WCNY-FM (91.3

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station in

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, that plays

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member station. The station is owned and operated by The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc. and shares studios with WCNY-TV on West Fayette Street in Syracuse's Near Westside neighborhood. The station broadcasts Spanish-language programming as "Pulso Central" on its second

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subchannel and community affairs programming as "Community FM" on a third channel.

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music may be heard on the third HD channel during times when talk shows are not broadcast.

Stations

The programming is broadcast on three stations:

References

External links

WCNY-FM official site
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