the station without interference. On October 1, 2010, WDFN dropped the "Detroit Sports Talk" branding and returned to being "The Fan," but in 2013, it altered the on-air program format significantly, deviating from the former sports format. On May 2, 2017, Matt Shepard, one of the few survivors of WDFN's 2009 layoffs, was released by the station after anchoring the morning drive for more than 8 years. Shepard had also anchored the hourly sports updates from 2001 through 2007, and again starting in April 2008 after a brief stint at WXYT. On November 16, 2017, it was announced that Shepard was coming back to the station, with his morning show relaunched on November 20. Black Information Network On June 29, 2020, WDFN ended its 26-year run as a sports talk station, and began stunting with speeches by prominent African Americans. The next day, WDFN flipped to all-news radio as Detroit's BIN 1130. WDFN is one of the charter stations of iHeartMedia's Black Information Network. BIN is a multi-platform radio network serving the African-American community. The network has more than three dozen affiliates around the U.S. See also Media in Detroit References External links FCC History Cards for WDFN DFN IHeartMedia radio stations Black Information Network stations Radio stations established in 1939 1939 establishments in Michigan All-news radio stations in the United States