WRDT

WRDT
Broadcast areaMetro Detroit
Frequency560 kHz (HD Radio)
BrandingThe Word AM 560
Programming
FormatChristian radio
Ownership
Owner
WCHB, WMUZ, WMUZ-FM
History
First air date
July 12, 1956 (1956-07-12)
Former call signs
  • WMIC (1956–1959)
  • WQTE (1959–1975)
  • WHND (1975–1996)
  • WLLZ (1996–2003)
Call sign meaning
The Word Detroit
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25083
ClassD
Power
  • 500 watts (day)
  • 14 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
Translator107.1 W296DY (Detroit)
Repeater103.5 WMUZ-HD3 (Detroit)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewrdt560.com

WRDT (560 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Monroe, Michigan, United States, and serving Metro Detroit. Owned by Crawford Broadcasting, the station carries a Christian radio format branded "The Word AM 560". The studios are on Capitol Avenue in the Weatherby section of Detroit. WRDT has two distinct transmitter sites: the daytime site is on Vineyard Road in Monroe, while the nighttime site is on Radio Plaza in Ferndale. It broadcasts in the daytime using HD Radio technology.

Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W296DY at 107.1 MHz and on the third digital subchannel of WMUZ-FM.