Flint, Michigan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Media== [[File:Flint July 2018 25 (Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Flint Journal Building).jpg|thumb|right|The former [[Flint Journal Building]], now used by the [[Michigan State University College of Human Medicine]]]] ===Print=== The county's largest newspaper is ''[[The Flint Journal]]'', which dates back to 1876. Effective June 2009 the paper ceased to be a daily publication, opting to publish on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The move made Genesee County the largest county in the United States without a daily newspaper. The Flint Journal began publishing a Tuesday edition in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|author=Marjory Raymer |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/03/flint_journal_to_return_to_new.html |title=Flint Journal: "Flint Journal to return to Newsstands on Tuesdays starting March 23", 3/7/2010 |date=March 7, 2010 |publisher=Mlive.com |access-date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> ''The East Village Magazine'' is a non-profit news magazine providing information about neighborhood issues since 1976. The monthly magazine centers on the East Village neighborhood, outside downtown Flint, but is distributed throughout the city. ''The Uncommon Sense'' was a monthly publication featuring investigative journalism, political analysis, satirical cartoons, and articles about Flint music, art, nightlife and culture; it stopped publishing in 2007.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} In January 2009, ''Uncommon Sense'' editors and contributors began publishing ''Broadside'', available exclusively in print. Its last issue was published in April 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-12-23 |title=Broadside: Flint's alternative newspaper |url=http://flintbroadside.com/about.html |access-date=2023-04-02 |archive-date=December 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223223503/http://flintbroadside.com/about.html |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> In early 2009 ''Flint Comix & Entertainment'' began circulating around college campuses, and local businesses. This monthly publication features local and nationally recognized comic artists, as well as editorials, and other news. Two quarterly magazines have appeared in recent years: ''Innovative Health Magazine''<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.innovativehealthmagazine.com/ |title=Innovative Health Magazine homepage}}</ref> and ''Downtown Flint Revival Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtownflintrevival.com/ |title=Downtown Flint Revival Magazine homepage |access-date=February 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722020529/http://downtownflintrevival.com/ |archive-date=July 22, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Debuting in 2008, ''Innovative Health'' highlights the medical advancements, health services and lifestyles happening in and around Genesee County, while ''Downtown Flint Revival'' reports on new developments, building renovations and the many businesses in the Downtown area. A new monthly magazine which began publishing in June 2013 is known as ''My City Magazine'' which highlights events, arts and culture in Genesee County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mycitymag.com|title=My City Magazine}}</ref> Online news source FlintBeat.com was launched in 2017 by Flint-area native, Jiquanda Johnson. The hyper local news website focuses on Flint City Hall, solutions journalism and public health in addition to their work covering neighborhoods and telling community stories. University publications include [[University of Michigan–Flint]]'s student newspaper ''[[The Michigan Times]]'', [[Kettering University]]'s ''The Technician'' and the ''MCC Chronicle'', formerly the MCC Post, which is a monthly magazine from [[Mott Community College]]. ===Television=== [[WJRT-TV]] ([[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]), formerly one of ten ABC [[Owned-and-operated station|owned-and-operated]] stations, is currently the only area station to operate from Flint. [[WSMH]] ([[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]) is licensed to Flint, but its programming originates from outside of Flint proper (the suburb Mt. Morris Township), [[WEYI-TV|WEYI]] ([[NBC]]), licensed to Saginaw, and [[WBSF]] ([[The CW Television Network|The CW]]), licensed to [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]], share studios with WSMH. Other stations outside the Flint area that serve the area include Saginaw-based [[WNEM-TV]] ([[CBS]]) (which has a news bureau in Downtown Flint), [[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]]'s [[WDCQ-TV]] (PBS), and Saginaw's [[WAQP]] ([[Tri-State Christian Television|TCT]]). ====TV stations==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- |[[Call sign]] |[[Virtual channel]] |Physical channel |[[City of license]] |[[Television network|Network]] |Branding |Owner<ref>{{cite news |title=Digital TV Market Listing for WJRT |url=https://www.rabbitears.info/market.php?request=station_search&callsign=WJRT |access-date=March 27, 2020 |work=RabbitEars.Info}}</ref> |- |[[WNEM-TV]] |5 |30 |Bay City |CBS |TV 5 |[[Gray Television]] |- |[[WJRT-TV]] |12 |12 |Flint |ABC |ABC 12 |[[Entertainment Studios|Allen Media Broadcasting]] |- |[[WCMU-TV]] |14 |26 |Mount Pleasant |rowspan=2|PBS |CMU Public Television |[[Central Michigan University]] |- |[[WDCQ-TV]] |19 |15 |Bad Axe |Delta College Public Media |[[Delta College (Michigan)|Delta College]] |- |[[WEYI-TV]] |25 |18 |Saginaw |NBC |NBC 25 |[[Howard Stirk Holdings]] |- |[[WBSF]] |46 |23 |Bay City |The CW |CW 46 |[[Cunningham Broadcasting]] |- |[[WAQP]] |49 |36 |Saginaw |TCT |TCT |[[Tri-State Christian Television]] |- |[[WSMH]] |66 |16 |Flint |Fox |Fox 66 |[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] |} ===Radio=== The Flint radio market has a rich history. WAMM-AM 1420 (started in 1955, now gospel station WFLT) on the city's eastside was one of the first stations in the country to program to the black community and was also where legendary DJ [[Casey Kasem]] had his first radio job.