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!
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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.

07/06/2025

This week on "The Soundtrack" Haley Taylor dives into the high-octane, popcorn-fueled world of Summer Blockbusters—those larger-than-life films that define the season and shape our movie memories.

07/03/2025

Today and tomorrow is our Americana celebration! Listen to 90.9 WRCJ for our Star-Spangled Spectacular and have a Happy Independence Day!

07/01/2025

Happy Canada Day! It's time for our annual tribute to our neighbors to the North, with every track on today's playlist having a Canadian connection. Well, the Sousalarm is "Hands Across the Sea" but pretend it's called "Hands Across the River".

06/30/2025

06/27/2025

06/26/2025

Sunday at 6pm on The Soundtrack, Haley Taylor explores the 4th of July—not just as a celebration of fireworks and freedom, but as a lens through which American identity has been examined and challenged in film. From the Revolutionary-era realism of "John Adams," to the unflinching truth of "12 Years a Slave," to the nostalgic sweep of "Forrest Gump" and the political reckoning of "Born on the Fourth of July," each score and soundtrack helps tell a deeper story about who America is and who it leaves out. The journey ends in the quiet resilience of "Nomadland," asking: What are we really celebrating on the 4th? And who gets to claim it? Through music and memory, this episode traces America’s complicated path across centuries and soundtracks.

06/25/2025

Celebrating Musical History
On this day in 1910, Igor Stravinsky's Firebird first premiered! Listen for that piece plus it's Global Beatles Day so we'll have some classical versions of their songs.

Thursday the 26th is the birthday of conductor Claudio Abbado (1933) and jazz pianist, band leader and composer Dave Grusin (1934) as well as the premiere of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 9 in Vienna, 1912.

Friday we wish a happy birthday to Mildred Hill (1859). Who is Mildred? The composer of the happy birthday song! Hear variations on happy birthday as well as works by birthday boys (and composers) Jack Gallagher (1947) and George Walker (1922).

06/24/2025

This Sunday at 7pm on the Swing Set, we'll wrap up Black Music Month with unique musicians and entertainers such as Billie Holiday, Pearl Bailey, Roy Eldridge, Hot Lips Page, Fats Waller, Dinah Washington, and more. Hosted by Linda Yohn.

06/23/2025

Our summer concerts kick off this Saturday in Kellogg Park. Join us for free outdoor music fun. michiganphil.org

06/22/2025

06/20/2025

Listen to this "Musical Milestone" with 90.9 WRCJ's Christa Grix. She tells us a little more about Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, who many of the greats turned to for inspiration and guidance. 2025 would be his 500th birthday and 90.9's 20th!
https://soundcloud.com/wrcj909fmhd1/mmpalestrina

06/19/2025

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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!