New York City Radio

New York City’s radio spectrum has everything from soulless elevator instrumentals to pirate radio broadcasts of underground sounds and community activism. The lower on the dial, the less commercial the sounds will be.

Type	Dial Position
Classical	WNYC 93.9, WQXR 96.3
Jazz	WBGO 88.3, WPSC 88.7, WQCD 101.9
College/Indie/Alternative	WCWP 88.1, WNYU 89.1, WSOU 89.5, WKCR 89.9
Classic Rock	WNEW 102.7, WAXQ 104.3
Top 40	WPLJ 95.5, WHTZ 100.3, WKTU 103.5, WBLI 106.1
Hip-Hop/R&B/Soul	WQHT 97.1, WRKS 98.7, WBLS 107.5
Oldies	WLNG 92.1, WKHL 96.7, WCBS 101.1, WMXV 105.1
Foreign Language	WADO 1280AM, WKDM 1380AM, WNYG 1440AM, WZRC 1480AM
News	WABC 770AM, WCBS 880AM, WINS 1010AM, WBBR 1130AM
Public Radio	WNYC 820AM, WBAI 99.5
Sports	WJWR 620AM, WFAN 660AM, WEVD 1050AM
Pirate	88.7 Steal This Radio (Lower East Side)

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