watts

10/25/2001: FCC grants construction permit for nighttime power increase to 48,000 watts

9/28/2001: FCC grants construction permit for daytime power increase to 48,000 watts

5/2000: Applications filed with FCC to increase both daytime and nighttime power to 48,000 watts from current 5,000

3/2000: Station is all sports with the exception of 6-10am (Don Imus)

1/2000: Station is sports based talk from 10am-noon, and 3pm-10pm. Rush Limbaugh will be vacating the noon-3 spot in March as that show moves to WJR.

12/26/2000: Repositions from 'Talkradio 1270' to 'Team 1270' as migration to all-sports continues.

9/2000: Station secures rights to Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings away from WJR. Plans are for the station to move from conservative-based talk to all sports early in 2001

12/1998: After an unsuccessful attempt to become Michigan's governor, lawyer Geoffrey Fieger begins hosting an evening talk program that lasts less than a year

2/1997: The often absent Bonds is replaced by syndicated Don Imus, who moved from 97.1 FM when that station picked up the Howard Stern program

5/1996: Former WXYZ-TV and WJBK-TV news anchor Bill Bonds takes over morning show

1994: Fritz sells station to Infinity Broadcasting, which later becomes part of CBS

1984: ABC sells station to Chuck Fritz. Calls are changed to differentiate the station from WXYZ-TV, which continued under ABC ownership until 1985. 'T' sounds similar to 'Z' and stood for 'Talk'.

1978: Talk format debuts

196x: Format is Top 40

1948: Trendle sells station to ABC

3/29/1941: Frequency change from 1240 to 1270.

1/20/1933: First broadcast of the Lone Ranger program. WXYZ was the original home of the Lone Ranger.

6/1930: King-Trendle Broadcasting purchases the station from George Phelps. King-Trendle changes the call sign to WXYZ, which were acquired from the U.S. Army. WXYZ moves to AM 1240 and is once again licensed to Detroit and the new slogan is "The Last Word in Radio", drawing from the station's new call sign (the last letters of the alphabet).

1928: Frequency is 1080, licensed to Fraser.

1927: Frequency is 940, licensed to Mt. Clemens.

10/10/1925: On-air as WGHP at 1110, licensed to Detroit. Owner is George H. Phelps.

Center of antenna array/transmitter location:

Monroe County; Ash Township, near Telegraph Rd and I-275

Old logo gallery:

Thanks, DetroitRadioFlashbacks.net

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