W260CB
W260CB, also known as the Detroit Praise Network is a radio station in Detroit Michigan, airing on three low-powered transmitters (W260CB 99.9, W252BX 98.3 and W228CJ 93.5), as well as WDMK-HD 105.9-2. The station airs an Urban Gospel format.
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| City | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Branding | Detroit Praise Network |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Translator(s) | W228CJ 93.5 Detroit W252BX 98.3 Riverview WDMK-HD2 105.9-2 Detroit |
| First air date | 2000 (as a repeater) August 9, 2018 (as Detroit Praise Network) |
| Format | Urban Gospel |
| Power | W228CJ: 99 watts W252BX: 250 watts W260CB: 250 watts |
| Class | FX |
| Facility ID | 148674 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′53″N 83°10′23″W |
| Call sign meaning | Assigned randomly by FCC |
| Former call signs | W206BI (89.1 MHz) (2000-2010) |
| Owner | Beasley Broadcast Group (Beasley Media Group Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WCSX, WDMK, WMGC-FM, WRIF |
| Webcast | http://www.detroitpraisenetwork.com/listen-live/ |
| Website | http://www.detroitpraisenetwork.com/ |
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 102.7 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.
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.