WQXW | |
Above: | Simulcasts WQXR-FM, Newark, New Jersey |
City: | Ossining, New York |
Area: | Northern and Central Westchester, New York |
Branding: | Classical New York 105.9 WQXR |
Frequency: | 90.3 MHz |
Airdate: | 1982 as WDFH |
Format: | Classical |
Erp: | 250 watts |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 71711 |
Coordinates: | 41.1519°N -73.7861°W |
Callsign Meaning: | WQXR Westchester |
Former Callsigns: | WDFH (1992–2013) |
Owner: | New York Public Radio |
Sister Stations: | WNYC, WNYC-FM, WQXR-FM, New Jersey Public Radio |
Webcast: | WNYC-FM Listen Live WNYC-AM Listen Live WNYC Holiday Standards Listen Live WNYC New Standards Listen Live WQXR-FM Listen Live WQXR New Sounds Radio Listen Live WQXR Holiday Channel Listen Live WQXR Operavore Listen Live |
Website: | for station originating content |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WQXW (90.3 FM) is an all-classical music, non-commercial radio station licensed to Ossining, New York.[1] It simulcasts WQXR-FM, the only classical music station in New York City.
WQXW now covers much of northern and central Westchester County, reaching northern portions of the New York metropolitan area where WQXR cannot reach. WQXW's antenna tower is located in Chappaqua, New York.
The radio station originated in 1982 as WDFH, a community radio station that broadcast a freeform format of progressive and alternative rock, jazz, blues, and folk. WDFH had a several-decades long history, starting out as a cable-based station in the 1980s and finally moving to the FM band in 1992.
One of WDFH's notable programs in its final years was OutCasting, a program for LGBTQ youth.
On July 29, 2013, WDFH ceased broadcasting, and the broadcast license was subsequently purchased by New York Public Radio, changing call letters to WQXW and becoming a rebroadcaster of WQXR.[2]