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WQXR-FM (105.9 FM) is an American non-commercial classical radio station, licensed to Newark, New Jersey, and serving the North Jersey and New York City area. It is owned by the nonprofit organization New York Public Radio (NYPR), which also operates WNYC (AM), WNYC-FM and the four-station New Jersey Public Radio group.
WQXR is a service brand operated by New York Public Radio. It may also refer to: WQXR-FM, a radio station (105.9 FM) licensed in Newark, New Jersey, serving the New York City metropolitan area; WFME (AM), a radio station (1560 AM) licensed to serve New York, New York, United States, which held the WQXR call sign from December 1936 to November 1992
It simulcasts WQXR-FM, the only classical music station in New York City. WQXW now covers much of northern and central Westchester County, reaching northern portions of the New York metropolitan area where WQXR cannot reach. WQXW's antenna tower is located in Chappaqua, New York. [citation needed]
New York Public Radio (NYPR) is a New York City-based independent, publicly supported, not-for-profit media organization incorporated in 1979. [2] Its stated mission is "To make the mind more curious, the heart more open and the spirit more joyful through excellent audio programming that is deeply rooted in New York."
WNYC reaches more than one million listeners each week and has the largest public radio audience in the United States. The WNYC stations are co-owned with Newark, New Jersey-licensed classical music outlet WQXR-FM (105.9 MHz), and all three broadcast from studios located in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan.
Robert Sherman (July 23, 1932 – June 27, 2023) was an American radio broadcaster, author, music critic, and educator. He achieved success as a host of such radio programs as the folk music show Woody's Children, which started on WQXR and was later broadcast by WFUV, and classical music shows The Listening Room and Young Artists Showcase, which were broadcast by WQXR in New York City.
George Jellinek (December 22, 1919 – January 16, 2010) was the Hungarian-born host of The Vocal Scene, a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR radio of New York City.
Aria Code is a podcast produced by WQXR in collaboration with Metropolitan Opera and hosted by Rhiannon Giddens. The show debuted in 2018 and has released three seasons of episodes. The show debuted in 2018 and has released three seasons of episodes.