WHYT
Encyclopedia
WHYT is a non-commercial
, contemporary Christian FM radio station licensed to serve Goodland Township and Imlay City, Michigan
. The transmitter is located between Imlay City and Marlette, Michigan
. The station broadcasts on 88.1 with .4kW and is owned by Superior Communications (aka Michigan Community Radio and Northland Community Broadcasters) which is owned by Jennifer and Edward Czelada.
WHYT began broadcasting in October 2003 as Joy FM with the callsign WWKM. In June 2004 it merged with the other The Light and Joy FM stations owned by Superior Communications to form Smile FM
and took the WHYT callsign from its sister station on 89.1 which switched to a different format. Programming with local inserts originates from WLGH
in Lansing.
WHYT was granted a Construction Permit on March 24, 2009, to increase power to 12.5kW.
Smile FM Internet streaming originates from WHYT and includes the WHYT/WTAC/WCZE ID at the top of each hour.
stations in Flint and the Thumb area which share the same local inserts, WTAC
and WCZE
.
) and were also used by what is now WHLX
in Marine City after 96.3 FM dropped the calls. The call letters WTAC were used by AM 600 in Flint when it was a popular top 40 station during the 1960s and 1970's, and subsequently through country
and contemporary Christian formats. That station is now WSNL
. WCZE is based on the first three letters of the owners' last name.
Non-commercial
Non-commercial refers to an activity or entity that does not in some sense involve commerce, at least relative to similar activities that do have a commercial objective or emphasis...
, contemporary Christian FM radio station licensed to serve Goodland Township and Imlay City, Michigan
Imlay City, Michigan
Imlay City is a city in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the 2000 census and 3,597 at the 2010 census.-Education:Imlay City has five public schools and one private school...
. The transmitter is located between Imlay City and Marlette, Michigan
Marlette, Michigan
Marlette is a city in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2006 US Census population estimate was 2,053. The city is located within Marlette Township, but is politically autonomous....
. The station broadcasts on 88.1 with .4kW and is owned by Superior Communications (aka Michigan Community Radio and Northland Community Broadcasters) which is owned by Jennifer and Edward Czelada.
WHYT began broadcasting in October 2003 as Joy FM with the callsign WWKM. In June 2004 it merged with the other The Light and Joy FM stations owned by Superior Communications to form Smile FM
Smile FM
Smile FM is a network of 19 non-commercial, contemporary Christian radio stations. Most programming originates from studios in Williamston, Michigan and is relayed by an expanding number of stations throughout the state...
and took the WHYT callsign from its sister station on 89.1 which switched to a different format. Programming with local inserts originates from WLGH
WLGH
WLGH is a non-commercial, contemporary Christian FM radio station located in Lansing, Michigan. The station, which broadcasts on 88.1 MHz FM, is owned by Superior Communications which is in turn owned by Jennifer and Edward Czelada.The station is officially licensed to operate in Leroy Township,...
in Lansing.
WHYT was granted a Construction Permit on March 24, 2009, to increase power to 12.5kW.
Smile FM Internet streaming originates from WHYT and includes the WHYT/WTAC/WCZE ID at the top of each hour.
Repeaters
WHYT has two repeaterRepeater
A repeater is an electronic device that receives asignal and retransmits it at a higher level and/or higher power, or onto the other side of an obstruction, so that the signal can cover longer distances.-Description:...
stations in Flint and the Thumb area which share the same local inserts, WTAC
WTAC
WTAC, owned by Superior Communications, began broadcasting in 2002 on 89.7 with 1kW. Officially licensed to Burton, Michigan, the station's transmitter was located in the Beecher area on the north side of Flint, Michigan until September 2011 when it moved south of Fenton, Michigan and increased its...
and WCZE
WCZE
WCZE is a non-commercial, contemporary Christian FM radio station, licensed to Harbor Beach, Michigan. It operates as a repeater of WHYT in Imlay City....
.
Call Letters
The WHYT call letters were first used at a small market daytime AM station in Noblesville, Indiana (now silent and defunct),then used for many years by 96.3 Detroit (now WDVDWDVD
WDVD is a hot adult contemporary radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting at 96.3 MHz on the FM dial. WDVD's studios and offices are located in the Fisher Building near downtown Detroit. WDVD's transmitter is located in Oakland County in Royal Oak Township at 8 Mile Road and Wyoming Avenue...
) and were also used by what is now WHLX
WHLX
WHLX is an American radio station, licensed to Marine City, Michigan at 1590 kHz on the AM dial, with a power output of 1,000 watts day, 102 watts night. The station is currently a simulcast of 1450 WHLS in Port Huron...
in Marine City after 96.3 FM dropped the calls. The call letters WTAC were used by AM 600 in Flint when it was a popular top 40 station during the 1960s and 1970's, and subsequently through country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and contemporary Christian formats. That station is now WSNL
WSNL
WSNL is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Flint, Michigan, it first began broadcasting in 1946.The original call letters were WFLM, but the station was purchased in December of 1946 by George W. Trendle and H. Allen Campbell, who changed the call letters to WTCB and made...
. WCZE is based on the first three letters of the owners' last name.