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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Who was the artist performing “Old Devil Moon” on Thursday 10/7 between 11:00-11:15pm – Mr. T
Hi Dave, that was Vincent Herring doing “Old Devil Moon”. It was from his album “Preaching To The Choir”.
Awesome, CJAM has it in the current on-air library. Hope to spin it on my show soon!
Oh, you are at another radio station and you listen to WRCJ? Is that allowed? (we won’t tell anyone)
What happened to BirdNote which you would play at 12 noon? My sister and I always enjoyed listening to it.
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/
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.