WRCJ-FM

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WRCJ-FM

City of license	Detroit, Michigan
Broadcast area	[1]
Slogan	We are Classical & Jazz
First air date	January 8, 1948
Frequency	90.9 MHz
Format	Classical/Jazz
Power	42,000 watts
Class	B
Callsign meaning	We are Classical & Jazz
Former callsigns	WDTR-FM (10/7/82-7/1/04) WDTR (1/8/48-10/7/82)
Owner	Detroit Public Schools
Website	http://www.wrcj909fm.org/

WRCJ is a classical/jazz radio station in Detroit Michigan. Detroit Public TV operates the public radio station for the Detroit Public Schools.

WRCJ went on the air for the first time in January 1948 as WDTR, and was Michigan's first educational FM station. By the dawn of the 21st century, the station's programming consisted largely of urban contemporary music with public affairs programs concerning the school district and a variety of specialty shows, including the "Old 'n' Gold" rare oldies show and the Sunday big band/nostalgia showcase "Somewhere In Time" (which has since moved to Christian station WMUZ). WDTR changed its call letters to WRCJ in July 2004, and the station cut back its broadcast time to 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays only. At the same time, the school district announced it would draft a contract with a third party to operate the station while the school district continued to own the frequency. Accordingly they put out an RFP (Request for Proposal), stipulating the station's format change to classical and jazz, to which several area organizations responded, including WUOM and WTVS. In April 2005, the Detroit Public Schools announced that Detroit Public TV would take control of WRCJ in July. The change happened at noon on August 1.

The current format of classical and jazz music began August 1, 2005. The station plays Classical music from 5AM to 7PM and Jazz music from 7PM to 5AM, seven days a week.

The station is staffed by local presenters from 6AM to 7PM, Monday through Friday. Morning show host Dave Wagner (6-10 a.m.) was a longtime air personality on former commercial classical music station WQRS-FM 105.1 (now WMGC). Chris Felcyn (10 a.m.-3 p.m.) is a longtime public radio personality known for his show "The Listening Room," which is now heard Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. on WRCJ. Carmen Garcia (3-7 p.m.) joins the station on December 26, 2006, and once was an air personality on the former WJZZ-FM.

WRCJ's weeknight jazz programming consists of Tony Mowod's "JazzWorks" show from WDUQ in Pittsburgh and "Jazz Overnight" with Bob Parlocha, which is nationally syndicated by WFMT in Chicago. The station also carries WFMT's "Exploring Music" with Bill McGlaughlin, weekday mornings from 5-6 a.m. With the exception of "The Listening Room," "DSO Unmasked" and Detroit Symphony Orchestra full-length concerts (Sundays at noon), WRCJ's classical-music programming on weekends is satellite-fed from the Classical 24 network.