WQXW

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WQXW
Simulcasts WQXR-FM, Newark, New Jersey
Broadcast area Northern and Central Westchester, New York
Frequency 90.3 MHz
BrandingClassical New York 105.9 WQXR
Programming
Format Classical
Ownership
Owner New York Public Radio
WNYC, WNYC-FM, WQXR-FM, New Jersey Public Radio
History
First air date
1992 as WDFH
Former call signs
WDFH (1992-2013)
Call sign meaning
WQXR Westchester
Technical information
Facility ID 71711
Class A
ERP 250 watts
HAAT 145 metres (476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
41°09′07″N73°47′10″W / 41.15194°N 73.78611°W / 41.15194; -73.78611
Links
Webcast WNYC-FM Listen Live
WNYC-AM Listen Live
WNYC Holiday Standards Listen Live
WNYC New Standards Listen Live
WQXR-FM Listen Live
WQXR New Sounds Radio Listen Live
WQXR Holiday Channel Listen Live
WQXR Operavore Listen Live
Website www.wqxr.org for station originating content

WQXW (90.3 FM) is an all-classical music, non-commercial radio station licensed to Ossining, New York. [1] It simulcasts WQXR-FM, the only classical music station in New York City.

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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 ]

History

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WDFH logo.

The radio station originated in 1982 as WDFH, a community radio station that broadcast a freeform format of progressive and alternative rock, jazz, blues, and folk. WDFH had a several-decades long history, starting out as a cable-based station in the 1980s and finally moving to the FM band in 1992.[ citation needed ]

One of WDFH's notable programs in its final years was OutCasting , a program for LGBTQ youth.[ citation needed ]

On July 29, 2013, WDFH ceased broadcasting, and the broadcast license was subsequently purchased by New York Public Radio, changing call letters to WQXW and becoming a rebroadcaster of WQXR. [2]

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References

  1. "WQXR | New York's Classical Music Radio Station". WQXR. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  2. "WQXR Expands its Reach into Westchester with New WQXW 90.3 FM". WQXR. July 29, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2019.