W260CB
| Relays WDMK-HD2, Detroit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Branding | The Detroit Praise Network |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Beasley Broadcast Group (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC) |
| 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 | |
| Facility ID | 148674 |
| Class | FX |
| Power | W252BX: 250 watts W260CB: 250 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′53″N 83°10′23″W / 42.44806°N 83.17306°W |
| Translator(s) | W252BX 98.3 Riverview |
| Repeater(s) | WMGC-HD2 105.1-2 Detroit |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.detroitpraisenetwork.com |
W260CB (99.9 FM, "The Detroit Praise Network") is a radio translator in Detroit. Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, it relays an urban gospel format broadcast by WDMK-HD2, which is also simulcast on W260CB 99.9, W252BX 98.3, and WMGC-HD2. The stations are collectively branded as The Detroit Praise Network.
History[]
W260CB 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[]
W228CJ broadcasts from the WMYD-DT 20 / WTVS 56 television tower in Oak Park on 8 Mile Road and Meyers Road, covering most of Detroit and Highland Park. W252BX 98.3 broadcasts from a radio tower near the I-75 Rouge River bridge, covering Dearborn, River Rouge, Melvindale and Redford Township. W260CB broadcasts from the WRIF/WCSX/WMGC-FM broadcast tower in Royal Oak Charter Township, covering Southfield, Farmington Hills and Bloomfield Hills.
External links[]
- Official website
- WDMK in the FCC FM station database
- WDMK on Radio-Locator
- WDMK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- W260CB in the FCC FM station database
- W260CB on Radio-Locator
- W252BX in the FCC FM station database
- W252BX on Radio-Locator
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