WXYT is an AM radio station broadcasting in Detroit, Michigan, operating on 1270 kHz. Its transmitter is in Monroe County at Ash Township and operations and studios are at CBS Radio's facilities in Southfield, Michigan. The station owned by CBS Radio Inc. (formerly Infinity Broadcasting) and uses the on-air nickname "1270-XYT The Sports Station". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... “Detroit” redirects here. ... Look up slogan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... FreQuency is a music video game developed by Harmonix and published by SCEI. It was released in November 2001. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... HD Radio is an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio system created by iBiquity for broadcasting via existing FM and AM radio stations. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... Nominal power is a measurement of a mediumwave radio stations output used in the United States. ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Mexico. ... Call sign can refer to different types of call signs: Airline call sign Aviator call sign Cosmonaut call sign Radio and television call signs Tactical call sign, also known as a tactical designator See also: International Callsign Allocations, Maritime Mobile Service Identity This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network based in the United States. ... CBS Radio Inc. ... In broadcasting, sister stations are broadcast stations owned by the same company. ... WKRK-FM, currently branded as Live 97. ... WOMC is an FM radio station broadcasting on 104. ... WVMV, known on-air as Smooth Jazz V98. ... WWJ (Newsradio 950) is Detroit, Michigans only 24-hour all-news radio station. ... WYCD is a FM radio station in Detroit, Michigan. ... A webcast is a live media file distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... “Detroit” redirects here. ... A kilohertz (kHz) is a unit of frequency equal to 1,000 hertz (1,000 cycles per second). ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Ash Township is a township located in Monroe County, Michigan. ... Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... CBS Radio Inc. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ...

WXYT has an all-sports talk format, with ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning for the morning drive. It carries programming from Sporting News Radio on evenings and weekends, and (with sister station WKRK-FM) is the flagship station for the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings. Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a form of talk radio devoted entirely to discussion and broadcast of sporting events. ... ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network based in the United States. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Sporting News Radio is a sports radio network that broadcasts sports news, talk, scores, and highlights 24/7. ... WKRK, currently branded as Live 97. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...

This station was previously known as WXYZ, an ABC-owned radio station from 1930 until 1984. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

History

WXYZ

Early years

The station first went on the air October 10, 1925 as WGHP - named after its owner, George Harrison Phelps. The radio station was originally licensed in Detroit, then moved to Mt. Clemens in 1927, and moved again to Fraser in 1928. The station was rated at 500 watts. is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1930, the station was purchased by George W. Trendle's Kunsky-Trendle Broadcasting and switched the call letters to WXYZ which were acquired from a U.S. Army station. Trendle moved the station to the Maccabees Building in downtown Detroit, where it remained until 1959. The station was rated at 1000 watts when it went on the air in 1930. Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Washington Trendle born July 4, 1884 in Norwalk, Ohio, was a Detroit, Michigan lawyer and businessman, best known as the producer of the Lone Ranger radio and television programs. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The Maccabees Building is a historic downtown Detroit, Michigan tower, located at 5057 Woodward Avenue. ...

The station's slogan "The Last Word in Radio" would tie-in with its call letters. Another former slogan was "WXYZ, Where the Best Comes Last."

In 1934, WXYZ was one of the founding stations of the Mutual Broadcasting System, along with WOR in New York, WGN in Chicago, and WLW in Cincinnati. In September 1935, WXYZ dropped out of the Mutual group to become an affiliate of the NBC Blue network. The following year, its parent company, Kunsky-Trendle, changed its name to King-Trendle. The Mutual Broadcasting System (MBS) was an American radio network, in operation from 1934 to 1999. ... WOR is the callsign currently used by one broadcaster in New York, New York, and formerly used by two others: WOR AM WOR-FM is now WRKS-FM WOR-TV is now WWOR-TV This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... WGN is the callsign of two broadcast stations in Chicago, Illinois, both owned by the Tribune company. ... For the California airport with this IATA airport code, see Willows-Glenn County Airport. ... 2002 identity of the ABC Circle logo, designed by Paul Rand in 1962. ...

