W260CB (99.9 FM, "The Detroit Praise Network") is a radio translator in Detroit, Michigan. Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, it relays an urban gospel format broadcast by WDMK-HD2, which, along with the 99.9 FM signal of W260CB is also simulcast on W252BX 98.3 FM. The stations are collectively branded as The Detroit Praise Network.
| Relays WDMK-HD2, Detroit | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| 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 sign meaning | Assigned randomly by FCC |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 148674 |
| Class | FX |
| ERP | W252BX and W260CB: 250 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′53″N 83°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 |
History
editW260CB first launched in 2000 as W206BI on 89.1 MHz as a repeater of Toledo, Ohio's WGTE-FM, covering the Hamtramck area. In 2010, it would move to 99.9 MHz as W260CB and become an FM repeater of AM 1200, before experimenting with a format of retro soul hits in early 2018. This would end when the station was purchased by Urban One, who relocated their Praise Radio station from WPZR (102.7 FM) upon that station's sale to the Educational Media Foundation on 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 in Southwest 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
editW252BX 98.3 FM broadcasts from a transmitter on top of the Renaissance Center.[2] Since it transmits from downtown Detroit, its signal covers all of the City of Detroit, along with nearby communities of Dearborn, River Rouge, Melvindale and Redford Township. Due to its proximity to the U.S./ Canada border, some of this translator's signal reaches across the Detroit river into the immediate Windsor, Ontario, area, coverage in Canada is limited due to a directional transmitting pattern keeping much of the signal on the U.S. side of the border.
W260CB broadcasts at 99.9 FM from the WYCD/WDVD/WCSX/WMGC-FM broadcast tower in Royal Oak Charter Township, covering Southfield, Farmington Hills and Bloomfield Hills.
Both signals originate from WDMK HD-2, the signal can be heard on HD radio receivers throughout much of Southeast Michigan beyond 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. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 95702 (WDMK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WDMK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 93456 (W260CB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W260CB at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 148665 (W252BX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W252BX at FCCdata.org
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