WRCJ-FM

WRCJ-FM
Broadcast areaDetroit–Windsor
Frequency90.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding90.9 WRCJ
Programming
FormatClassical - Jazz
Ownership
Owner
  • Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation
  • (Detroit Classical and Jazz Educational Radio LLC)
OperatorDetroit Public Media
History
First air date
August 1948; 76 years ago (1948-08) (as WDTR)
Former call signs
WDTR-FM (10/7/82-7/1/04)
WDTR (1/8/48-10/7/82)
Call sign meaning
"We Are Classical & Jazz"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID6056
ClassB
ERP22,500 watts
HAAT216.4 meters (710 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
42°22′25″N 83°6′50″W / 42.37361°N 83.11389°W / 42.37361; -83.11389
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewrcjfm.org

WRCJ-FM (90.9 MHz) is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting classical music and jazz. The license is held by the Detroit Classical and Jazz Educational Radio LLC, which is owned by the Stanley and Judith Frankel Family Foundation. The station is operated by Detroit Public Media, which owns PBS-member station WTVS channel 56. It uses the slogan "Classical Days and Jazzy Nights." The radio studios are in the Detroit School of Arts and the offices are on Clover Court in Wixom, Michigan.[2]

WRCJ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 22,500 watts. It transmits from a tower at 710 feet (220 meters) height above average terrain (HAAT) near the corner of Eight Mile and Meyers roads in Oak Park, shared with other Detroit FM and TV stations, including WTVS, WMYD, and WWJ-TV.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRCJ-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Contact Us | WRCJ 90.9 FM". www.wrcjfm.org. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRCJ