Air Date / Time / Title / Composer / Orchestra / Performer MONDAY Mon 04/22/2024 6:00am “The March of the Women” (AKA “The Suffragettes March”) Smyth, Ethel The Plymouth Festival Chorus and Orchestra Mon 04/22/2024 6:04am Sonata in D for Trumpet & Strings Torelli, Giuseppe Budapest Strings Friedrich, Reinhold ,trumpet Mon 04/22/2024 6:13am Bolero in […]

As host of Film Classics with Jack Goggin for decades, he was known for his profound knowledge of music and curated a vast collection for his loyal followers’ enjoyment across the Detroit Metro region. Our colleague, longtime friend and 90.9 host Jack Goggin passed away July 24, 2023 at his home following a prolonged illness. […]

Our Spring Campaign was one of our shortest recent pledge drives and we’re so grateful you showed up to make it a success! If you haven’t had a chance to make your investment in great music, you still can.  Start a monthly gift at (866) 909-9725 or donate online here. Thanks for supporting 90.9!

Have a special person or organization in your life that you’d like to honor? Is there a special event coming up? By becoming a Day Sponsor with a gift of $250 or more to 90.9 WRCJ, your personal, 15-second message will be broadcast six times on the day of your choice. Learn more—or donate here! […]

WRCJ 90.9 FM is proud to partner with these fine radio stations: WKAR-FM East Lansing, Michigan State University 90.5FM; WIAA-FM Interlochen Public Radio 88.7FM and the following Interlochen stations: 94.7FM  Traverse City; 88.5FM  Mackinaw City; and WMUK-FM Kalamazoo 102.1FM. This network covers almost all of the Lower Peninsula and a portion of the Upper Peninsula. Thanks to our partnerships, WRCJ’s broadcasts […]

WRCJ lost a valuable member of its broadcasting staff on Friday May 6th. Tony Bruscato passed away surrounded by family. Tony was the voice of morning news and traffic reports on 90.9, providing clarity on the day’s events and the best routes to get you to and from work. He quite often interacted with Dave […]

Congratulations to Linda Yohn who was named “Detroit Jazz Hero” for 2022 by the Jazz Journalist’s Association. She was presented the award by Oliver Ragsdale of the Carr Center at their April 8th Detroit Women In Jazz Concert. You can hear Linda in action every Sunday 7pm-9pm on The Swing Set. (Photo by Christa Grix)

90.9 and Detroit Public Television congratulate Dave Devereaux on his retirement from an outstanding career in broadcasting! Dave joined DPTV in 1975 after working in commercial TV and went on to become a three-time Emmy Award-winning Producer/Director, Head of Communications, SVP Broadcasting and Station Manager for 90.9. Since July 2020, Dave has served as an […]

All of us at 90.9 are saddened to hear of the passing of Ed Kingins, long time conductor of the Fort Street Chorale, Michigan Opera Theatre tenor and voice instructor at Wayne State University. Throughout his long and distinguished career, Ed Kingins was a vital part of the musical life of Detroit. One of his […]

On Monday, 8/31/20, the City of Detroit hosted a Memorial Drive procession on Belle Isle to honor the more than 1500 Detroiters lost to COVID-19.  Below is the “soundtrack” provided by WRCJ 90.9 FM on that day.  If you have lost a loved one during this Pandemic, please accept our condolences.  Now more than ever, […]