WLIW-FM

WLIW-FM
Broadcast areaEastern Long Island
Frequency88.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding88.3 WLIW-FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatPublic radio
AffiliationsAmerican Public Media, NPR, Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
Owner
  • The WNET Group
  • (WNET)
WEER, WLIW, WNET, NJ PBS, WMBQ-CD, WNDT-CD
History
First air date
March 11, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-03-11) (as WPBX at 91.3)
Former call signs
  • WPBX (1980–2002)
  • WLIU (2002–2010)
  • WPPB (2010–2020)[1]
Former frequencies
91.3 MHz (1980-?)
Call sign meaning
Long Island (taken from sister TV station)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID38340
ClassB1
ERP
  • 5,900 watts (horizontal)
  • 25,000 watts (vertical)
HAAT66 meters (217 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°53′17.3″N 72°26′41.3″W / 40.888139°N 72.444806°W / 40.888139; -72.444806
Translator(s)96.9 W245BA (Manorville)
Repeater(s)88.7 WEER (Montauk)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live (TuneIn)
Websitewliw.org/radio/

WLIW-FM (88.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to Southampton, New York, and serving eastern Long Island and coastal Connecticut. Owned by The WNET Group, it is a sister station to PBS member television station WLIW, and features programming from American Public Media, NPR and Public Radio Exchange.[3] The station also broadcasts in HD.[4]

It is the only NPR station based on Long Island (population about 8 million). It is one of three public radio stations broadcast to eastern Long Island. The other stations are Connecticut-based WNPR, WSHU-FM and WSUF, which access the market via repeater stations.[5]

In addition to its to NPR programming, local programs include jazz, rhythm and blues, world music and music from Broadway theater, as well as "Heart of the East End" with Gianna Volpe, "The Afternoon Ramble" with Brian Cosgrove and "The Urban Jazz Experience" with Ed German.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference fcc1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLIW-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "WLIW-FM public inspection files". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference fcc2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Radio Stations in Southampton, New York".