August 20, 1920: America's first commercial radio station began operations in Detroit, Michigan. They were assigned the call letters 8MK by the United States Department of Commerce Bureau of Navigation.
In 1922, the call letters were changed to WWJ
and today the station's listenership ranks as one of the highest in its market…
WWJ was founded
by the Scripps family, and was originally licensed to the Detroit News.
James Edmund Scripps established the newspaper, then known as the Detroit
Evening News, in 1873, and became interested in radio in 1902. After his death
in 1906, his son, William E. Scripps, launched a radio station for the
newspaper. WWJ, originally known as “8MK,” first went on-the-air on August 20,
1920. The station broadcasted from the second floor of the Detroit News
building, and was thought to have been heard by listeners in at least 30
Detroit homes…
The call sign
for 8MK was changed to “WBL” on October 13, 1921. Following this, on
March 3, 1922, the call sign for the radio station was changed to its current
name, “WWJ.” In May of 1922, the Detroit News finalized a programming
schedule for WWJ which included hints to housewives, music, weather reports,
market quotations, baseball scores, and church services...
WWJ continued to
broadcast an array of programming, and on March 29, 1941, the station was moved
to its current frequency, 950 kHz, or 950 AM. In 1973, WWJ changed from its
previous programming schedule to its current all-news format, and in 1989, it
was purchased by CBS Radio...
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