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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.
As a result, at 8 p.m. on October 8, 2009, classical WQXR-FM moved from 96.3 to 105.9, while WCAA moved to 96.3, [3] dropped the La Kalle branding, and adopted a new name on October 15. It had been speculated the imaging for the station name would be "X96.3", as Univision had registered the domain name X963FM.com, as well as requesting the call ...
On October 8, 2009, NYPR took control of classical music station WQXR-FM, then at 96.3 FM. WQXR-FM's intellectual property (call letters and format) was acquired from the New York Times Company as part of a three-way transaction with Univision Radio. [7] WNYC also purchased the 105.9 FM frequency of Univision's WCAA (now WXNY-FM). WQXR-FM's ...
WQXR-FM concentrated on longer classical works, while WQXR (AM) aired lighter classical music and talk programs produced in conjunction with The New York Times. While this plan gave classical music fans in the New York area two options, it also increased expenses for the stations. In 1971, the Times put WQXR-AM-FM up for sale. Many offers were ...
WXQR-FM is one of the oldest rock stations in America. It was known as "The Rock and Roll Animal" from the 1970s until the mid-1990s. The station was once owned by Sidney Popkin, a member of one of the most prominent families in Jacksonville.
For much of this time, New York had three FM stations playing classical music: 104.3 WNCN, 96.3 WQXR-FM owned by the New York Times and 93.9 WNYC-FM owned by the City of New York. [13] But over time, the classical format became harder to sell to advertisers. Viacom decided to make a change.
Call sign Frequency City of License [1] [2] Licensee Format [3]; WAJM: 88.9 FM: Atlantic City: Atlantic City Board of Education: Freeform/Educational WAWZ: 99.1 FM: Zarephath
List of radio stations in New York.