WXXI-FM

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 on a digital subchannel of WXXI-TV on 21.7. They are owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, which also owns Channel 21 WXXI-TV and news/information-formatted AM station WXXI 1370 kHz. WXXI-FM holds periodic fundraisers on the air to support the station.

"WXXY" redirects here. For previous uses, see WXXY (disambiguation).
WXXI-FM
Frequency91.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWXXI Classical
Programming
FormatClassical music
SubchannelsHD2: WXXI (AM) simulcast
HD3: News and information
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Public Radio International
American Public Media
Classical 24
Ownership
OwnerWXXI Public Broadcasting Council
History
First air date
December 23, 1974 (1974-12-23)
Technical information
Facility ID74218
ClassB
ERP45,000 watts
HAAT134 meters (440 ft)
Repeater(s)90.3 WXXY (Houghton)
Links
Websitewww.wxxiclassical.org

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, including co-owned 1370 WXXI.

History

On December 23, 1974 (1974-12-23), the station signed on the air, as an FM sister station to WXXI-TV 21. Its initial format was a mixture of classical music, folk music, jazz, news and talk. WXXI-FM switched to mostly classical music after the 1975 format change of WBFB 92.5 from a commercial classical station 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 the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council in the late 1990s.[2]

In 2007, WXXI-FM began broadcasting using HD Radio technology, 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.
  • During late night and weekend hours, WXXI-FM carries the national classical music service "Classical 24."

References
  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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