| Broadcast area | [1] (Daytime) [2] (Nighttime) |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1420kHz |
| Branding | Best Variety of Gospel Music |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Christian Evangelical Broadcasting Association |
| History | |
First air date | 1955 |
Former call signs | WAMM (1955-12/31/80) |
Call sign meaning | Flint, Michigan; orWhatFlintListensTo |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Class | D |
| Power | 500watts (Daytime) 142watts (Nighttime) |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°01′19″N83°38′35″W / 43.02194°N 83.64306°W /43.02194; -83.64306 |
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Public license information | |
WFLT (1420 AM) is aradio station broadcasting anUrban Gospel format. Licensed toFlint, Michigan, it first began broadcasting as WAMM in 1955.
As WAMM, 1420 AM was the area's premierAfrican-American-oriented R&B station for years. The station also provided an early on-air job for futureAmerican Top 40 hostCasey Kasem (who moved on toWJBK in Detroit and then to Los Angeles). Though primarily targeted at black listeners, WAMM had many white listeners as well.
In the fall of 1979,WDZZ-FM signed on as Flint's first urban FM station and quickly became a ratings success. WAMM never recovered and adoptedAl Ham'sMusic of Your Life format in early 1981, changing its calls to the current WFLT. The station soon switched to religious programming and was purchased in 1990 by the Christian Evangelical Broadcasting Association, the current owners, who converted the station back to its African-American-oriented roots, but this time as the successful gospel-music station that it still is today.
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