W260CB
| RelaysWDMK-HD2,Detroit | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Frequency | 99.9MHz |
| Branding | The Detroit Praise Network |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCSX,WDMK,WMGC-FM,WRIF | |
| History | |
First air date | 2000 (as a repeater) August 9, 2018 (as Detroit Praise Network) |
Former call signs | W206BI (89.1 MHz) (2000–2010) |
Call signmeaning | Assigned randomly by FCC |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 148674 |
| Class | FX |
| ERP | W252BX and W260CB: 250watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′53″N83°10′23″W/ 42.44806°N 83.17306°W |
| Translator(s) | 98.3 W252BX (Riverview) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | detroitpraisenetwork.com |
W260CB(99.9FM,"The Detroit Praise Network" ) is a radiotranslatorinDetroit, Michigan.Owned byBeasley Broadcast Group,it relays anurban gospelformat broadcast byWDMK-HD2,which, along with the 99.9 FM signal of W260CB is also simulcast on W252BX 98.3 FM. The stations are collectively branded asThe Detroit Praise Network.
History
[edit]W260CB first launched in 2000 asW206BIon 89.1 MHz as a repeater ofToledo,Ohio'sWGTE-FM,covering theHamtramckarea. In 2010, it would move to 99.9 MHz as W260CB and become an FM repeater ofAM 1200,beforeexperimentingwith a format of retrosoulhits in early 2018. This would end when the station was purchased byUrban One,who relocated their Praise Radio station fromWPZR(102.7 FM) upon that station's sale to theEducational Media Foundationon May 1, 2018. Upon moving to 99.9 and launching on August 9, 2018, the station acquired two repeaters (W228CJ in Oak Park and W252BX inSouthwest Detroit) from the EMF to fill in gaps in coverage in the area. W228CJ has since flipped to sports on August 30, 2021.
Coverage area
[edit]W252BX98.3 FM broadcasts from a transmitter on top of theRenaissance Center.[2]Since it transmits from downtownDetroit,its signal covers all of the City of Detroit, along with nearby communities ofDearborn,River Rouge,MelvindaleandRedford Township.Due to its proximity to theU.S./ Canadaborder, some of this translator's signal reaches across theDetroit riverinto the immediateWindsor, Ontario,area, coverage inCanadais limited due to adirectionaltransmitting pattern keeping much of the signal on the U.S. side of the border.
W260CBbroadcasts at 99.9 FM from theWYCD/WDVD/WCSX/WMGC-FMbroadcast tower inRoyal Oak Charter Township,coveringSouthfield,Farmington HillsandBloomfield Hills.
Both signals originate fromWDMK HD-2,the signal can be heard onHD radioreceivers throughout much ofSoutheast Michiganbeyond the limited range of the translators listed above.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for W260CB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"W252BX-FM 98.3 MHz - Detroit, MI".radio-locator.com.Retrieved2022-05-07.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 95702 (WDMK)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WDMKinNielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 93456 (W260CB)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W260CBat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 148665 (W252BX)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W252BXat FCCdata.org
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