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"Detroit Rock City" is an interesting one, because Detroit really embraced us before any other city. We were an opening act everywhere else, but in Detroit we were a headliner. It started as a tribute to Detroit, and then it kind of took a left turn, because we played Charlotte once, and somebody coming to the arena was killed in an accident ...
The agreement was the first local pro sports deal for "Detroit Sports 105.1," replacing CBS Radio-owned WXYT-FM as the Pistons' radio home. [28] Despite airing Pistons games and staffing the station with sports radio professionals, WMGC-FM did poorly with the sports format, usually averaging about a 1 share of the market, far behind WXYT-FM.
WCSX (94.7 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Birmingham, Michigan, and serving Metro Detroit. It broadcasts a classic rock radio format and is owned by the Beasley Broadcast Group. The studios and transmitter are on Radio Plaza in Ferndale. [2] Despite its call sign, WCSX is not affiliated with the CSX Corporation.
The first song played on the new "Detroit's Wheels" was "Let It Rock" by Bob Seger. The new WLLZ became an instant hit. "Wheels" had one of the most successful premieres in Detroit radio history. It debuted at #2 (behind only WJR) in total persons 12+ in the Fall 1980 Arbitron ratings for Detroit radio. It also posted #1 ratings in the teen, 18 ...
WGPR (107.5 FM) is a commercial radio station in Detroit, Michigan, broadcasting an urban contemporary radio format. Owned by the International Free and Accepted Modern Masons, its studios and offices are on East Jefferson Avenue on Detroit's lower eastside. WGPR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The station's transmitter ...
WYCD (99.5 FM, "New Country 99-5 YCD") is a commercial radio station licensed to Detroit, Michigan.It broadcasts a country music format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. WYCD's offices and studios are on American Drive in Southfield, Michigan.
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After 1975, WRIF dropped most of the pop artists to concentrate on rock, but they would play a pop or disco song if it were extremely popular. "Stayin' Alive," for example, got many spins on WRIF in 1977–78. The 1980s are considered the decade in which there was the most change in the Detroit radio dial.