WJR is a radio station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It broadcasts in the AM radio band at 760 kHz. It is a news and talk radio station. WJR began as WCX on May 4, 1922. It was owned by the Detroit Free Press newspaper. Before North American Radio Broadcasting Agreement of 1941, it broadcast on 750 kHz, which was a clear channel under 1928 rules. Also in 1928, the station moved from the newspaper's offices to the Fisher Building and began its callsign, "WJR Detroit, from the Golden Tower of the Fisher Building", which soon became famous across the country. In 1964 it was sold to Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation which later merged with ABC and later with the Walt Disney Company.

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