WXYT-FM

WXYT-FM
Broadcast areaMetro Detroit
Frequency97.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding97-1 The Ticket
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports radio
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 13, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-05-13)
Former call signs
  • W45D (1941–1943)
  • WENA (1943–1947)
  • WWJ-FM (1947–1981)
  • WJOI (1981–1994)
  • WYST (1994–1997)
  • WKRK-FM (1997–2007)
Call sign meaning
carried over from sister station WXYT (1270 AM)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9618
ClassB
ERP15,000 watts
HAAT272 meters (892 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°28′58.1″N 83°12′18.7″W / 42.482806°N 83.205194°W / 42.482806; -83.205194
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websiteaudacy.com/971theticket

WXYT-FM (97.1 MHz "97.1 The Ticket") is a commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan, serving Metro Detroit and much of Southeast Michigan. It airs a sports radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. Its studios and offices are located in the nearby suburb of Southfield.

It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,000 watts. The transmitter site is off Greenfield Road near Interstate 696 (Walter P. Reuther Freeway) on Southfield's eastern side, co-located with the tower for WDIV-TV.[2] In addition to its standard analog transmission, 97.1 The Ticket broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format; with AM all news sister station WWJ (a CBS News Radio affiliate) on the HD2 sub-channel, and WXYT (a BetQL Network affiliate) on the HD3 sub-channel. It is also available online via Audacy, with live video feeds of its weekday shows available via Twitch from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET (although the Twitch feed instead plays public domain music during commercial breaks and excludes copyrighted material such as press conference clips).[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXYT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WXYT-FM 97.1 MHz - Detroit, MI". radio-locator.com.
  3. ^ "Twitch". Twitch.