In 1946 the station was purchased by the American Broadcasting Company, which was recently formed from the NBC Blue by Edward Noble. On May 2, 1946, Noble, ABC board chairman, announced purchase of King-Trendle Broadcasting Corp. (WXYZ DetroIt, WOOD Grand Rapids & Michigan Radio Network) for $3,650,000. The sale was approved by FCC on July 18. Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Edward John Noble (1882 – 1958) was a U.S. broadcasting and candy industrialist. ... The Michigan Regional Network was an American regional radio network, in operation from 1933 to 1946. ...

Some time prior to 1949, the radio station's power was increased to 5000 watts.

In 1948 WXYZ personalities would contribute to launching programing on ABC's new Detroit television station WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, and WXYZ-FM also signed on at 101.1 MHz.. Dick Osgood of WXYZ radio was the first face on Channel 7. from their studios in the Maccabees Building on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... WXYZ-TV, channel 7, is the ABC affiliated television station in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company and is Scripps largest TV station. ...

WXYZ had many of Detroit’s most prominent radio personalities of the 1940s and 1950s including Dick Osgood, Francis Langford, Paul Whiteman, Fred Wolf, Ed McKenzie, Mickey Shorr, "The Lady of Charm" Edyth Fern Melrose, and future CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... CBS News logo, used from Sept. ... Mike Wallace (born Myron Leon Wallace on May 9, 1918) is a former American game show host, television personality, and journalist. ...

ABC moved WXYZ AM-FM-TV in 1959 from the Maccabees Building on Woodward Avenue across from the Detroit Institute of Arts to a new home known as "Broadcast House." WXYZ radio would occupy studios on the second floor of the new facility built on the site of a former farm in Southfield, Michigan until 1984. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michigan State Highway 1 or M-1 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. ... The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. ... Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

"Channel 1270"

Over the next decade, as television grew in popularity, WXYZ was successful in replacing many of the declining ABC radio network variety features with local record shows hosted by personalities like longtime morning show host Fred Wolf, Paul Winter, and Mickey Shorr, one of the most influential of Detroit's early rock-and-roll disc jockeys.

Under the guidance of Hal Neal, WXYZ was the first ABC-owned-and-operated station to adopt the Top 40 music format in 1958; although WXYZ had already been making moves toward Top 40 in terms of playing more music and less network programming, the music played on the station during the various disc jockey shows encompassed a wide variety of genres, from mainstream pop to rock and roll to show tunes to opera. The transition to Top 40 was completed in 1958 with the station instituting an official playlist and taking away disc jockeys' privileges to play what they wanted. Although many of the DJs were disenchanted with the changes (particularly Fred Wolf, who was notable for his distaste for rock and roll), WXYZ's move proved a success in terms of ratings. The station's success in Top 40 inspired ABC to convert two of its flagship stations, WABC in New York and WLS in Chicago, to Top 40 in 1960. WXYZ was still, however, as an ABC network station, obliged to carry ABC's weekday-morning traditional radio variety show, "The Breakfast Club." Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... WABC (770 kHz), known as NewsTalkRadio 77, is a radio station in New York City. ... WLS (Worlds Largest Store) is the callsign two broadcast stations in Chicago: radio station WLS AM 890 TV station WLS-TV 7 (DTV 52) WLS (Weight Loss Surgery) see Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery   This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, "Channel 1270", or "Wixie" (also spelled "Wyxie") as it was affectionately known, battled with Storer Broadcasting's WJBK (1500 AM) for the Top 40 audience in Detroit. The "Wixie" persona and WXYZ calls is reputed to have been the inspiration for "WIXY 1260," itself a Top 40 powerhouse in Cleveland, Ohio during the late 1960s. Storer Broadcasting, Inc. ... WWMK AM 1260 is the Radio Disney affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, and is owned by ABC Radio. ... Nickname: Motto: Progress & Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1814 (village)   1836 (city) Government  - Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area [1]  - City  82. ...