<ref>{{cite web |author=WFLT AM 1420 Flint |url=http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wflt.html |title=WFLT AM 1420 Flint |publisher=Michiguide.com |access-date=May 21, 2012 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324075535/http://www.michiguide.com/dials/rad-d/wflt.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> WTAC-AM 600 (now religious station WSNL) was a highly rated and influential [[Top Forty|Top 40]] station in the 1960s and 1970s, showcasing Michigan artists and being the first in the U.S. to play acts like [[The Who]] and [[AC/DC]]. WTAC changed its format to country music in 1980 and then became a pioneering [[contemporary Christian]] music station a few years later; the calls are now on 89.7 FM, a member of the "[[Smile FM]]" network. WTRX-AM 1330 also played Top 40 music for a time in the 1960s and '70s. The city's first radio station, AM 910 [[WFDF (AM)|WFDF]], first went on the air in 1922. It has since relocated south into the Detroit market, changing its city of license to [[Farmington Hills]] and increasing its power to 50,000 watts. ====AM stations==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Frequency (kHz) !Callsign !City of license !Format !Branding !Owner |- |600 |[[WSNL]] |Flint |Christian |''Victory 600'' |Christian Broadcasting System |- |1160 |[[WCXI]] |[[Fenton, Michigan|Fenton]] |Talk/[[Oldies]] |WCXI |[[Birach Broadcasting]] |- |1330 |[[WTRX]] |rowspan=4|Flint |[[Sports radio|Sports]] |''Sports Xtra 1330'' |[[Cumulus Media]] |- |1420 |[[WFLT]] |[[Urban contemporary gospel|Urban Gospel]] |WFLT 1420 |Flint Evangelical Broadcasting Association |- |1470 |[[WFNT]] |News/talk |''Flint News Talk'' |[[Townsquare Media]] |- |1570 |[[WWCK (AM)|WWCK]] |[[Classic hits]] |K 107.3 |Cumulus Media |} ====FM stations==== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Frequency (MHz) !Callsign !City of license !Format !Branding !Owner |- |88.9 |[[WKVR (FM)|WKVR]] |Flint |[[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]] |[[K-Love]] |[[Educational Media Foundation]] |- |89.7 |[[WTAC (FM)|WTAC]] |[[Burton, Michigan|Burton]]/Flint |[[Christian music|Christian]] |[[Smile FM Michigan Radio Network|Smile FM]] |Superior Communications |- |91.1 |[[WFUM]] |rowspan=3|Flint |[[Public radio|Public]] ([[All-news radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]) |[[Michigan Radio]] |[[University of Michigan]] |- |92.1 |[[WFOV-LP]] |[[Variety (radio)|Variety]] ([[Adult Hits]]/Talk/[[Public affairs (broadcasting)|Public affairs]]) |''Our Voices Radio'' |Flint Odyssey House |- |92.7 |[[WDZZ]] |[[Urban Adult Contemporary]] |''Z 92.7'' |Cumulus Media |- |93.7 |[[WRCL]] |[[Frankenmuth, Michigan|Frankenmuth]] |[[Rhythmic contemporary|Rhythmic Contemporary Hits]] |''Club 93.7'' |Townsquare Media |- |94.3 |[[WKUF-LP]] | Flint |[[College radio|College]]/Variety |WKUF 94.3 | [[Kettering University]] |- |95.1 |[[WFBE]] |Flint |[[Country music|Country]] |B95 |Cumulus Media |- |97.3 |W247CG <br /><small>(simulcast of WTAC)</small> |[[Russellville, Michigan|Russellville]] |Christian |[[Smile FM Michigan Radio Network|Smile FM]] |Superior Communications |- |98.9 |[[WOWE]] |[[Vassar, Michigan|Vassar]] |[[Urban Contemporary]] |''98.9 The Beat'' |Praestantia Broadcasting |- |100.1 |W261BH <br /><small>(simulcast of WKVR)</small> |Flint |Contemporary Christian |[[K-Love]] |Educational Media Foundation |- |101.5 |[[WWBN]] |[[Tuscola Township, Michigan#Communities|Tuscola]]/Flint |[[Mainstream Rock]] |''Banana 101.5'' |Townsquare Media |- |102.1 |[[WFAH-LP]] |Flint |Variety |WFAH 102.1 FM |Greater Flint Arts Council |- |103.1 |[[WQUS]] |[[Lapeer, Michigan|Lapeer]]/Flint |rowspan=2|[[Classic rock]] |''US 103.1'' |Townsquare Media |- | 103.9 |[[WRSR]] |[[Owosso, Michigan|Owosso]]/Flint |''103.9 The Fox'' |Krol Communications |- |104.7 |[[WMRP-LP]] |[[Mundy Township, Michigan|Mundy Township]] |[[Christian country music|Positive Country]] |''104.7 WMRP'' |Swartz Creek Radio |- |105.5 |[[WWCK-FM]] |Flint |[[Contemporary hit radio|Mainstream Contemporary Hits]] |''CK 105.5'' |Cumulus Media |- |106.3 |W292DA <br /><small>(simulcast of WKVR)</small> |[[Linden, Michigan|Linden]] |Contemporary Christian |[[K-Love]] |Educational Media Foundation |- |106.5 |W293CA <br /><small>(simulcast of [[WSNL]])</small> |rowspan=3|Flint |Christian |''Victory 600'' |Christian Broadcasting System |- |107.3 |W297CG<br /><small>(simulcast of [[WWCK (AM)|WWCK]])</small> |Classic hits |K 107.3 |Cumulus Media |- |107.9 |[[WCRZ]] |[[Adult Contemporary]] |''Cars 108'' |Townsquare Media |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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