WLQV

WLQV
Broadcast areaDetroit metropolitan area
Frequency1500 kHz
BrandingFaith Talk 1500
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching
Ownership
Owner
WDTK
History
First air date
October 7, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-10-07) (as WJBK)
Former call signs
  • WJBK (1925–1970)
  • WDEE (1970–1979)
  • WLQV (1979–1985)
  • WCZY (1985–1987)
Call sign meaning
"Love", with "Q" in substitution for the "O"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID42081
ClassB
Power
  • 50,000 watts day
  • 10,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°13′52″N 83°11′58″W / 42.23111°N 83.19944°W / 42.23111; -83.19944
Translator(s)92.7 W224CC (Detroit)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitefaithtalkdetroit.com

WLQV (1500 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. It uses paid brokered programming where hosts buy time on the station and may seek donations to their ministries during their programs. Religious leaders heard on WLQV include David Jeremiah, John MacArthur, Alistair Begg, Jim Daly, Tony Evans and Charles Stanley. The studios are on Radio Plaza in Ferndale, Michigan.

By day, WLQV transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum for American AM stations; to protect other stations from interference at night, WLQV reduces power to 10,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a nine-tower array. The transmitter is on Hazel Avenue near Dix Highway and Interstate 75 in Lincoln Park, Michigan.[2] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W224CC at 92.7 MHz in Detroit.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLQV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLQV
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W224CC