90.9 WRCJ

90.9 WRCJ We are 90.9 FM WRCJ. We are Classical and Jazz. WRCJ is Detroit’s ONLY classical and jazz radio station. Thank you!
(332)

90.9 WRCJ is a listener supported non-profit public radio station licensed to Detroit Classical & Jazz Educational Radio, LLC, and managed by Detroit PBS. 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.

90.9 WRCJ broadcasts classical music from 5 am to 7 pm each day and jazz overnight - at 90.9

on your FM radio dial and streaming LIVE online at wrcjfm.org

The primary source of our annual operating budget is voluntary contributions from listeners like you.

Lots of spooky good selections on the playlist today! Hear hauntingly beautiful music like the Danse Macabre, the suite ...
10/31/2025

Lots of spooky good selections on the playlist today! Hear hauntingly beautiful music like the Danse Macabre, the suite from Dead of Night, music from Poltergeist, the Devil's Trill, Tubular Bells (from The Exorcist), selections by composer Peter Warlock, a Concerto Grosso and a lot more! Oh and don't forget you can listen on the 90.9 WRCJ phone app while you're out in the neighborhood collecting candy.

Today at 10:40am, we'll have a live broadcast of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Hear Mozart’s overture to one of his mo...
10/31/2025

Today at 10:40am, we'll have a live broadcast of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Hear Mozart’s overture to one of his most beloved comic operas, Brahms’s monumental First Piano Concerto played by Kirill Gerstein and an early work by Schoenberg full of lush harmonies. Principal Guest Conductor Tabita Berglund leads the orchestra. Hosted by Dave Wagner & Peter Whorf.

Listen on 90.9 FM or at wrcjfm.org

10/30/2025

don't shoot the pianist op. 87 no. 1
"Clapping Early"

https://euge.ca/87/ #1

I'm on Instagram now! New drawings and revised content coming soon to IG .shoot.the.pianist

The harp and vocal ensemble at Detroit's Cass Tech High School is the oldest continuously operating public school music ...
10/29/2025

The harp and vocal ensemble at Detroit's Cass Tech High School is the oldest continuously operating public school music program in the United States. They celebrate 100 years in 2025! The renowned program has been guided by Velma Froude, Patricia Terry-Ross and current Director Lydia Cleaver who have cultivated exceptional harpists. Hear more of the story from our own harpist Christa Grix.

The harp and vocal ensemble at Detroit's Cass Tech High School is the oldest continuously operating public school music program in the United States. They celebrate 100 years in 2025! The renowned pro

This Friday at 10:40am we'll have a live broadcast of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Hear Mozart’s overture to one of h...
10/28/2025

This Friday at 10:40am we'll have a live broadcast of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Hear Mozart’s overture to one of his most beloved comic operas, Brahms’s monumental First Piano Concerto played by Kirill Gerstein and an early work by Schoenberg full of lush harmonies. Principal Guest Conductor Tabita Berglund leads the orchestra. Hosted by Dave Wagner & Peter Whorf.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra traces Viennese evolution, from Mozart’s effervescent Marriage of Figaro overture to Schoenberg’s lush Verklärte Nacht and Brahms’s towering Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring Kirill Gerstein.

From everyone at 90.9 WRCJ, a big thank you to all of our donors. We appreciate you! For anyone who hasn't contributed y...
10/27/2025

From everyone at 90.9 WRCJ, a big thank you to all of our donors. We appreciate you! For anyone who hasn't contributed yet, the phone lines are still open at (866) 909-9725 or give online at https://donate.wrcjfm.org/wrcj/donate

Listen Sunday at 6pm for a Halloween episode as "The Soundtrack" invites you into the shadows—where the music does the h...
10/25/2025

Listen Sunday at 6pm for a Halloween episode as "The Soundtrack" invites you into the shadows—where the music does the haunting. Host Haley Taylor explores how six unforgettable films use music not just to accompany the scares, but to create them.
Then at 7pm, Linda Yohn will have a Halloween jazz special on the "Swing Set"!

We have one final Challenge Grant to inspire you! Your donation will be matched today dollar for dollar up to $4,000. He...
10/25/2025

We have one final Challenge Grant to inspire you! Your donation will be matched today dollar for dollar up to $4,000. Help Peter & Dave and then Christa Grix & Ron Nolan (pictured) reach their goal! Donate and double at (866) 909-9725 or https://donate.wrcjfm.org/wrcj/donate

In addition to our two new CDs, we have many other thank you items still available like our ever popular wireless AirBud...
10/24/2025

In addition to our two new CDs, we have many other thank you items still available like our ever popular wireless AirBuds or the Emergency Crank Radio. Donate at (866) 909-9725 or https://donate.wrcjfm.org/wrcj/donate
and see everything we have available.

Dave and Peter today on The Morning Show. Our fall campaign is going strong - join the fun at 866-909-9725. Thanks!
10/23/2025

Dave and Peter today on The Morning Show. Our fall campaign is going strong - join the fun at 866-909-9725. Thanks!

Address

123 Selden Street, Ste 250
Detroit, MI
48201

Telephone

(313) 494-6400

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when 90.9 WRCJ posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Our Story

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!