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WXXO (FM)

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WXXO
Rochester, New York

Frequency	91.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WXXI Classical
Programming
Format	Classical music
Subchannels	HD2: SimulcastofWXXI AM–FM HD3: News and information
Affiliations	National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange American Public Media Classical 24
Ownership
Owner	WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
Sister stations	WXXI WXXI-FM WXXI-TV
History
First air date	December 23, 1974; 49 years ago (1974-12-23)
Former call signs	WXXI-FM (1973–2023)
Call sign meaning	disambiguation of WXXI
Technical information^[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74218
Class	B
ERP	45,000 watts
HAAT	134 meters (440 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	43°08′06″N 77°35′02″W / 43.135°N 77.584°W / 43.135; -77.584
Repeater(s)	90.3 WXXY (Houghton)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	www.wxxiclassical.org

WXXO (91.5 FM) is a public, listener-supported radio stationinRochester, New York, airing a classical music radio format. Its programs can also be heard in HoughtononWXXY (90.3 FM) and on the seventh digital subchannelofWXXI-TV (channel 21). It's owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council, which also owns WXXI-TV and a two-station news and information service, WXXI (1370 AM) and WXXI-FM (105.9). WXXO holds periodic fundraisers on the air to support the station.

WXXO has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 45,000 watts. The transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton.^[2] It is co-located with the towers for several Rochester FM and TV stations.

History[edit]

The station signed on December 23, 1974, as WXXI-FM, the FM sister station to WXXI-TV. 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 FM) 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-FM 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.

In 2007, WXXI-FM began broadcasting using HD Radio technology, offering a simulcast of WXXI on its HD2 channel and a third service of news and information on its HD3 channel.

On May 10, 2023, the station changed its call sign to WXXO with the WXXI-FM call sign moving to the former WJZR (105.9 FM)^[3] ahead of 105.9's relaunch as an FM simulcast of WXXI.^[4] Despite the change, WXXO continues to brand as "WXXI Classical".^[5]

WXXY[edit]

The station that is now WXXY originally signed on in 1979 as WJSL. It was the college radio station of Houghton College.^[6] Houghton sold the station to the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council in 1999; the ownership change saw WJSL replace a simulcast of religious programming from WMHR with WXXI-FM's classical programming.^[7] In August 2004, WJSL began carrying some of WXXI (AM)'s NPR News programming in drive time, along with the Saturday edition of Weekend Edition.^[8] The call sign was changed to WXXY in September 2009.^[9]

Programming[edit]

Headquarters in Rochester, New York

WXXO originates broadcasts of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, hosted by Brenda Tremblay. WXXO also originates the national program With Heart and Voice, hosted first by 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, WXXO carries the national classical music service "Classical 24".

During drive time, WXXY breaks from the simulcast with WXXO to carry Morning Edition and All Things Considered in a simulcast with WXXI AM-FM.^[10]

References[edit]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WXXO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

^ Radio-Locator.com/WXXO-FM

^ Rogers, Susan (April 18, 2023). "Form 380 - Exchange Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

^ Venta, Lance (May 24, 2023). "WXXI Rochester Launches 105.9 WXXI-FM". Retrieved May 24, 2023.

^ "We're still WXXI Classical 91.5!". WXXI Classical. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

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

^ "Format Changes & Updates" (PDF). The M Street Journal. June 23, 1999. p. 2. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

^ Fybush, Scott (July 19, 2004). "CRTC Silences Quebec's CHOI-FM". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

^ Fybush, Scott (September 28, 2009). "NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

^ "Broadcast Coverage". WXXI Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

WXXO in the FCC FM station database
WXXOinNielsen Audio's FM station database

WXXY in the FCC FM station database
WXXYinNielsen Audio's FM station database

Radio stations in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area

NOAA Weather Radio
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Digital radio
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Bycall sign

Defunct

WARI-LP (98.5 FM)

Nearby regions: Buffalo-Niagara Falls; Elmira-Corning; Ithaca; Olean-Bradford; Syracuse

See also: List of radio stations in New York; Media in Rochester

v t e NPR member stations in the state of New York
WAMC stations	Albany WAMC Albany WAMC-FM Canajoharie WCAN Kingston WAMK Middletown WOSR Mount Kisco WWES Plattsburgh WCEL Stamford WANZ Ticonderoga WANC Utica WRUN
WCNY stations	Syracuse WCNY-FM Utica WUNY Watertown WJNY
WNED stations	Buffalo WBFO Jamestown WUBJ Olean WOLN Buffalo WNED-FM Jamestown WNJA
NYPR stations	New York City WNYC New York City WNYC-FM
WRVO stations	Oswego WRVO Clayton WRVH Cortland WSUC-FM Hamilton WRCU-FM Syracuse WRVD Utica WRVN Watertown WRVJ
WSKG stations	Binghamton WSKG-FM Corning WSQE Hornell WSQA Ithaca WSQG-FM Oneonta WSQC Binghamton WSQX-FM Greene WSQN
NCPR stations	Canton WSLU Blue Mountain Lake WXLH Boonville WXLB Cape Vincent WSLZ Gouverneur WSLG Indian Lake WXLE Lake Placid WXLL Lowville WXLD Malone WSLO North Creek WXLG Peru WXLU Saranac Lake WSLL Tupper Lake WXLS Watertown WSLJ Whitehall WXLJ
WXXI stations	Rochester WXXI Rochester WXXI-FM Rochester WXXO Houghton WXXY Rochester WRUR-FM
Other stations	Brooklyn WNYE Fredonia WCVF-FM Geneva WEOS Jeffersonville WJFF New York City WFUV Noyack WSUF Poughkeepsie WRHV Schenectady WMHT-FM Schuyler Falls WOXR Southampton WLIW-FM Southampton WRLI Syracuse WAER
See also List of NPR stations
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York

v t e Classical radio stations in the state of New York
By frequency	88.1 (part-time) 88.7 89.1 89.5 89.7 89.7 89.9-2 90.3 90.3 90.7 (part-time) 90.9 90.9 91.3 91.5 (part-time) 91.5 92.1 (part-time) 93.9-2 94.5 94.5 100.3 100.7 103.7 105.7
By callsign	WCNY-FM WJNY WKCR-FM HD2 WMHT-FM WNED-FM WNJA WNYC-FM HD2 WOXR WQXW WRHV WSQN (part-time) WSQX-FM (part-time) WUNY WXXO WXXY W209CJ W214AA (part-time) W221CW (part-time) W233AI W262AS W264AJ W279AJ W289AX
By city	Binghamton (part-time) Bridgehampton Buffalo Corning (part-time) East Hampton Greene (part-time) Highland Houghton Ithica (part-time) Jamestown Mount Kisco New York New York Ossining Poughkeepsie Rochester Sag Harbor Schenectady Schuyler Falls Southampton Syracuse Utica Watertown
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in New York See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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