WJR (760 AM) is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It broadcasts a news/talk format. It is a class A clear channel station whose broadcasts can be heard throughout most of the Midwest, eastern United States and Canada at night, making it one of the most powerful radio stations in the United States. News/Talk 760 is the home of morning personality Paul W. Smith, the flagship station of drive home personality Mitch Albom, Michigan...
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WJR (760 AM) is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It broadcasts a news/talk format. It is a class A clear channel station whose broadcasts can be heard throughout most of the Midwest, eastern United States and Canada at night, making it one of the most powerful radio stations in the United States. News/Talk 760 is the home of morning personality Paul W. Smith, the flagship station of drive home personality Mitch Albom, Michigan State University athletics, and is the highest rated talk station in Michigan. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Bob Brinker, Dr. Laura, Adam Bold and the Midnight Radio Network also make up WJR's weekly syndicated lineup.
WJR began as WCX on May 4, 1922, owned by the Detroit Free Press newspaper, operating at 580 kHz. It shared this frequency with WWJ, another station owned by the Detroit News newspaper. In 1925, WCX was bought by the Jewett Radio & Phonograph Company in Pontiac, Michigan, and the station became known as WCX/WJR. Also...
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