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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Frequency | 560 kHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | The Word AM 560 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian talk and teaching |
| Ownership | |
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| WCHB, WMUZ, WMUZ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | July 12, 1956 |
Former call signs | WMIC (1956–59) WQTE (1959–75) WHND (1975–96) WLLZ (1996–2003) |
Call sign meaning | The WoRD DetroiT |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25083 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500 watts day 14 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°53′28″N 83°25′39″W / 41.89111°N 83.42750°W (day) 42°27′13″N 83°09′50″W / 42.45361°N 83.16389°W (night) |
| Translator(s) | 107.1 W296DY (Detroit) |
| Repeater(s) | 103.5 WMUZ-HD3 (Detroit) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wrdt560 |
WRDT (560 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Monroe, Michigan, and serving Metro Detroit. It is owned by Crawford Broadcasting and it broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. The studios and offices are on Capitol Avenue near Burt Road in the Weatherby section of Detroit.
By day, WRDT is powered at 500 watts using a directional antenna. But at night, to prevent interference to other stations on 560 AM, it reduces power to only 14 watts. The daytime transmitter is on Vineyard Road in Monroe.[2] The nighttime transmitter is on Radio Plaza in Ferndale. It broadcasts in the daytime using HD Radio technology.[3][4][5] The nighttime tower is located in Royal Oak Township, and is shared with several Detroit area full power commercial FM stations, namely WDVD, WYCD, WMGC-FM and WCSX.[6] Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W296DY at 107.1 MHz and on the third digital subchannel of WMUZ-FM.[7] The translator is located along the Ferndale- Hazel Park border on Woodward Heights, and is co-located with the broadcast facility of sister station WCHB 1340 AM and Audacy owned WOMC 104.3 FM. The translator has a highly directional antenna and provides coverage limited to the areas of Ferndale, Royal Oak, and Oak park, communities within the immediate vicinity of its nighttime transmitter. WRDT is also heard on sister station WMUZ-HD3 providing a 24-7 FM-like quality signal to the entire Detroit Metro area.