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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.

Federal funding for public media has ended. 90.9 WRCJ now relies on listener support to stay on the air. There’s still t...
12/23/2025

Federal funding for public media has ended. 90.9 WRCJ now relies on listener support to stay on the air. There’s still time to make your year-end gift before the holidays and help keep classical and jazz music on Detroit’s airwaves.

Donate now: https://donate.wrcjfm.org/wrcj/donate

We hope you've been enjoying the festive music on 90.9 WRCJ. This year, classical hosts Dave Wagner, Haley Taylor and Pe...
12/23/2025

We hope you've been enjoying the festive music on 90.9 WRCJ. This year, classical hosts Dave Wagner, Haley Taylor and Peter Whorf will be on the air for you Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Also, if you missed Haley's Christmas "Soundtrack" episode, that will air again on Saturday the 27th at 6pm while the "Two With The Works" holiday episode will re-air on Sunday the 28th at 10am.

12/22/2025

Don’t miss out on the second half of our celebratory 80th season, where we truly
orchestrate the extraordinary, for everyone.

Join us at a new venue, The Mainstage at The Hawk in Farmington Hills, and at a beloved favorite, the Plymouth First United Methodist Church, for three concerts that embody our innovative and inclusive classical music series.

Get tickets and more info at michiganphil.org

This week on "The Soundtrack" Haley Taylor unwraps the festive stories behind the music that defines our favorite holida...
12/19/2025

This week on "The Soundtrack" Haley Taylor unwraps the festive stories behind the music that defines our favorite holiday films—and some surprising non-holiday ones too. It’s a cozy, nostalgic ride through the movies that make this time of year feel like… well, Christmas. Sunday at 6pm.

Now is one of those special times when your donation is matched! Double the power of your donation! Take advantage of th...
12/17/2025

Now is one of those special times when your donation is matched! Double the power of your donation! Take advantage of this special at (866) 909-9725 or https://donate.wrcjfm.org/wrcj/donate

Happy 255th Birthday Beethoven! Time for our Big Beethoven Birthday Bash! Hear Ludwig's music all day today.
12/16/2025

Happy 255th Birthday Beethoven! Time for our Big Beethoven Birthday Bash! Hear Ludwig's music all day today.

12/15/2025

We had a wonderful time performing with our incredibly talented friends, the City Lights Chorus this weekend! What a wonderful way to kick-off our holiday concerts. Thank you for the invitation, and we look forward to the next opportunity to share music together!

There are still three opportunities to hear some of your favorite Christmas music live in concert this week across Metro Detroit!

Join us each night in a different location for an evening of inspiring holiday favorites! With music from composers Leroy Anderson, Stephen Bulla, Paul Lovatt-Cooper, Marcus Venables, Andrew Wainwright, and more, we promise there is something on the program for everyone!

🎄Thursday, Dec. 18: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
📍5631 N Adams Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI
🕰️Time: 7:00p.m.
🎟️Admission: Free Concert

🎄Friday, Dec. 19: Orchard Lake Community Church
📍5171 Commerce Rd Orchard Lake Village, MI
🕰️Time: 7:00p.m.
🎟️Admission: Free Concert

🎄Saturday, Dec. 20: Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
📍1800 W Maple Ave, Birmingham, MI
🕰️Time: 7:00p.m.
🎟️Admission: Free Concert

“Come Excited, Leave Inspired!”

12/14/2025
This Hanukkah, "The Soundtrack" explores stories of light, memory, and resilience through six films that reflect the Jew...
12/11/2025

This Hanukkah, "The Soundtrack" explores stories of light, memory, and resilience through six films that reflect the Jewish experience on screen—not through menorahs, but through music. Sunday at 6pm.

12/10/2025

Lots to celebrate today! It's the birthday of French composers César Franck (1822) and Olivier Messiaen (1908) as well as the birth date of composer and conductor Morton Gould (1913), pianist Kathryn Stott (1958) and violinist Sarah Chang (1980). Plus, for Emily Dickinson's 195th birthday, we'll have Voces8 performing her lyric poem "Hope is a thing with feathers".

12/09/2025

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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!