As the world's traditional automotive center, Detroit, Michigan is an important source for business 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.
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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. The Detroit Free Press is the third largest circulating daily newspaper owned by the Gannett Company, after USA Today and The Arizona Republic. The Detroit News is owned by MediaNews Group. Other publications include weekly alternative media publications.
The Detroit television market is the 11th largest in the United States;[1] and it has additional viewers in Ontario, Canada (Windsor and its surrounding area on broadcast and cable).
| Channel | Callsign | Affiliation | Subchannels | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (RF) | Channel | Programming | |||
| 2.1 | WJBK | FOX Television Stations | |||
| 4.1 | WDIV | 4.2 | This TV | Post-Newsweek Stations | |
| 7.1 | WXYZ | 7.2 | Live Well Network | E.W. Scripps Company | |
| 9.1 | CBET | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | |||
| 20.1 | WMYD | 20.2 | The Cool TV | Granite Broadcasting | |
| 23.1 | WUDT-LD | Daystar | |||
| 31.1 | WPXD | 31.2 31.3 |
Qubo Ion Life |
Ion Media Networks, Inc. | |
| 38.1 | WADL | Independent | 38.2 38.3 38.4 |
Antenna TV The Word Network Universal Sports |
Adell Broadcasting Corporation |
| 50.1 | WKBD | CBS Corporation | |||
| 56.1 | WTVS | 56.2 56.3 |
DPTV Plus (PBS Satellite Service) Create |
Detroit Educational Television Foundation | |
| 62.1 | WWJ-TV | CBS Corporation | |||
As a result of the many Canadian viewers within broadcast range of the Detroit television signals, the stations within Detroit consider them as part of their primary audience (such as WMYD and WTVS). News-wise, WDIV-TV and WJBK include the Canadian communities in Essex, Chatham-Kent, and Lambton Counties within their weather portions, with WJBK even granting the Ontario viewers equal prominence to the other Michigan communities in their county-by-county forecasts. In the past few years, the Detroit stations have also been stepping up their coverage of border-related and Windsor-related news as well.
Detroit has the ninth largest radio market in the United States,[2] this ranking does not take into account Canadian audiences.
| Frequency | Callsign | Branding | Format | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540 | CBEF | Première Chaîne | Public Broadcasting (French) | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| 560 | WRDT | The Word AM 560 | Christian Talk & Teaching | Crawford Broadcasting |
| 580 | CKWW | AM 580, Motor City Favorites | Oldies | Bell Media |
| 680 | WNZK | Station of the Nations | Ethnic, Talk | Birach Broadcasting Corporation |
| 690 | WNZK | Station of the Nations | Ethnic, Talk | Birach Broadcasting Corporation |
| 760 | WJR | News/Talk 760 | News/Talk/Sports | Cumulus Media |
| 800 | CKLW | CKLW — The Information Station | News/Talk | Bell Media Radio |
| 910 | WFDF | Radio Disney AM 910 | Children's/Pop Music | Disney/ABC |
| 950 | WWJ | NewsRadio 950, WWJ | All-news Radio | CBS Radio |
| 990 | WDEO | Ave Maria Radio | Religious; Catholic-based talk/sermons | Ave Maria Media Services |
| 1030 | WUFL | 1030 Family Life Radio | Religious/Christian | Family Life Communications |
| 1050 | WTKA | Sports Talk 1050 WTKA | Sports | Cumulus Broadcasting |
| 1090 | WCAR | Detroit's Stimulating Talk | Talk | Birach Broadcasting |
| 1130 | WDFN | 1130 AM WDFN The Fan | Sports | Clear Channel Communications |
| 1200 | WCHB | NewsTalk 1200 WCHB | News/Talk | Radio One |
| 1270 | WXYT | Talk Radio 1270 WXYT | Conservative Talk | CBS Radio |
| 1310 | WDTW | Detroit's Progressive Talk | Progressive talk | Clear Channel Communications |
| 1340 | WEXL | Glory 1340 | Gospel | Crawford Broadcasting |
| 1400 | WDTK | News-Talk 1400 WDTK | Conservative Talk | Salem Communications |
| 1440 | WDRJ | Rejoice AM 1440 | Religious, Urban Inspirational | Communicom Corp of America |
| 1460 | WPON | Talk'n Rare Oldies | Off-Air Webacast | Birach Broadcasting |
| 1500 | WLQV | Faith Talk 1500 | Christian talk | Salem Communications |
| 1550 | CBC | Windsor Public Radio | Public Radio | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Frequency | Callsign | Branding | Format | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.1 | WHPR | 88.1 FM | Urban Oldies/Talk | R.J. Watkins Late Night Entertainment |
| 88.1 | WBFH | The Biff | Variety | Bloomfield Hills Public Schools |
| 88.1 | WSDP | The Escape | Alternative | Plymouth-Canton Schools |
| 88.3 | WSHJ | Power 88.3 | Urban Contemporary | Southfield Public Schools |
| 88.3 | WXOU | 88.3 FM | Variety | Oakland University |
| 88.3 | WCBN | WCBN-FM | Freeform | University of Michigan |
| 88.7 | CIMX | 89X | Alternative Rock | Bell Media |
| 89.1 | WPHS | The People's Radio | Variety | Warren Consolidated Schools |
| 89.1 | WEMU | 89.1 WEMU | Jazz, Blues, Adult Alternative | Eastern Michigan University |
| 89.3 | WBLD | West Bloomfield High School Radio | Variety | West Bloomfield School District |
