New York City's best radio stations

(according to me)

Or: what to do with the car's 15 radio presets

	Freq.	Call sign	Owner	Format	Transmitter
Eclectic music	89.9	WKCR-FM web \| Wikipedia schedule \| playlist	Columbia University	jazz, plus roots, art music, and global sounds	1,350 watts from 4 Times Square
	90.7	WFUV web \| Wikipedia schedule \| playlist	Fordham University	adult album alternative, plus a weekend lineup featuring Celtic, folk, and Paul Cavalconte	47kW from Montefiore Medical Center
	91.1	WFMU web \| Wikipedia	(independent non-profit)	independent freeform radio	1,250 watts from West Orange, NJ (Repeaters: 91.9 Weehawken, 90.1 Mount Hope)
	88.3	WBGO web \| Wikipedia	Newark Public Radio	Jazz 88 and news from NPR	2,500 watts from 4 Times Square
	105.9	WQXR-FM web \| Wikipedia	New York Public Radio	classical; the Radio Station of the New York Times from 1944 until 2009	610 watts from the ESB
Contemporary music	100.3	WHTZ web \| Wikipedia	iHeartMedia	Z100 top 40/contemporary hit radio	6kW from the ESB
	101.1	WCBS-FM web \| Wikipedia	Audacy	101.1 CBS-FM classic hits	6.7kW from the ESB
	102.7	WNEW-FM web \| Wikipedia	Audacy	New 102.7 hot adult contemporary	6kW from the ESB
	103.5	WKTU web \| Wikipedia	iHeartMedia	103.5 KTU rhythmic adult contemporary	6kW from the ESB
	104.3	WAXQ web \| Wikipedia	iHeartMedia	Q104.3 classic rock	6kW from the ESB
	105.1	WWPR-FM web \| Wikipedia	iHeartMedia	Power 105.1 rap/r&b	6kW from the ESB
Talk	93.9	WNYC-FM web \| Wikipedia schedule	New York Public Radio	local news and conversation, with programming from NPR, APM, PRX, and the BBC	5.2kW from the ESB
	99.5	WBAI web \| Wikipedia	Pacifica Foundation	non-commercial, listener-funded; progressive and independent news, arts and music	10kW from 4 Times Square
	91.5	WNYE web \| Wikipedia	City of New York	non-commercial, city-funded; broadcasting local, NPR, and PRX content	2kW from 4 Times Square
	1130AM	WBBR web \| Wikipedia	Bloomberg	Bloomberg Radio flagship station (Class A station, reaching the eastern U.S. and Canada)	50kW from Carlstadt, NJ
Personal favorites highlighted					Last updated: April, 2024 Last fully verified: June, 2023