WXXI (AM)

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WXXI

Rochester, New York
Frequency	1370 kHz
Branding	WXXI News
Programming
Format	Public radio (news, talk, information)
Affiliations	National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
Sister stations	WXXI-FM WXXI-TV WXXO
History
First air date	October 27, 1936 (87 years ago) (1936-10-27)
Former call signs	WSAY (1936–1982) WRTK (1982–1984)
Former frequencies	1210 kHz (1936–1941) 1240 kHz (1941–1942)
Call sign meaning	derived from WXXI-TV ("XXI" is the Roman numeral for 21, WXXI-TV's channel number)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74220
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	43°06′01″N 77°34′23″W / 43.10028°N 77.57306°W / 43.10028; -77.57306
Repeater(s)	105.9 WXXI-FM (Rochester) 91.5 WXXO-HD2 (Rochester)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	WXXI.org

WXXI (1370 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station in Rochester, New York. It broadcasts news, talk and informational programming as a member station of National Public Radio (NPR). WXXI, along with WXXI-FM (105.9), WXXO (91.5 FM), and WXXI-TV (channel 21), are owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council. The studios and offices are on State Street in Rochester at the Public Broadcasting Center. WXXI holds periodic on-air fundraisers to support the station.

WXXI is powered at 5,000 watts, non-directional by day. At night, to protect other stations on 1370 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array. The transmitter is on French Road in Brighton.^[2] Programming is also heard on WXXI-FM and on an HD Radio digital subchannel of WXXO.