WEMU is the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti's lesser known radio station after WUOM, but it has its own charms…read more They play a little less of the big-budget talk programs and more jazz and world music. They also have some local features. The production comes across as a lot less slick than WUOM, but it also has more local flavor, and that's always nice in your local NPR station.

I'm probably a little biased because I went to high school with one of the DJs, but I like this…read morestation. They play a mix of classic stuff from the 1970s and 1980s along with some more recent stuff. The last time I was listening to it in the car, they played Sting, Dave Matthews, and a new song by Donovan. Their website says they're currently playing Talking Heads and Alanis Morissette. The other reason I like them is that they're so active in the community, sponsoring special events. On a recent summer day, I was wandering around downtown Ann Arbor window shopping and deciding where to have lunch, and I heard live music coming from Liberty Square. 107one was sponsoring "Sonic Lunch" in downtown Ann Arbor. A live cover band was playing blues-rock, and people on their lunch break were sitting on benches eating sandwiches and drinking soda pop and listening. It's just one of those little things that makes Ann Arbor the thriving artsy-cultural mecca that it is. The website for the station is really cool, too, with news about upcoming musical events, photos and contact emails for the staff, and a photo gallery of past events (including Sonic Lunch) they've sponsored.

Good station for contemporary music that's not too racous but yet lively and modern. I gave them…read moreonly 3 stars because of the ads. I have to change channels some of them are so bad, then I forget to tune back in. Their MacDonald's commercial does right in the mic what we where always told NOT to do, slurp. What a turn off. Oh and don't get me started on "Nancy Knows".

Classical days and jazzy nights. Not my favorite radio station but it's good enough to be in those…read moretop 6 presets and it's important that the area gets exposure to these two cultured genres. *pushes glasses up nose I can't stand opera and WRCJ does play a fair amount of that but I do like me some classical, an appreciation encouraged by my late, great friend Chris Warren and you're not gonna find much on the radio in the Detroit vicinity beyond a solid 14 hours a day on 90.9 FM. (Just a late morning/early afternoon block on the great CBC and maybe a bit here and there on the Metro area's other public radio station, WDET which has gotten entirely too talky.) Classical isn't my favorite but it does seem to help activate the old brain waves, especially in the morning. And how can you not like a radio show with a name like Dr. Dave's Drive-time Elixir?? The ten hours of jazzy night often stick to more staid, middle of the road sounds than I would prefer but sometimes they do stop my channel flipping dead in its tracks. And again, nobody in the transmission range is playing this genre consistently beyond smooth jazz V98.7 which is HD and not available on my Jeep's radio. And I'm not listening to that Kenny G shit anyway. As with classical, WRCJ's only contemporaries are WDET with some regularly scheduled jazz shows that come nowhere near to ten hours every night and CBE FM, CBC's Windsor station who might play a bit of jazz here and there but are too busy playing all kinds of adventurous music to bother much with it. So WRCJ it is if you're stuck with a regular old school radio driving around like me. Too much mellow, loungy stuff heavy on the vocals for my tastes but it counts as jazz all right . And I can listen over my phone, too, even as I type this Yelp review. Whatever they're playing now is pretty good. Hey, if ya got money to spare maybe donate public radio like this some and get a tote bag or a coffee mug for yourself. Me, the best I can do right now is to give 'em a fairly positive Yelp review.

I have to admit one thing that might make me unpopular. I have Mozart on my Ipod…read more My mother is to blame, if you're gonna place blame somewhere. She was a world class concert pianist, and she played Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Bach, and the rest of the gang so much that I got to be on a first name basis with them. The 3 little words that everyone knows was not, I love you, but Get Your Culture. I had no idea what that meant until a few years ago. When CKLW died, I was lost for a good radio station to listen to, and since I was wholly unpopular with the females of my demographic, I began listening to WQRS, which at the time was the lone out post of classical in Detroit. Then a few years ago while searching for something good to listen to, I came across WRCJ, a new station that happily is a Public Radio station. Public Radio used to be a choice between WGTE in Toledo, WUOM in Ann Arbor and WDET in Detroit. GTE is the only one that still plays classical, but its a tad hard to drag in when you live in Motown. The one thing I love about WRCJ is that they do not play the same things over and over again. They mix it up and make it cool to listen to, and when the sun goes down, the format changes from Classical to Jazz, and it's decent as well. Many is the night when I would listen to WRCJ in the cab, and the passengers would comment and give me good tips for playing decent music. The morning guy, Dave Wagner is both funny and talented. They don't play the news over and over, but they do keep you informed. It's OK to listen during the morning drive and still keep an eye on the inbound Southfield or 696 when it's backed up like a drain with too much hair in it. As for missing WQRS, I do, but not so much. I like this station and as long as they stay on the air, I'm gonna listen. Oh BTW, if you have a few loose bucks send them a few. Public radio needs every dollar they can get.

