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WLQV
WLQV (1500 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. It uses paid brokered programming where hosts buy time on the station and may seek donations to their ministries during their programs. Religious leaders heard on WLQV include David Jeremiah, John MacArthur, Alistair Begg, Jim Daly, Tony Evans and Charles Stanley. The studios are on Radio Plaza in Royal Oak Township, Michigan.
By day, WLQV transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum for American AM stations; to protect other stations from interference at night, WLQV reduces power to 10,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a nine-tower array. The transmitter is on Hazel Avenue near Dix Highway and Interstate 75 in Lincoln Park, Michigan. Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W268CN at 101.5 MHz in Detroit.
On October 7, 1925, the station first signed on the air. Its original call sign was WJBK and it was licensed to nearby Ypsilanti, broadcasting on 1290 kHz. The call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. Two years later, WJBK moved to 1360 kHz.
Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927. In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard. On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WJBK, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it." However, the station successfully convinced the commission that it should remain licensed.
On November 11, 1928, the FRC implemented a major reallocation of station transmitting frequencies, as part of a reorganization resulting from its implementation of General Order 40. WJBK was assigned to 1370 kHz.
In 1940, WJBK was re-licensed to Detroit, broadcasting on 1490 AM. It was owned by John F. Hopkins, with its studios at 6559 Hamilton Avenue.
An FM station at 93.1 was added in 1947, WJBK-FM (now WUFL). A TV station was launched the following year, WJBK-TV. In the late 1940s, WJBK was the home of one of Detroit's first radio disk jockeys, Ed McKenzie, known as "Jack the Bellboy". His late afternoon show combined the mainstream pop hits of the day with a good amount of R&B or "race" music as it was referred to at the time. It clicked with the young people and soon propelled him to #1 in the market. The station also launched the career of Casey Kasem, later the long-time host of American Top 40.
In 1954, WJBK moved to its current frequency at 1500 AM with 10,000 watts. By this time, Storer Broadcasting owned WJBK-AM-FM as well as WJBK-TV, Detroit's CBS-TV network affiliate. In 1956, WJBK became the first radio station in Detroit to feature the Top 40 format 24 hours a day. WJBK also published Detroit's first printed survey of the station's most popular songs for distribution at local record stores, dubbed "Formula 45" (which became the station's catchphrase). WJBK's chief competitor in the format during the late 1950s and early 1960s was WXYZ 1270 AM, and the two stations were frequently neck-and-neck in the ratings. Since WJBK had retained ownership of the "Jack the Bellboy" name after Ed McKenzie left the station, there were several more "Jack the Bellboy"s at Radio 15 during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Tom Clay (known for creating a romantic aura on the air), Dave Shafer, Terry Knight and Robin Walker. Other popular WJBK personalities included longtime morning host Marc Avery, midday host Clark Reid and afternoon drive personality Robert E. Lee (who claimed to be an actual descendant of the legendary Confederate Civil War general and opened his show every afternoon with a "Rebel Yell").
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WLQV
WLQV (1500 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan. It is owned by the Salem Media Group and broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format. It uses paid brokered programming where hosts buy time on the station and may seek donations to their ministries during their programs. Religious leaders heard on WLQV include David Jeremiah, John MacArthur, Alistair Begg, Jim Daly, Tony Evans and Charles Stanley. The studios are on Radio Plaza in Royal Oak Township, Michigan.
By day, WLQV transmits with 50,000 watts, the maximum for American AM stations; to protect other stations from interference at night, WLQV reduces power to 10,000 watts. It uses a directional antenna with a nine-tower array. The transmitter is on Hazel Avenue near Dix Highway and Interstate 75 in Lincoln Park, Michigan. Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W268CN at 101.5 MHz in Detroit.
On October 7, 1925, the station first signed on the air. Its original call sign was WJBK and it was licensed to nearby Ypsilanti, broadcasting on 1290 kHz. The call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential roster of available call signs. Two years later, WJBK moved to 1360 kHz.
Following the establishment of the Federal Radio Commission (FRC), stations were initially issued a series of temporary authorizations starting on May 3, 1927. In addition, they were informed that if they wanted to continue operating, they needed to file a formal license application by January 15, 1928, as the first step in determining whether they met the new "public interest, convenience, or necessity" standard. On May 25, 1928, the FRC issued General Order 32, which notified 164 stations, including WJBK, that "From an examination of your application for future license it does not find that public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served by granting it." However, the station successfully convinced the commission that it should remain licensed.
On November 11, 1928, the FRC implemented a major reallocation of station transmitting frequencies, as part of a reorganization resulting from its implementation of General Order 40. WJBK was assigned to 1370 kHz.
In 1940, WJBK was re-licensed to Detroit, broadcasting on 1490 AM. It was owned by John F. Hopkins, with its studios at 6559 Hamilton Avenue.
An FM station at 93.1 was added in 1947, WJBK-FM (now WUFL). A TV station was launched the following year, WJBK-TV. In the late 1940s, WJBK was the home of one of Detroit's first radio disk jockeys, Ed McKenzie, known as "Jack the Bellboy". His late afternoon show combined the mainstream pop hits of the day with a good amount of R&B or "race" music as it was referred to at the time. It clicked with the young people and soon propelled him to #1 in the market. The station also launched the career of Casey Kasem, later the long-time host of American Top 40.
In 1954, WJBK moved to its current frequency at 1500 AM with 10,000 watts. By this time, Storer Broadcasting owned WJBK-AM-FM as well as WJBK-TV, Detroit's CBS-TV network affiliate. In 1956, WJBK became the first radio station in Detroit to feature the Top 40 format 24 hours a day. WJBK also published Detroit's first printed survey of the station's most popular songs for distribution at local record stores, dubbed "Formula 45" (which became the station's catchphrase). WJBK's chief competitor in the format during the late 1950s and early 1960s was WXYZ 1270 AM, and the two stations were frequently neck-and-neck in the ratings. Since WJBK had retained ownership of the "Jack the Bellboy" name after Ed McKenzie left the station, there were several more "Jack the Bellboy"s at Radio 15 during the late 1950s and early 1960s, including Tom Clay (known for creating a romantic aura on the air), Dave Shafer, Terry Knight and Robin Walker. Other popular WJBK personalities included longtime morning host Marc Avery, midday host Clark Reid and afternoon drive personality Robert E. Lee (who claimed to be an actual descendant of the legendary Confederate Civil War general and opened his show every afternoon with a "Rebel Yell").