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Revision as of 16:58, 19 May 2023
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Frequency | 1370 kHz |
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Branding | WXXI News |
Programmierung | |
Format | Public radio - News, Talk, Information |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner | WXXI Public Broadcasting Council |
History | |
First air date | October 27, 1936 |
Former call signs |
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Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | XXI = 21, the co-owned TV station's channel number |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 74220 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 43°06′01″N 77°34′23″W / 43.10028°N 77.57306°W |
Translator(s) | 107.5 W298CH (Rochester) |
Repeater(s) | 91.5 WXXI-HD2 (Rochester) |
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Public license information | |
Website | WXXI.org |
WXXI (1370 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station in Rochester, New York. It broadcasts news, talk and informational programming as a member station of National Public Radio (NPR). WXXI, along with 91.5 WXXI-FM and Channel 21 WXXI-TV, are owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council. The studios and offices are on State Street in Rochester at the Public Broadcasting Center. WXXI holds periodic on-air fundraisers to support the station.
WXXI is powered at 5,000 watts, non-directional by day. But at night, to protect other stations on 1370 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on French Road in Brighton.[2] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W298CH at 107.5 MHz in Rochester and on an HD Radio digital subchannel of 91.5 WXXI-FM.[3]
Programmierung
Most of WXXI's weekday programming comes from NPR, along with local newscasts. NPR shows include Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, 1A, Marketplace and Here and Now. Weekdays at noon and repeated at 9 p.m., a local two-hour interview and call-in show is heard, Connections with Evan Dawson. The BBC World Service airs overnight.
On weekends, shows from NPR are heard along with local newscasts. Programs include Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, It's Been A Minute, On The Media, Hidden Brain, TED Radio Hour, Radio Lab, Latino USA, Travel with Rick Steves, The Splendid Table, Milk Street Radio and The New Yorker Radio Hour. WXXI has won numerous local, state and national awards for its programs, newscasts and investigative reporting.
History
WSAY
The station signed on the air on October 27, 1936 . The original call sign was WSAY. It was a facility founded and built by Gordon P. Brown as a small local area station with a 250 watt signal on 1210 kHz. As a result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA), it moved to 1240 kHz in 1941. In the pre-war era WSAY became best known as the home of local music programs at a time when its network-affiliated competitors were airing a mix of local news and sports with national drama, comedy and music/variety shows supplied by the NBC and CBS networks. WSAY also was the first station to hire an African-American announcer for a regular shift.
Following World War II, WSAY received FCC permission to improve its signal by moving to the regional 1370 kHz frequency. It relocated its transmitter from a downtown Rochester building with rooftop antenna to a modern four-tower plant in suburban Brighton. It increased power first to 1,000 watts and shortly afterward to 5,000 watts full-time. Over the next three decades, WSAY operated under a number of formats, from adult standards to Top 40 to Progressive Rock to Country music.
WRTK
Gordon Brown owned WSAY until his death in 1979. His estate sold it to future Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey and his family.
The Dickey family operated 1370 AM from 1980 to 1984. It also tried a variety of formats from personality adult contemporary to country to talk radio. In 1982, the call sign was switched to WRTK.
Public Radio
The license and facility was sold to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council in early 1984. It briefly was taken dark as it readied for a new format. In the summer 1984, it relaunched as WXXI (AM) with a round-the-clock noncommercial schedule of news, talk and public affairs. While the AM station focused on spoken-word programming, its sister station, 91.5 WXXI-FM was able to offer a full schedule of classical music.
On January 10, 2014, WXXI began simulcasting on FM translator W266CL. It originally was heard on 101.1 MHz. It moved to 107.5 FM on October 4, 2016, and changed the call sign to W298CH.[4] On October 7, 2022, WXXI announced its purchase of the license of WJZR 105.9 FM.[5] WXXI intends to relaunch 105.9 under a new call sign with a simulcast of WXXI (AM)'s public radio programming.[6]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXXI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WXXI-AM
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W298CH
- ^ "Call Sign History".
- ^ Venta, Lance (October 7, 2022). "Station Sales Week Of 10/7: WXXI Expands In Rochester - RadioInsight". RadioInsight. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ^ Spevak, Jeff (October 7, 2022). "WXXI signals intention to acquire new FM radio frequency". WXXI News. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
External links
- FCC History Cards for WXXI
- WXXI official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WXXI ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database