WJR is a Class A clear channel station, operating with 50,000 watts, the maximum power for AM stations in the United States, and is Michigan's primary entry point station for the Emergency Alert System.
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11 Facts About WJR
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WJR programming is streamed via the web, and is simulcast on WDVD's 96.
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In 2006, WJR picked up the nationally syndicated Handyman Show with Glenn Haege, which originates from Detroit, and previously aired on WXYT and WDFN.
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Music programming on WJR has been phased out almost entirely over the past two decades.
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WJR adopted the slogan "The Goodwill Station" and on May 9,1927, began carrying programs from the recently formed NBC Blue network.
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Also in 1964, WJR acquired full rights to Detroit Tigers baseball games, with announcers Ernie Harwell and George Kell, who had begun broadcasting Tiger games in 1960.
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Previously, WJR had carried only night games with day games on WKMH and WJBK.
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WJR was sold with other ABC Radio stations to Citadel Broadcasting in January 2006.
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On November 20,2015, WJR announced it would take over as flagship station of the Detroit Lions in 2016, with the team moving over from WXYT-FM.
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