[Rendition]

What is the best Classical and Jazz radio station in NYC area?

 

[hempcamp]

WQXR owned by the New York Times plays very good classical music. 96.3. It's the main station I listen to.

WBGO is good for Jazz, 88.3 methinks. I listen to this station a lot at night when I just want to relax with great music in the background.

--Chris

 

[zowie]

Depends on what you want to listen to. Those are both excellent, but maintream. More adventurous stuff can be heard on WKCR and WNYC, although not 24/7. They also sound better (a generalization -- subject to geography), at least better than WBGO. I listen to all of them, plus WFUV, and that's about it.

 

[FCJ]

I second WKCR, 89.9 FM. Adventurous, both for Classical and Jazz. Their Jazz "Birthday Broadcasts" for Ellington, Coltrane, Pops, etc., are second to none. Last week, they finished with the week-long (and annual) Bach festival. As of September 12, they started broadcasting at 4 Times Square, so they should be fairly easy to get in the tri-state area. Great stuff.

You can also hear them on the web at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/wkcr/

 

[grinch]

i like 96.3 a lot for late nighttime driving. there are no commercials, only the occasional (maybe once an hour) ad read by the quiet and soft voice of the dj.

definitely a handy station to keep in my car's presets.

 

[fractus2]

AM and FM Stations

FM query results

 

[(yo_alexandru]

something that I can listen online from the same category

 

[Music Fanatic]

Well, there music has a very wide range, but I like listening to WFMU (usually I listen by Internet to http://www.wfmu.org/ )