Some noteworthy personalities during WXYZ's Top 40 era included: longtime morning drive host Fred Wolf; Lee Alan "On The Horn"; Joel Sebastian, (who later moved on to WLS); Paul Winter; Fred Weiss; Dave Prince; Steve Lundy, Don Zee; and, for a short time in 1966, Joey Reynolds and Jim Hampton. Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Joey Reynolds is the pseudonym for Joey Pinto, the host of the national radio program, The Joey Reynolds Show via the WOR Radio Network. ...

Transitions

In 1963, WXYZ and WJBK were the two dominant Top 40 music stations in town. However, the station were dealt a fatal blow with the launch of WKNR "Keener 13" (formerly WKMH) at 1310 on the dial. "Keener" had a tighter, faster presentation and a shorter playlist than the competition, and quickly took over as Detroit's number one rated station. WJBK was the first of WKNR's competitors to fall, switching to an MOR format in 1964. Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

WXYZ battled tooth and nail with WKNR for over three years, but by the summer of 1966, WXYZ had also fallen behind Windsor, Ontario's CKLW in the ratings. In early 1967, WXYZ was third-ranked out of the three Top 40 stations. As a result, the station changed direction, softening its music mix to an adult contemporary/MOR approach known as "The Sound of the Good Life." Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... CKLW is a 50,000 watt AM radio station broadcasting at 800 kHz located in Windsor, Ontario. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ...

However, the station continued to flounder until Dick Purtan, formerly of WKNR, took over the WXYZ morning show after a short but eventful stint at WBAL in Baltimore. WXYZ made a brief return to a Top 40-style presentation in the late 1970s with the "Music Radio" moniker (a la sister station WABC), but then shifted from adult contemporary music to all-talk in 1978, which was the same year Dick Purtan left to work at CKLW. Ron Cameron, Joel Zelle, Dr. Sonya Freidman, David Newman and others hosted talk shows during this timeframe, under Program Directors Bob Oakes and Michael Packer. News reporters/anchors included Tom Bell, Kathy Jackson, Robert Lambert, Scott Lewis and Mike O'Neill. Dick Purtan (born Paul Richard Purtan) is the morning radio show host on WOMC-FM serving the Detroit, Michigan U.S. radio market. ... WBAL is the callsign of several broadcast stations in Baltimore, Maryland WBAL (AM) 1090 AM WBAL-TV channel 11 WBAL-FM is now WIYY-FM 97. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Ron Cameron is a retired policeman in Manitoba, Canada. ... There have been a number of prominent figures named David Newman, including: David Newman, American composer David Newman, American Visual Artist David Newman, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1977, WXYZ won a radio Peabody Award for Winter's Fear: The Children, The Killer, The Search, a presentation on the events surrounding the Oakland County Child Killer case. The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly referred to as the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting. ... The Oakland County Child Killer was a serial killer responsible for the murders of four or more children in Oakland County, Michigan, United States in 1976 and 1977. ...

WXYT

Talkradio 1270

In 1984,The radio station was seeing its profits steadily declining along with its ratings. Station vice president and general manager Chuck Fritz, thinking he could operate it more profitably, offered to buy the station. ABC agreed and sold it to Fritz Broadcasting for $3-million (USD). The call letters were changed to the similar sounding WXYT, with the "T" standing for "talk." The WXYZ calls have since been retained by the TV station, which was sold two years later to Scripps-Howard to comply with divestiture requirements following Capital Cities Communications purchase of ABC. WRIF-FM was also sold while Cap Cities retained WJR-AM, WHYT-FM, the "Oakland Press" and numerous cable interests in Southeastern Lower Michigan. Fritz himself later founded the Radio Station Representative Association in Detroit. This article is about the year. ... Scripps Center, the corporate headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...

