WXYT-FM
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| City | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Detroit |
| Branding | 97-1 The Ticket |
| Slogan | "Detroit Sports Talk All Day" |
| Frequency | 97.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | May 10, 1941 |
| Format |
Analog/HD-1: Sports Talk HD-2: WWJ simulcast HD-3: WXYT simulcast |
| Power | 15,000 watts |
| HAAT | 272 meters (892 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 9618 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°28′58″N 83°12′19″W / 42.48278°N 83.20528°W |
| Callsign meaning |
WXY Talk Radio (homage to WXYZ-TV callsign) |
| Former callsigns | 1997–2007: WKRK-FM 1994–1997: WYST 1981–1994: WJOI 1948–1981: WWJ-FM 1945–1948: WENA 1941–1945: W45D 1936–1941: W8XWJ |
| Affiliations |
CBS Sports Radio SB Nation Radio Sports NFL on Westwood One Sports Detroit Tigers Radio Network Detroit Red Wings Radio Network |
| Owner |
CBS Radio (sale to Entercom pending) (CBS Radio East Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WDZH, WKBD-TV, WOMC, WWJ, WWJ-TV, WXYT, WYCD |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 97.1 The Ticket |
WXYT-FM (97.1 MHz) — branded 97-1 The Ticket — is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Detroit and serving the Metro Detroit, Michigan media market. WXYT-FM is owned by CBS Radio and broadcasts a sports radio format. Most programming is local with CBS Sports Radio supplying overnight and some weekend shows. (Sister station WXYT 1270 AM carries the CBS Sports Radio Network around the clock.)
WXYT-FM's studios and transmitter are located in suburban Southfield, off Lincoln Drive. It transmits its signal from an antenna 891 feet (272 m) height above average terrain with an effective radiated power of 15,000 watts.
WXYT-FM is the flagship station of the Detroit Red Wings hockey team and Detroit Tigers baseball team
WXYT-FM broadcasts three channels in the HD Radio format, with its second and third subchannels simulcasting sister stations WWJ Newsradio 950 and WXYT 1270 respectively.
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