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Who We Are
The Detroit Educational Television Foundation is a Michigan not-for-profit corporation that
holds the non-commercial broadcast license for WTVS 56.1, Detroit PBS KIDS 56.2, Create 56.3,
World 56.4 and Michigan Learning Channel 56.5. The Foundation also manages 90.9 WRCJ,
which is licensed to Detroit Classical and Jazz Educational Radio, LLC.
Detroit Public Television (DPTV) is Michigan’s only community-licensed PBS station, operating
independently of any educational institutions or governmental entities. Its funding comes
almost exclusively from the community it serves.
PBS and its member stations have been rated by the American people as the most trusted
institution in the nation for 18 consecutive years in an annual survey conducted by Marketing
& Research Resources, Inc., on behalf of PBS.
Whom We Reach
With more than 2 million weekly viewers in Southeast Michigan and across Canada, DPTV
is the state’s largest and most watched public television station, as well as having the most
diverse public television audience in America.
In addition, DPTV attracts 95 million streams across its various digital platforms.
90.9 WRCJ reaches nearly 250,000 listeners each week over the air or on digital devices.
Our Programming
56.1: The main channel, with trusted national and local programs
56.2: The 24/7 Detroit PBS KIDS Channel
56.3: The Create Channel, “how-to” content
56.4: The WORLD Channel, a world of news and documentaries
56.5: The Michigan Learning Channel, a statewide public television partnership
offering instructional content
90.9 WRCJ: Classical music during the day and jazz at night
Where We Are
DPTV studios and executive offices are located in Wixom, MI, and 90.9 WRCJ has its studios
in the Detroit School of Arts.
The work of DPTV’s educational and content initiatives puts it on the ground in many
communities throughout Detroit and Southeast Michigan. During the pandemic, its staff often
worked in homes throughout Metro Detroit. Soon, the One Detroit and Great Lakes journalists,
along with the education team, plan to return to offices in Detroit.
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