WXYT-AM would continue with its talk format as "Talkradio 1270" airing local programs hosted by Bill Bonds, Mark Scott, David Newman, John McCullogh and weathercaster Rob Kress; and syndicated talk show hosts such as Don Imus, Larry King, Michael Jackson, and Rush Limbaugh. Glenn Haege, known as "America's Master Handyman," hosted "Ask The Handyman", a weekend home improvement show that started on WXYZ in the mid-1980s, and lasted on WXYT until 2002. In 1998, after an unsuccessful campaign for Michigan governor, Geoffrey Fieger hosted an evening talk show that lasted less than a year. Bill Bonds is an Emmy award-winning American television anchor and reporter, best known for his work at WXYZ-TV in Detroit. ... Mark Scott (1936 - April 26, 2005) was an American talk radio host. ... There have been a number of prominent figures named David Newman, including: David Newman, American composer David Newman, American Visual Artist David Newman, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Imus in the Morning was a comedy, news, and political radio program the United States, hosted by radio personality Don Imus. ... Larry King (born November 19, 1933) is an award-winning American writer, journalist and broadcaster. ... Michael Jackson is a radio talk show host based in the Los Angeles area. ... Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio talk show host and political commentator. ... Geoffrey Fieger Geoffrey Fieger is an American attorney. ...

In 1994 the station was sold again, this time to Infinity Broadcasting, which itself acquired CBS Radio in 1997, pairing WXYT with WWJ-AM and WKRK-FM. Infinity Broadcasting would revert its name to CBS Radio Inc. by December 2005. CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... CBS Radio Inc. ... WWJ (Newsradio 950) is Detroit, Michigans only 24-hour all-news radio station. ... WKRK, currently branded as Live 97. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... CBS Radio Inc. ...

The Sports Station

WXYT changed to an all-sports format in 2000 when it acquired the broadcast rights to Detroit Tigers baseball and Detroit Red Wings hockey from WJR. The station re-branded itself to "Team 1270". Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 5, 6, 16, 23, 42 Name Detroit Tigers (1901–present) Other nicknames The Bless You Boys Ballpark Comerica Park (2000–present) Tiger Stadium (1912-1999) Briggs Stadium (1938-1960) Navin Field (1912-1938) Bennett... This article is about the sport. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round disc called a puck, into the opponents net or goal, using a hockey stick. ... WJR is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. ...

By 2002, WXYT would re-brand itself again as "AM 1270 The Sports Station". Power was also increased from 5,000 watts to 50,000 watts, though with a highly directional signal as opposed to non-directional WJR. In 2005, the station's nickname changed again, this time to "1270-XYT: The Sports Station." For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Watt (disambiguation). ... WJR is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. ...

WXYT's former afternoon show, The Locker Room, was hosted by former Detroit Tiger Kirk Gibson, Gary Danielson and former WJBK-TV and WABC-TV sports anchor Eli Zaret. Until the 2006 NCAA football season WXYT was the broadcast home for the Michigan State University Spartans. Opie and Anthony, upon their return to terrestrial radio, were also on WXYT from June to September 2006, after WXYT's local morning sports talk programming experiment fell through. Their show was moved to sister station WKRK, while WXYT picked up Mike and Mike in the Morning. Kirk Harold Gibson (born May 28, 1957) is a former American two-sport athletic star, best known as a Major League Baseball player noted for his competitiveness and clutch hitting. ... WJBK (FOX2) is the Fox-owned and operated television station in Detroit, Michigan. ... WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Michigan State University (MSU) is a co-educational public research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act. ... Opie (Gregg Hughes, b. ... WKRK, currently branded as Live 97. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Like its Detroit sports radio competitor, WDFN, WXYT airs sports news updates, called "SportsCenter" (patterned after ESPN Radio, of which WXYT is an affiliate). These updates air at the top and bottom of every hour, as also WDFN does. This is unlike many other sports stations across the country which air their sports news updates three times an hour. WDFN is a sports-talk radio station in the Detroit market. ... ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network based in the United States. ...

