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WRCJ 90.9 FM is a listener supported non-profit public radio station managed by Detroit Public Television. The radio station, which went on the air in 2005, is located in midtown Detroit, inside the Detroit School of Arts, a public high school training young people for careers in performing, visual and media arts.
90.9 FM broadcasts classical music from 5 am to 7 pm each day and jazz overnight. Dave Wagner is the program director and on-air host during morning and afternoon drive time, while Chris Felcyn hosts middays.
Maxine Michaels and John Penney are Detroit-based jazz hosts on Friday and Saturday nights.
WRCJ receives no direct funding from the State of Michigan, City of Detroit or Detroit Public Schools.
The primary source of our annual operating budget is voluntary contributions from listeners like you. Thank you!
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“Music Honoring Black History Month with the MSU Wind Symphony” took place last Sunday at the DSA Detroit School Of Arts High School. The show featured music honoring #BlackHistoryMonth with guest conductor and Detroit's own Damien Crutcher, an MSU alumnus and arts leader. Crutcher shared the stage with several renowned guest composers.
Bringing the event to an even broader audience, following DPTV’s livestream of the concert, 90.9 WRCJ joins the partnership with its own Sunday, February 13, 12pm encore broadcast. 90.9 WRCJ’s Dave Wagner and Cecelia Sharpe will host the show, including the voices of guest conductor Damien Crutcher and Will H. and Jauron P., students from the Detroit School of Arts, will share their reflections on the event.
Plus, 90.9 WRCJ partner stations from across Michigan to the West Coast will include the performance in their broadcast plans. From Detroit to Interlochen, Mt Pleasant to Los Angeles – and anywhere on wrcjfm.org - be sure to listen in for this exciting concert!
I loved the music, The Lark in the Clear Air~
I remember when you played it on WQRS way back...I still have the CD, featuring Geraldine O'Grady on violin. Beautiful!
Ahead of tomorrow's Sphinx Organization's 25th annual Competition Concert, 90.9 WRCJ's Cecelia Sharpe speaks with Sphinx Co-Founder Afa Dworkin.
Check it out! And join us for the livestream concert this Saturday 7p ET on our page.
David Wagner, last night during your drive-time elixir, I had a really lovely moment with my young son in the car where he told me that listening to Beethoven's Symphony 7 felt like a "dance-party in his body" ! I hope that was what Beethoven had in mind there when composing it....🙂 We ended the car-ride in the darkness of the garage finishing out the piece.
It was such a nice centering moment after a long day of school and work..
Curious if you and the team have suggestions for other musical appreciation questions for young kids, or how other listeners share the listening experience with children/grandchildren!
WRCJ being played on my fully restored 1937 Philco using an FM Convertor.
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well, john hill, you are a tease...man, he's gonna play"Black Orpheus", one of my top five..BUT you only played the intro parade down the street...thanks, anyway, always enjoy your cuts....
Thanks Linda Yohn and 90.9 WRCJ for featuring tracks from "Dana Sessions" on a regular basis !
Happy Holidays from Detroit Public TV! ❄️
We remain as committed as ever to serving The Most Important City in America.
Let's enjoy a look back at all the new firsts, big accomplishments, and innovative ways we found to serve our community in 2021.
We look forward to even more exciting things together this coming year! Thanks for all you do -- and happy holidays from all of us at Detroit Public Television and 90.9 WRCJ!
Hi and Merry Christmas----can you play some beautiful Christmas music?
Thank you!
Our sister station 90.9 WRCJ is celebrating #Beethoven and his 251st birthday!
Follow their page to see where in Detroit the maestro will end up next!
Also you can get one of these fun dashboard bobbleheads by supporting WRCJ:
https://www.wrcjfm.org/2021/12/cool-beethoven-gifts
I posted this post last week. I've been busy at work and couldn't respond. I have some recommendations. It's lengthy but worth investigating. Thanks for your time.
Frank Zappa albums - Hot Rats, Grand W***o, Sleep Dirt, etc.
Trifecta - Fragments
Hatfield and the North
Later Gong (Espresso by popular posts)
Gentle Giant
Focus (Moving Waves and Hamburger Concerto)
Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow, Wired
Area (Italian prog up to 1978)
Soft Machine
Greenslade
Coloseum
Brand X (Phil Collins of Genesis fame)
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Yes - their cover or Everydays by Buffalo Springfield
Blood Sweat and Tears 2nd album 2nd Blood
Renaissance
Jean-Luc Ponty
Dixie Dregs
Anthony Phillips (Genesis)
The Nice
Steven Wilson - Luminol
National Health
Allan Holdsworth.
Hopefully this is a good list.
