WSQX-FM is an
NPR
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member
radio station
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in south-central New York State. It operates in
Binghamton, New York
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, on 91.5
MHz
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(
FM), and has an
effective radiated power
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of 3.5
kW. The signal is repeated in
Greene
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by WSQN 88.1 MHz, in
Corning by translator station W214AA on 90.7 MHz, and in
Cooperstown
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by translator station W290CI on 105.9 MHz.
WSQX-FM began broadcast at the beginning of 1995. The station had long aired an expanded schedule of NPR news programming, along with jazz music. However, on February 3, 2019, it switched to a mix of classical music during the week and jazz and folk music on weekends, consolidating all NPR news programming on sister station
WSKG-FM
WSKG-FM, 89.3 MHz FM, is an NPR member station in Binghamton, New York. It has an effective radiated power of 11.5 kW. Due to hilly terrain, the signal is repeated on several other frequencies located throughout South Central New York State.
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WSKG-TV
WSKG-TV (channel 46) is a PBS member television station in Binghamton, New York, United States. It is owned by the WSKG Public Telecommunications Council alongside NPR members WSKG-FM (89.3) and WSQX-FM (91.5). The three stations share studios on ...
and WSKG-FM are other broadcast stations owned and operated by the
WSKG Public Telecommunications Council
The WSKG Public Telecommunications Council, Inc. (WSKG, Inc.) is a non-profit public broadcasting organization serving Central, Western, and the Southern Tier of New York State, and Northeast Pennsylvania, with offices based in Vestal (near Bingh ...
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Simulcast
Translators
See also
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WIOX
WIOX (91.3 FM) is a community radio station licensed to Roxbury, New York, and serving Delaware County and the Catskill Mountains region.
History
Originally licensed to the Town of Roxbury, WIOX received its initial construction permit from th ...
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WSKG-FM
WSKG-FM, 89.3 MHz FM, is an NPR member station in Binghamton, New York. It has an effective radiated power of 11.5 kW. Due to hilly terrain, the signal is repeated on several other frequencies located throughout South Central New York State.
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External links
WSQX official website
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NPR member stations
SQX-FM
Public radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1995
1995 establishments in New York (state)
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