Media in Detroit, Michigan
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As the traditional automotive center, Detroit is an important source for news.
The Detroit media are active in the community through such efforts as the Detroit Free Press high school journalism program and the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit. Wayne State University offers a widely respected Journalism program.
Print
The daily newspapers serving Detroit are The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News, both broadsheet publications that are published together under a joint operating agreement. Other publications include weekly tabloids The Metro Times and Crain's Detroit Business, the weekly Michigan Chronicle (the state's largest African American owned newspaper) and the Michigan Citizen. Hour Media publishes Hour Detroit monthly magazine as well as Detroit Home and DBusiness magazines.
Television
The Detroit television market is the 11th largest in the United States;[1] however, these estimates do not include large areas of Ontario, Canada (Windsor and its surrounding area on broadcast and cable, as well as several other cable markets in Ontario, such as the city of Ottawa) which receive and watch Detroit television stations, so the actual audience ranking may be higher. Broadcast channels in Detroit include WJBK (Fox), WDIV-TV (NBC), WXYZ (ABC), and WWJ-TV (CBS). Other Metro Detroit television stations include WMYD (My Network TV), WKBD-TV (The CW), WPXD-TV (i: Independent Television) and WADL-TV. WTVS is the city's PBS station. Detroiters receive broadcasts from CBET, the CBC Television affiliate in Windsor. Some viewers can receive Canadian networks such as TVOntario, CTV, Global, Citytv, and SRC.
Discover Detroit TV which airs every Monday at 5:30 on Detroit's PBS affiliate is sponsored by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Radio
Detroit has the ninth largest radio market in the United States,[2] this ranking does not take into account Canadian audiences. The primary AM stations are WWJ 950 (news), WJR 760 (news-talk), WDFN 1130 (sports), WXYT 1270 (sports-talk) and WDTW 1310 (Air America). WDET 101.9 is the city's NPR station. WUOM 91.7 and WEMU 89.1 are also regional NPR affiliates. Many Windsor radio stations such as CIMX 88.7, CIDR 93.9, CKLW AM 800 and CBC 89.9 can be heard in the Detroit area. In fact, CKLW broadcasts University of Michigan football games. Radio Disney broadcasts in Detroit on AM 910. WRCJ-FM|90.9 is a recent addition, providing the only local fulltime source of classical music. CBC in Canada, and the NPR affiliates play classical music besides offering news and talk-radio programming.
Detroit Receives Reception From All Of The Following Radio Stations:
- 88.7 CIMX- Alternative/Rock
- 89.1 WPHS- Student Radio out of Cousino High in Warren
- 90.9 WRCJ- Classical/Jazz
- 91.5 CJAM- Unknown Format
- 92.3 WMXD- Urban Adult Contemporary
- 93.1 WDRQ- Variety Hits
- 93.9 CIDR- Triple A
- 94.3 CKSY- Adult Contemporary
- 94.7 WCSX- Classic Rock
- 95.1 CKUE- Rock
- 95.5 WKQI- Top-40
- 96.3 WDVD- Hot Adult Contemporary
- 96.7 CHYR- Hot Adult Contemporary
- 97.1 WKRK- News/Talk
- 97.9 WJLB- Urban Contemporary
- 98.7 WVMV- Smooth Jazz
- 99.5 WYCD- Country
- 100.3 WNIC- Adult Contemporary
- 101.1 WRIF- Rock
- 101.9 WDET- News/Talk
- 102.7 WHTD- Urban Contemporary
- 103.5 WMUZ- Christian AC
- 104.3 WOMC- Oldies
- 105.1 WMJC- Adult Contemporary
- 105.9 WDMK- Urban Adult Contemporary
- 106.7 WDTW- Country
- 107.5 WGPR- Urban Adult Contemporary/Smooth Jazz
