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Broadcast area | Detroit–Windsor |
Frequency | 90.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 90.9 WRCJ |
Programming | |
Format | Classical - Jazz |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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Operator | Detroit Public Media |
History | |
First air date | August 1948 | (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 ID | 6056 |
Class | B |
ERP | 22,500 watts |
HAAT | 216.4 meters (710 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°22′25″N 83°6′50″W / 42.37361°N 83.11389°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wrcjfm.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]