WDMK
[2] The station broadcasts from a tower at 725 feet (221 m) in height above average terrain (HAAT) with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts.
WJZZ was one out of four radio stations in the market (along with WMXD, WMUZ and WRIF) that was used on Barden Cablevision's character generated line-up throughout the 1980s and 1990s (which would later become Comcast).
It took the WCHB-FM call sign and the slogan "105.9 The Beat," in an attempt to go after longtime urban leader WJLB.
WDTJ aired the Russ Parr morning show syndicated from co-owned WKYS in Washington, D.C. "105.9 Jamz" did respectable in the ratings, but could not beat WJLB.
The "105.9 Jamz" hip-hop music format moved to 102.7, which took on the new call letters WHTD and the moniker "Hot 102-7."
John Mason, WDMK's former afternoon drive personality, left the station in September 2006 and shortly afterward announced that he would be looking to syndicate his own morning show, most likely based at independently owned Detroit urban AC outlet WGPR.
In August 2013, following the cancellation of the Michael Baisden show by his distributor Cumulus Media that March, and the interim of Skip Murphy, WDMK became the Detroit affiliate of The D.L.
Mason moved to the midday slot, hosting the only locally originating weekday daytime airshift.
WDMK carried syndicated programming, Joyner, Hughley, and "Love and R&B" evenings with recording artist Al B.
On June 10, 2019, Beasley Broadcast Group announced that it would acquire WDMK and the three Detroit Praise Network translators for $13.5 million.
WDMK retained its Urban AC format since the sale, but with a few tweaks during locally originating programming, with many hip-hop titles removed to avoid overlap with WMGC, and placing a greater emphasis on R&B hits and "slow jams" from the 1980s and 1990s.
Two months later, W228CJ again flipped, this time to a simulcast of sister station WMGC-HD2, which airs a tropical music format called "Playa".
Both formats are presented by Beasley in select markets across the country, on translators and HD radio subchannels.
