W260CB
W260CB (99.9 FM, "The Detroit Praise Network") is a radio translator in Detroit. Owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, it broadcasts an urban gospel format fed by WDMK-HD2, which is also simulcast by W260CB 99.9, W252BX 98.3 and W228CJ 93.5. The stations are collectively branded as The Detroit Praise Network.
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| City | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHz |
| Branding | The Detroit Praise Network |
| Slogan | Playing the biggest inspirational hits |
| 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 | W228CJ: 99 watts W252BX: 250 watts W260CB: 250 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°26′53″N 83°10′23″W |
| Translator(s) | W228CJ 93.5 Detroit W252BX 98.3 Riverview |
| Repeater(s) | WDMK-HD2 105.9-2 Detroit WMGC-HD2 105.1-2 Detroit |
| Links | |
| 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.