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- Smile_FM abstract "Smile FM is a network of non-commercial, contemporary Christian radio stations. Most programming originates from studios in Williamston, Michigan (just east of Lansing, Michigan) and is relayed (with local inserts) by an expanding number of stations throughout the state. The network also has studios in Imlay City, MI. Smile FM was originally two separate networks. The first, The Light, was founded on December 2, 1996 when WLGH Lansing, Michigan began broadcasting. The second, Joy FM, began on December 12, 2000 with WHYT (renamed as WWKM and again as WDTR), Imlay City, Michigan. While both played contemporary Christian music, The Light aimed for a younger audience. In June 2004 the two networks were combined to form Smile FM in a "wedding ceremony" conducted at Oldsmobile Park in Lansing. The new name eliminated confusion since many other unrelated stations used The Light and Joy FM names.The network is notable for putting stations on the air at a low cost. They lease existing towers and use voice tracking. This allows the network to operate with a minimal number of employees. Unlike many Christian stations, they play music with only a few short breaks for weather, news, announcements and features. Smile FM has also pioneered the use of new technology to help distribute and customize its programming, including developing an emergency weather notification system that is faster and more reliable than the required EAS system (which they also operate).The network's stations, although having the same ownership, are officially owned by one of four non-profit entities: Superior Communications, Michigan Community Radio, Northland Community Broadcasters and Smile FM. All four were founded by Jennifer and Edward Czelada. WCZE 103.7 Harbor Beach, owned by Jennifer and Edward Czelada, aired Smile FM programming until December 12, 2012, when WSMB Harbor Beach began broadcasting. In January 2008, Smile FM established WWKM (now WDTR) Imlay City as the flagship of an experimental Smile FM Praise network playing Christian contemporary worship music. Previously, the station had broadcast traditional Christian music and hymns. The Smile FM Praise experiment was ended in 2009 and plans made to move that station to the northern suburbs of Detroit.The owners have often recycled the call letters of famous Michigan stations of the past for their stations. WDTR (now WRCJ), WHYT (now WDVD), and WVMV (now WDZH) were once used by Detroit stations. WTAC (now WSNL) was the leading top 40 station in Flint during the 1960s (and, ironically, a pioneering contemporary Christian station during the 1980s). WKPK was used by a popular top 40 station of the 1980s and 1990s in northern Michigan (now WSRT). WAIR was an oldies station in northern Michigan (now WFCX) and the calls were also used for a construction permit for a station in Honor (now WSRJ). WWKM was a now-defunct station in Harrison (and Smile FM's 88.5 FM station in the Alpena area, WSFP, once bore the calls of WWKM's sister station WKKM, which is now WTWS in Houghton Lake). Others were named for the original formats of the stations. WLGH and WTLI were The Light. All of the stations beginning with WJ were in or scheduled to be in the Joy FM network. All call letters beginning with WDT (WDTE, WDTP and WDTR) serve portions of the Detroit metropolitan area.".
- Smile_FM programmeFormat Contemporary_Christian_music.
- Smile_FM programmeFormat Religious_broadcasting.
- Smile_FM slogan ""Michigan's Positive Hits"".
- Smile_FM wikiPageExternalLink smile.fm.
- Smile_FM wikiPageExternalLink www.smile.fm.
- Smile_FM wikiPageExternalLink streaming.
- Smile_FM wikiPageID "8936378".
- Smile_FM wikiPageRevisionID "603071765".
- Smile_FM call WAIR_(FM).
- Smile_FM call WDTE.
- Smile_FM call WDTP.
- Smile_FM call WDTR.
- Smile_FM call WEJC.
- Smile_FM call WHYT.
- Smile_FM call WJOG.
- Smile_FM call WJOH.
- Smile_FM call WJOJ.
- Smile_FM call WJOM.
- Smile_FM call WKPK.
- Smile_FM call WLGH.
- Smile_FM call WSFP.
- Smile_FM call WSIS_(FM).
- Smile_FM call WSLI.
- Smile_FM call WSMF.
- Smile_FM call WSMZ.
- Smile_FM call WTAC.
- Smile_FM call WTLI.
- Smile_FM call WVMV.
- Smile_FM call "KOYR".
- Smile_FM call "W280EL".
- Smile_FM call "W285ET".
- Smile_FM call "WKKM".
- Smile_FM call "WSMB".
- Smile_FM call "WSMO".
- Smile_FM call "WYOR".
- Smile_FM city "Bear Creek Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Belding, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Burton, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "China Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Crystal Valley, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Eagle, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "East Bay Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Good Hart, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Goodland Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Harbor Beach, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Harrisville, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Huron Charter Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Imlay City, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Lake City, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Leroy Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Michigamme, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Monroe, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Mount Forest, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Raco, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Republic, Ohio".
- Smile_FM city "Riverside, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Rust Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Speaker Township, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "White Star, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Yates, Michigan".
- Smile_FM city "Yorktown, Arkansas".
- Smile_FM class "1.0".
- Smile_FM class "2.0".
- Smile_FM class "3.0".
- Smile_FM class "A".
- Smile_FM class "B1".
- Smile_FM class "D".
- Smile_FM format Contemporary_Christian_music.
- Smile_FM format Religious_broadcasting.
- Smile_FM freq "103.9".
- Smile_FM freq "104.9".
- Smile_FM freq "88.1".
- Smile_FM freq "88.3".
- Smile_FM freq "88.5".
- Smile_FM freq "88.7".
- Smile_FM freq "89.1".
- Smile_FM freq "89.3".
- Smile_FM freq "89.5".
- Smile_FM freq "89.7".
- Smile_FM freq "90.9".
- Smile_FM freq "91.3".
- Smile_FM freq "91.5".
- Smile_FM freq "91.9".
- Smile_FM haat "100".
- Smile_FM haat "110".
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- Smile_FM haat "312".