WMUZ (AM)

WMUZ
Broadcast areaMetro Detroit
Frequency1200 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWMUZ The Salt 1200 AM[1]
Programming
FormatChristian talk and teaching[2]
Ownership
Owner
WMUZ-FM, WCHB, WRDT
History
First air date
February 22, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-02-22)
Former call signs
WCHB (1990–2017)
Call sign meaning
Taken from sister station WMUZ-FM (103.5)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4598
ClassB
Power50,000 watts day
15,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
42°09′24″N 83°19′56″W / 42.15667°N 83.33222°W / 42.15667; -83.33222
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewmuzam1200.com

WMUZ (1200 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Taylor, Michigan, and serving the Metro Detroit radio market. Owned by Crawford Broadcasting, the station has a Christian talk and teaching format.[4] Religious hosts heard on WMUZ include David Jeremiah, Joyce Meyer, Alistair Begg, Chuck Swindoll and Adrian Rogers. The studios and offices are located near Burt Road and Capitol Avenue in the Weatherby section of Detroit.

By day, WMUZ is powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial American AM stations. During daytime hours, it uses a four-tower array as part of its directional antenna. Because 1200 AM is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A station WOAI in San Antonio, WMUZ reduces power at night to 15,000 watts, using a ten-tower array, to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Middlebelt Road at King Road in Romulus.[5]

  1. ^ https://crawfordbroadcasting.com/Local_Oscillator/November%202017%20Local%20Oscillator.pdf Page 4 of November Oscillator
  2. ^ "'The Salt' Added to Crawford's Detroit Christian Cluster".
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WMUZ". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Crawford Broadcasting Launches WMUZ-A (The Salt)/Detroit".
  5. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WMUZ-AM