Cumulus Media (NASDAQ: CMLS) announces that it has kicked off a 12 months-very long Centennial celebration today for Detroit radio station Information/Communicate 760 WJR. The legendary station signed on for the first time on Could 4, 1922, as WCX, which altered a couple decades later to WJR to replicate the ownership of the Jewett Radio and Phonograph Company.
The station has served the neighborhood with excellence for 100 decades, with a 50,000-watt sign that can be listened to throughout nearly half the region at evening, furnishing the metropolis of Detroit, the state of Michigan, and the Higher Midwest with news, audio, athletics, and facts by some of the most talented persons in the radio market. Through the several years, WJR’s legendary lineup has highlighted broadcasting giants such as Paul W. Smith, Jack Parr, Mitch Albom, J.P. McCarthy, Frank Beckmann, Ernie Harwell, Person Gordon, and Hurry Limbaugh.
In the very last a number of months major up to today’s 100th year birthday, WJR has offered dozens of on-air vignettes that mark memorable times, tell appealing stories, and element the exclusive sound and gifted people today from WJR’s historical past. In addition, the station has populated www.wjr.com with archival movie, audio and photos that inform the story of WJR’s to start with 100 many years.
Steve Finateri, Vice President/Current market Supervisor, Cumulus Detroit, claimed: “Being at WJR is like getting aspect of an all-star group at every single placement in this famous Fisher Developing. WJR is legendary for the reason that of the particularly superior benchmarks set by so several earth course broadcasters over the earlier 100 a long time. These days, these exact large benchmarks and our “blow torch coverage” is what continue to draws in leading newsmakers from all-around the Terrific Lakes Area and is the cause for our ongoing achievements. We choose terrific pride in our programming, our business enterprise and civic interactions, and provide the community by raising thousands and thousands each individual calendar year for numerous worthy charities that make improvements to the quality of lifestyle in Detroit. The greatest-of-the-ideal look to discover their way to WJR, and I know that tradition will continue on on for the future 100 yrs.”
Mike Wheeler, Application Director, News/Communicate 760 WJR, included: “What an honor to be below at this second in WJR’s history. Truly a person of the most essential and special radio stations in American history—and we are just finding begun!”
For extra info and to stream News/Discuss 760 WJR, take a look at: www.wjr.com.
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