Full disclosure: I once worked for Heritage Newspapers, and I still have friends who work for…read moreHeritage and specifically for the Courier. The Courier lost some subscribers when it was bought by the Journal Register Company, the parent company that oversees the Heritage papers of Western Wayne and Washtenaw County. Those subscribers probably felt it was less of a hometown paper, and many were probably upset by the fact that the Ypsilanti office was closed and staff was consolidated with the staff that covers Belleville. However, I think that the folks putting out the paper really are trying to do a good job. I remember the Courier under the original owners, and I think the paper looks better these days. The layout is consistently cleaner and more interesting under the new owners, and community pages are full of photos of local doings. The report is also decent to good. A July edition had lots of election coverage on the front page and inside coverage ranged from business news to stories about Eastern Michigan unive rsity to news about millage efforts.

Not the nicest household. Showed up to their house looking for mike. But I didn't see him at all…read more Their psycho daughter who thinks her dog dog loves her the most more than her parents combined. FYI dog dog is a stuffed animal that their insane (again) daughter has had for years (don't ask how I know). Just to reiterate the daughter is the worst but the son is a cool guy. The Mom is kind soul who respects us but looked weird at me from the window. They have a nice real dog that's super cute that brings the rating up. Otherwise would be a -1 star rating.

Just read Alfred R.'s review of Mike Tirico's performance on ESPN. Mike lives in Ann Arbor. Ann…read moreArbor has been rated the best place to live in America many times. These ratings include how well a city treats and provides for minorities of all kinds. I have lived and worked in Ann Arbor most of my adult life. Ann Arbor is probably the most politically correct city in America. If Mike was a racist he would have been drummed out of town a long time ago. Alfred, you have to look at the big picture. In the NFL the percentage of black skilled-position players compared to the percentage of all non-black skilled-position players is much higher than the percentage of all black people as a percentage of the total American population. Some of these black players arose from disadvantaged families and neighborhoods. With big money, fame, and temptation around all the time some of these players screw up. The media focus on these players much more than on non-black players whose personal lives have far fewer problems of interest to fans and thus to the media. It is all about ratings. Most of the personal problems of all NFL players are due to bad judgement and immoral behavior, and are NOT DUE TO MISTAKES. Fumbling the football is a mistake. Committing murder and beating up your wife or girlfriend are conscious, immoral decisions made ahead of the act.

On the main channel they have their sales pitch during almost every she. Used to have a sales drive…read moremonthly. Also they have shows that have nothing to do with entertainment or education. Just people doing a sales pitch for their products. They also have commercials even though they used to be commercial free. This even occurs on the auxiliary stations. Not worth the time to watch.

Detroit Public TV Channel 56. I have been watching this station ever since I was a kid. Their…read moreprogramming has come a long ways over the years and it is always a pleasure to tune them in. Always educational, informing and entertaining, they provide some of the best television available. No wonder they were selected to provide public television service to all of Canada!

Yes, Mae is right. Pick up a copy of the Observer and you will quickly learn the "Ann Arbor state…read moreof mind"- what the community's all about. Plus, all the local businesses you may ever need or want. And yes, the articles are well-informed and touch on important issues.

The Ann Arbor Observer -- along with its website arborweb.com -- is the definitive source of…read moreinformation for all things in this town. This monthly journal maintains remarkable quality throughout its in-depth stories about people, restaurants, business openings and closings, and local institutions. Such an incredible contrast to the pathetic Ann Arbor News!!

Great Magazine with lots of informative information as well as a great place to advertise…read more Carole Grace