WXXI-FM

WXXI-FM
City	Rochester, New York
Frequency	91.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WXXI Classical
Programming
Format	Classical music
Subchannels	HD2: WXXI (AM) simulcast; HD3: News and information
Affiliations	National Public Radio; Public Radio International; American Public Media
Ownership
Owner	WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
Sister stations	WXXI, WXXI-TV
History
First air date	December 23, 1974; 47 years ago
Technical information
Facility ID	74218
Class	B
ERP	45,000 watts
HAAT	134 meters (440 ft)
Repeater(s)	90.3 WXXY (Houghton)
Links
Website	www.wxxiclassical.org

WXXI-FM (91.5 MHz) is a public, listener-supported radio station in Rochester, New York, airing a classical music radio format. Its programs can also be heard in Houghton on WXXY 90.3 FM and also on a digital subchannel of WXXI-TV on 22.7. They are owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, which also owns WXXI-TV, WRUR-FM and news/information-formatted AM station WXXI 1370 AM. WXXI-FM holds periodic fundraisers on the air to support the station.

WXXI-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 45,000 watts. The transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton.^[1] It is co-located with the towers for several Rochester FM and TV stations.

History[]

On December 23, 1974; 47 years ago (1974-12-23), the station signed on the air. It broadcast from the new WXXI studios at 280 State Street in Rochester.

While its initial format was a mixture of classical music, folk music, jazz, news and talk, WXXI-FM became a predominantly classical station after the 1975 format change of WBFB 92.5 from classical to all-news radio. WBFB donated its classical music library to WXXI-FM, and WBFB program director Simon Pontin soon joined WXXI-FM as its morning host.

On July 2, 1984, WXXI shifted most of its news programming, including NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered, to its new second service, WXXI 1370 AM. With the exception of some weekend and evening specialty programming, WXXI-FM became a full-time classical music service.

The station that is now WXXY originally signed on in 1979 as WJSL. It was the college radio station of Houghton College. Houghton sold the station to WXXI in the late 1990s.^[2]

In 2007, WXXI-FM added HD Radio service, offering a simulcast of WXXI (AM) on its HD2 channel and a third service of news and information on its HD3 channel.

Programming[]

Headquarters in Rochester, New York

WXXI-FM originates broadcasts of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, hosted by Brenda Tremblay.

WXXI-FM also originates the national program With Heart and Voice, hosted first by the late Richard Gladwell and currently by Peter DuBois. It features sacred choral and organ music.

Local live music broadcasts include Live from Hochstein and Backstage Pass.

References[]

^ Radio-Locator.com/WXXI-FM
^ Site of the Week 7/9/2021: Wellsville and Alfred, NY. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

External links[]

Official website
WXXI in the FCC FM station database
WXXI on Radio-Locator
WXXI in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
WXXY in the FCC FM station database
WXXY on Radio-Locator
WXXY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

Coordinates: 43°08′06″N 77°35′02″W / 43.135°N 77.584°W / 43.135; -77.584

[1] Radio-Locator.com/WXXI-FM

[2] Site of the Week 7/9/2021: Wellsville and Alfred, NY. Retrieved July 9, 2021.

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