Vision

To establish WJZZ Detroit Jazz Radio Entertainment LLC to be the premier and dominant broadcast media company in the world. To establish WJZZ Detroit and it’s subsidiaries logos names and identity to be recognized as an international culture brand.

Mission

To promote celebrate and advance the Jazz culture lifestyle and it’s music Internationally.

History

WJZZ Detroit is an iconic legendary jazz format radio station based in Detroit Michigan with a rich heritage in broadcasting. In 1955, Doctors Haley Bell, Wendell Cox and Robert Bass founded WCHB. WCHB was the first black-owned radio station built from the ground up. Then in 1960, the doctors established WCHD which was the 1st jazz radio station. In 1974, the WCHD call letters were changed to WJZZ. WJZZ consistently held the highest Arbitron rating for Jazz radio stations in the United States.

Due to business concerns the station shut down broadcasting in fall 1996 and remained dormant for 23 years.

The station via the call letters was revived by Rodger Penzabene Jr. in 2015 with an updated logo and was reorganized as WJZZ Detroit Jazz Radio Entertainment to position it as a full service, global media company.

“WJZZ, The World’s Oldest Jazz Radio Station”