The station's original call letters, WGHP, are now used by a Fox O&O television station in North Carolina. WGHP (FOX8) is the FOX television station which serves the Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Piedmont Triad) market area. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... In the television industry (especially in North America), an owned and operated station (frequently abbreviated as O&O) is a television station that is owned by the network with which it is associated. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ...

In January 2007, WXYT announced that they had renewed their flagship-broadcast contracts with the Tigers and Red Wings. Beginning with the 2007 season, the Tigers would have their games simulcast on WKRK. The Red Wings' simulcast began in spring 2007. WKRK, currently branded as Live 97. ...

Personalities

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Current Personalities

Hosts

• Scott "The Gator" Anderson (co-host of The Big Show)
• Lomas Brown (Detroit Lions post-game show co-host)
• Pat Caputo (host of The Book On Sports)
• Dan Dickerson (co-host of Inside Tigertown)
• Dennis Fithian (host of The Dennis Fithian Show, co-host of the Tigers Extra Innings Show)
• Terry Foster (co-host of The Sports Inferno)
• Adam Helfman (host of Hire It Done)
• Doug Karsch (co-host of The Big Show)
• Jeff Lesson (host of Lesson On Golf)
• Dan Petry (co-host of Inside Tigertown)
• Jeff Riger (co-host of the Tigers Extra Innings Show)
• Drew Sharp (Fill-in host of The Sports Inferno, The Big Show)
• Marc Spindler (Detroit Lions post-game show co-host)
• Mike Valenti (co-host of The Sports Inferno)
• Dan Wetzel (Yahoo sports contributor)

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Insiders

• Jason Beck (Detroit Tigers insider)
• A. Sherrod Blakely (Detroit Pistons beat reporter)
• Jim Camparroni (Michigan State Spartans insider)
• Jon Huser (Michigan Wolverines insider)
• Tony Ortiz (Detroit Lions beat reporter)

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SportsCenter updates

• Kevin Connors (SportsCenter)
• Jeff DeFran (SportsCenter)
• Dan Gutowsky (SportsCenter)
• Larry Henry (morning SportsCenter)
• Jeff Lesson (SportsCenter)
• Tom Mazeway (SportsCenter)
• Tony Ortiz (SportsCenter)
• Jeff Riger (SportsCenter)
• Mark Smith (SportsCenter)
• Pete Spivek (SportsCenter)

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Game Announcers

• Dan Dickerson (voice of Detroit Tigers)
• Paul Woods (Detroit Red Wings color commentator)
• Ken Kal (voice of Detroit Red Wings)
• Jim Price (Detroit Tigers color commentator)

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Past personalities

• Joel Alexander Zelle
• Jimmy Barrett
• Rick Bloom
• Ron Cameron
• Gary Danielson (currently an analyst on CBS's college football coverage)
• Dr. Sonya Friedman
• Tom Gage
• Joe Gagnon
• Kirk Gibson
• Jim Hampton
• Jack Hayes (1970s)
• Kevin Joyce
• Howard Kenig
• Monte Korn
• Scott Lewis
• John Lund
• Joe Madison
• John McCullogh
• David Newman
• Jim Norton
• Damon Perry
• Dick Purtan (c. 1968-1978)
• Art Regner (co-host of the Big Show 2001-2006, now with WDFN/WJBK)
• Joey Reynolds (1966)
• Dr. Leonard Portner
• Joel Sebastian
• Mickey Shorr
• Owen Spann
• Eli Zaret (Current sideline reporter for Detroit Pistons)
• Lee Alan

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Sources

• Michiguide.com - WXYT History
• W*Y*X*I*E* Wonderland: An Unauthorized 50-Year Diary of WXYZ Detroit, Dick Osgood, Bowling Green University Press
• Rockin' Down the Dial: The Detroit Sound of Radio from Jack the Bellboy to the Big 8, David Carson, University of Michigan Press

External links

• Query the FCC's AM station database for WXYT
• Radio Locator Information on WXYT
• Official Website of the Sports Inferno
• CBS Radio Corporate Website
• "Turn Your Radio On" by Lee Alan