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WRCJ 90.9 FM

Classical Days. Jazzy Nights - 90.9 FM & HD-1 Detroit

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90.9 FM WRCJ

We are 90.9 WRCJ. We are Classical and Jazz.

WRCJ is Detroit’s ONLY classical and jazz radio station. Now celebrating more than 15 years on the air, we are a listener-supported public radio station licensed to Detroit Classical and Jazz Educational Radio, LLC., and managed by Detroit Public Television and the Detroit Educational Television Foundation Board of Trustees.  The station is located inside the Detroit School of Arts, a public high school training young people for careers in performing, visual and media arts.

WRCJ broadcasts classical music from 5 am to 7 pm each day and jazz overnight. WRCJ’s weekday classical music is The Morning Show (6a-10a) and Dr. Dave’s Drive-Time Elixir (3p-7p), hosted by Dave Wagner.  Midday Music (10a-3p) is hosted by Peter Whorf.  Classical weekends are hosted by Classical24 hosts.  The WRCJ Jazz host on Fridays is Maxine Michaels (Maxology from 7-11p), John Penney on Saturdays (JazzFest Detroit from 7-10p), and Linda Yohn on Sundays (The Swing Set from 7-9p).  Throughout the other jazz hours, listeners enjoy music presented by John Hill, Dave Schwan, Leslie Keros and Dee Alexander from Jazz Satellite Network.

WRCJ’s vision is to provide an unparalleled selection of classical and jazz music programs to entertain listeners and increase music literacy.  Additionally, the Station is committed to partnering with cultural and educational institutions to help them achieve their goals.

Our Mission

– Present the world’s best classical and jazz music
– Provide musical experiences for people of all ages
– Connect artists and arts organizations with greater audiences
– Encourage people to attend live concerts and events
– Promote arts education

WRCJ receives no ongoing funding from the State of Michigan, City of Detroit or Detroit Classical and Jazz Educational Radio, LLC. The primary source of our annual operating budget is voluntary contributions from listeners like you. Thank you!

90.9 WRCJ FM is a 501 (c)(3) organization located at 123 Selden St., Suite 250, Detroit, MI 48201. 313.494.6410 or 90.9@dptv.org.  Connect with us on Facebook.

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Comments

  1. Need a Change says

    April 14, 2022 at 11:54 am

    Hello,
    I am a long-time listener but have lost interest in the Bach Lunch although a cleaver ideal. I preferred the Midday lunches where you featured different artist each day. I look forward to listening each day at lunch. But I feel like I’m being served the same thing every day. I feel the Bach although great it is not easy listening, its complicated music. At Lunch I am trying to relax for a bit in the middle of my day and find myself searching for something more relaxing than Bach again.

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    • WorkerB says

      April 14, 2022 at 11:47 pm

      Hello listener, sorry to hear you’ve gotten tired of it. It seemed like we couldn’t go wrong with Bach. Thanks for the feedback, we will keep that in mind.

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    • Don says

      April 25, 2022 at 3:12 pm

      Re: Need a Change’s comments about Bach’s Lunch,
      For me, listening to something by Bach each day isn’t getting old. I can’t imagine it ever will, and I couldn’t agree more that “[you] couldn’t go wrong with Bach.” But I also enjoyed the Midday Lunch (both music AND recipes!), so … whatever – I’ll be listening when I can.

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      • WorkerB says

        April 25, 2022 at 11:10 pm

        Thanks for the feedback Don! It’s nice to hear you enjoy it.

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  2. Bree Tarrant says

    March 29, 2022 at 2:37 pm

    We used to be able to walk in to the record stores, hum a few bars of a piece of music to the knowlegeable folks and they could tell us what it was. Do you know of any places or apps that provide that service? Thank you for any info.

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    • WorkerB says

      March 29, 2022 at 4:30 pm

      Hello Bree, Dearborn Music is one of the few brick and mortar music stores still around that we know of. Perhaps they could help you. For identifying music you could also use the app Shazam. Although, not sure if it could identify a piece just from you humming it… but you could try.

      Reply
  3. Dave Thomas says

    October 7, 2021 at 10:22 pm

    Who was the artist performing “Old Devil Moon” on Thursday 10/7 between 11:00-11:15pm – Mr. T

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    • WorkerB says

      October 8, 2021 at 12:01 am

      Hi Dave, that was Vincent Herring doing “Old Devil Moon”. It was from his album “Preaching To The Choir”.

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      • Dave Thomas says

        October 8, 2021 at 7:07 am

        Awesome, CJAM has it in the current on-air library. Hope to spin it on my show soon!

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        • WorkerB says

          October 8, 2021 at 12:40 pm

          Oh, you are at another radio station and you listen to WRCJ? Is that allowed? (we won’t tell anyone)

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  4. Robert Diedrich says

    September 28, 2021 at 11:08 am

    What happened to BirdNote which you would play at 12 noon? My sister and I always enjoyed listening to it.

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    • WorkerB says

      September 29, 2021 at 5:07 pm

      Hello Robert, it was hard to include BirdNote while our hosts were broadcasting remotely for a time during the pandemic and then Peter decided to try out some new features on his show. Here is the BirdNote website if you want to see what the latest is: https://www.birdnote.org/

      Reply
  5. Vera Schwankl says

    June 16, 2020 at 6:11 pm

    Hey there! Today I started my car right in the middle of an announcement that was I think about an upcoming carillon concert. My folks are big carillon fans and we’re on the hunt for socially distant concert opportunities! Do you happen to have any more details handy? Thanks as always for all you do for our community.

    Reply

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90.9 WRCJ Programs

The Morning Show with Dave Wagner
Weekdays, 6-10 am

Midday Music with Peter Whorf
Weekdays, 10-3 pm

Dr. Dave’s Drive-Time Elixir
Weekdays, 3-7 pm

Maxology with Maxine Michaels
Fridays, 7-11pm

MSU in Concert
Saturdays, 9am

JazzFest Detroit with John Penney
Saturdays, 7-10 pm

The Fugue
Sundays 5am

Sunday Baroque
Sundays, 6-10am

Live with C#
Sundays, noon - 2pm, monthly

Pipedreams
Sundays, 2-4 pm

Wind and Rhythm
Sundays, 5-6 pm

Film Classics with Jack Goggin
Sundays, 6-7 pm

The Swing Set with Linda Yohn
Sundays, 7-9 pm

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