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, on 91.5
MHz
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(
FM), and has an
effective radiated power
Effective radiated power (ERP), synonymous with equivalent radiated power, is an IEEE standardized definition of directional radio frequency (RF) power, such as that emitted by a radio transmitter. It is the total power in watts that would ...
of 3.5
kW. The signal is repeated in
Greene by WSQN 88.1 MHz, in
Corning by translator station W214AA on 90.7 MHz, and in
Cooperstown
Cooperstown is a village in and county seat of Otsego County, New York, United States. Most of the village lies within the town of Otsego, but some of the eastern part is in the town of Middlefield. Located at the foot of Otsego Lake in the ...
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-TV and WSKG-FM are other broadcast stations owned and operated by the
WSKG Public Telecommunications Council.
Simulcast
Translators
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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 t ...
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WSKG-FM
External links
WSQX official website
Other station data
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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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