WCNY-FM (Classic FM) is a

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station in

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that plays

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and is a

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(

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) member station. Broadcasting on 91.3

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, the station is owned and operated by The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc. and shares studios with

WCNY-TV WCNY-TV (channel 24) is a PBS member television station in Syracuse, New York, United States. Owned by The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc. it is sister to classical music radio station WCNY-FM (91.3). The two stations shar ...

on West Fayette Street in Syracuse's Near Westside neighborhood. The station broadcasts

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from the 1950s and 1960s on its second

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subchannel and

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on a third channel.

Stations

The programming is broadcast on three stations:

References

External links

WCNY-FM official site
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