| 89.5 | WOVI | Voice of the Wildcats | Variety | Novi Community Schools |
| 89.5 | WAHS | The Station for Alteration | Variety | Avondale School District |
| 89.9 | CBE | CBC Radio 2 | Public Broadcasting | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| 90.9 | WRCJ | 90.9 WRCJ | Classical/Jazz | Detroit Public Schools |
| 91.7 | WUOM | Michigan Radio | Public radio | University of Michigan |
| 92.3 | WMXD | Mix 92.3 | Urban Adult Contemporary | Clear Channel Communications |
| 93.1 | WDRQ | 93.1 Doug FM | Variety Hits | Cumulus Media |
| 93.5 | WHMI | FM 93-5 | Classic Hits | Livingston Radio Company |
| 93.9 | CIDR | 93-9 The River | Adult Album Alternative | Bell Media |
| 94.7 | WCSX | 94.7 WCSX | Classic Rock | Greater Media |
| 95.5 | WKQI | Channel 9-5-5 | Pop/CHR | Clear Channel Communications |
| 96.3 | WDVD | 96-3 WDVD | Hot AC | Cumulus Media |
| 97.1 | WXYT | 97.1 The Ticket | Sports/Talk | CBS Radio |
| 97.5 | WYDM | Dream 97-5 | Adult Contemporary/Classic Hits | Monroe Public Schools |
| 97.9 | WJLB | FM98 WJLB | Urban Contemporary | Clear Channel Communications |
| 98.7 | WDZH | 98-7 Amp Radio | CHR | CBS Radio |
| 99.5 | WYCD | Detroit's 99.5 WYCD | Country | CBS Radio |
| 100.3 | WNIC | Fresh 100 | Hot Adult contemporary | Clear Channel Communications |
| 101.1 | WRIF | 101 WRIF: The RIFF | Active Rock | Greater Media |
| 101.9 | WDET | 101.9 WDET | NPR/News/Talk | Wayne State University |
| 102.9 | WWWW | 102.9 W4 Country | Country | Cumulus Media |
| 103.5 | WMUZ | 103.5 WMUZ The Light | Christian Talk/Music | Crawford Broadcasting |
| 104.3 | WOMC | 104.3 WOMC | Classic Hits | CBS Radio |
| 105.1 | WMGC | Soft Rock 105.1 | Adult Contemporary | Greater Media |
| 105.9 | WDMK | 105-9 KISS | Urban Adult Contemporary | Radio One |
| 106.7 | WDTW | 106.7 The D | Classic rock | Clear Channel Communications |
| 107.1 | WQKL | Ann Arbor's 107-1 | Adult Album Alternative | Cumulus Broadcasting |
| 107.5 | WGPR | Hot 107.5 | Mainstream Urban | Radio One |
Traffic Reporting has been a primary focus in the Detroit area dating back as far as 1978. Radio station CKLW helped with producing the concept of traffic reporting used in Detroit early on. These reporting services are now primarily handled by a small variety of broadcasting companies, and distributed through various media: radio, television, the Internet, and more recently through cell phones, in-vehicle navigations devices, and satellite radio (Sirius/XM). The larger companies having a direct presence in the Detroit market include Westwood One, Traffic.com, and Clear Channel Communications. They have established affiliate relations with most of the radio and television stations in the Detroit market to produce daily on-air traffic reports.
Westwood One owns and operates three different traffic reporting companies: Metro Networks, Shadow Broadcast Services, and SmartRoute Systems.
Traffic.com focuses primarily on the technology aspect of traffic reporting by producing traffic information for the Internet, radio, and television.
Clear Channel Communications is the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, and produces on-air traffic reports for its own radio stations, and traffic information for in-vehicle navigational devices. They produce their traffic reports under the trademark ‘Total Traffic.’
Most of these broadcasting companies also have working relationships with the local Department of Transportation (DOT), local and state police, and government agencies to gather and distribute traffic information through the various media listed above.
| Frequency | Callsign | Branding | Format | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760 | WJR | News/Talk 760 | News/Talk/Sports | Cumulus Media |
| 800 | CKLW | CKLW — The Information Station | News/Talk | Bell Media Radio |
| 950 | WWJ | NewsRadio 950, WWJ | All-news Radio | CBS Radio |
| Frequency | Callsign | Branding | Format | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.9 | CIDR | 93-9 The River | Adult Album Alternative | Bell Media |
| 94.7 | WCSX | 94.7 WCSX | Classic Rock | Greater Media |
| 95.5 | WKQI | Channel 9-5-5 | Pop/CHR | Clear Channel Communications |
| 98.7 | WDZH | 98-7 Amp Radio | CHR | CBS Radio |
| 100.3 | WNIC | Fresh 100 | Hot Adult contemporary | Clear Channel Communications |
| 101.1 | WRIF | 101 WRIF: The RIFF | Active Rock | Greater Media |
| 101.9 | WDET | 101.9 WDET | NPR/News/Talk | Wayne State University |
| 104.3 | WOMC | 104.3 WOMC | Classic Hits | CBS Radio |
| 106.7 | WDTW | 106.7 The D | Classic rock | Clear Channel Communications |
| Channel | Callsign | Affiliation | Subchannels | Owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (RF) | Channel | Programming | |||
| 2.1 | WJBK | FOX | FOX Television Stations | ||
| 4.1 | WDIV | NBC | 4.2 | This TV | Post-Newsweek Stations |
| 7.1 | WXYZ | ABC | 7.2 | Live Well Network | E.W. Scripps Company |
| 50.1 | WKBD | The CW | CBS Corporation | ||
| 62.1 | WWJ-TV | CBS | CBS Corporation | ||
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