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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.
Calvert also was famous for his 16 years as public address announcer for the Detroit Pistons, a role he held until 2001. ... his broadcasting skills continued to grow during his stints at WRIF-FM ...
The WWWW call letters were originally used for 106.7 FM (and later 1130 AM) in Detroit.Many Detroit-area radio listeners of the 1970s remember WWWW-FM as a rock station with a slightly progressive lean.
Arthur Penhallow (born December 20, 1943) is a radio presenter who worked in Detroit, Michigan hosting afternoons on rock station WRIF from 1970-2009. On March 30, 2009, WRIF owner Greater Media announced that the station and Penhallow had been unable to come to terms on a new contract. [1] Penhallow was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a ...
Call sign Frequency City of License [1] [2] Licensee [1] [2] Format [3]; KDTI: 90.3 FM: Rochester Hills: Educational Media Foundation: Contemporary Christian KTGG: 1540 AM: Okemos
Along with sister stations WWJ 950 AM and WXYT 1270 AM, 97.1 The Ticket is the flagship station of all four of Detroit's professional sports teams and two college teams: the Detroit Tigers baseball team, [4] the Detroit Pistons basketball team, [5] the Detroit Red Wings hockey team, [6] the Detroit Lions football team, [7] and the Michigan Wolverines football and men's basketball (NCAA) teams.
Eli Zaret (born March 17, 1950) is an American sports broadcaster and journalist based in Detroit, Michigan.. Zaret was a radio and television sports reporter and author who worked in both Detroit and New York from 1974 until 2004.
Local hosts on Detroit Sports 105.1 included former WRIF morning show co-host Drew Lane, as well as Matt Dery, Drew Sharp, Sean Baligian, Tom Mazawey, Marc Fellhauer, Ryan Ermanni, Rico Beard, Lindsey Hunter and Dave Shore. [25] [26] [27] In April 2014, WMGC-FM announced a broadcast deal with the NBA's Detroit Pistons.