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WCNY-FM
	Syracuse, New York; United States;
Frequency	91.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Classic FM
Programming
Format	Classical music
Subchannels	HD2: "Pulso Central" (Spanish-language programming); HD3: "Community FM" and Jazz;
Ownership
Owner	The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc.
Sister stations	WCNY-TV
History
First air date	December 4, 1971
Call sign meaning	Central New York
Technical information
Facility ID	66284
Class	B
ERP	8,300 watts
HAAT	334 meters (1,096 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°56′42″N 76°07′06″W / 42.944944°N 76.118389°W
Links
Webcast	Listen live; HD2: Listen live; HD3: Listen live;
Website	www.wcny.org/radio/

WCNY-FM (91.3 MHz) is a public radio station in Syracuse, New York, that plays classical music and is an NPR member station. The station is owned and operated by The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc. and shares studios with WCNY-TV at the WCNY Broadcast and Education Center on West Fayette Street in Syracuse's Near Westside neighborhood. The station broadcasts Spanish-language programming as "Pulso Central" on its second HD Radio subchannel and community affairs programming as "Community FM" on a third channel. Jazz music may be heard on the third HD channel during times when talk shows are not broadcast.

The Bluegrass Ramble started on WCNY-FM in 1973 and continues each Sunday night at 9:00 PM.^[2]The show is hosted by Bill Knowlton who was named Broadcast Personality of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association in 1997.^[3]

Stations

The programming is broadcast on three stations:

Call sign	Frequency	Location	ERP	HAAT	Class	Facility ID	Coordinates
WCNY-FM	91.3 FM	Syracuse, New York	8,300 watts	334 meters (1,096 ft)	B	66284	42°56′42″N 76°07′06″W / 42.944944°N 76.118389°W / 42.944944; -76.118389
WJNY	90.9 FM	Watertown, New York	7,100 watts	137 meters (449 ft)	C3	53729	43°51′44″N 75°43′39″W / 43.862278°N 75.727389°W / 43.862278; -75.727389
WUNY	89.5 FM	Utica, New York	6,300 watts	237 meters (778 ft)	B	53735	43°08′38″N 75°10′38″W / 43.143944°N 75.177361°W / 43.143944; -75.177361

References

↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-393. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
↑ "Classic FM Shows". WCNY. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
↑ "Awards by Year". IBMA. Retrieved June 1, 2026.

External links

WCNY-FM official site
Facility details for Facility ID 66284 (WCNY-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

WCNY-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 53735 (WUNY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

WUNY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Facility details for Facility ID 53729 (WJNY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

WJNY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[by2010-1] Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 (PDF). 2010. p. D-393. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

[2] "Classic FM Shows". WCNY. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2026.

[3] "Awards by Year". IBMA. Retrieved June 1, 2026.

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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 Schenectady WMHT-FM Poughkeepsie WRHV Schuyler Falls WOXR Southampton WLIW-FM Montauk WEER 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
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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Stations

References

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