WFAN-FM

"WQCD-FM" redirects here. For other uses, see WQCD (disambiguation).

WFAN-FM
Simulcast with WFAN, New York City
Broadcast areaNew York metropolitan area
Frequency101.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWFAN Sports Radio 66 and 101.9 FM, The Fan
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports radio
Subchannels
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 31, 1940; 84 years ago (1940-10-31)
Former call signs
  • W2XWF (1940)
  • W55NY (1941–1943)
  • WFGG (1943–1945)
  • WGHF (1945–1955)
  • WBFM (1955–1964)
  • WPIX-FM (1964–1988)
  • WQCD (1988–2008)
  • WRXP (2008–2011)
  • WEMP (2011–2012)
  • WRXP (2012)
Former frequencies
  • 42.18 MHz (1940–1941)
  • 45.5 MHz (1941–1946)
  • 99.7 MHz (1946–1947)
Call sign meaning
Sports fanatic
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67846
ClassB
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT415 meters (1,362 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°44′54.4″N 73°59′8.5″W / 40.748444°N 73.985694°W / 40.748444; -73.985694
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/wfan

WFAN-FM (101.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to New York, New York. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station simulcasts a sports radio format known as "Sports Radio 66 AM and 101.9 FM", or "The FAN", along with co-owned WFAN (660 AM). Its studios are in the Audacy facility in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Lower Manhattan.

WFAN-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts, transmitting from atop the Empire State Building.[2] WFAN-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD digital subchannels carry Audacy's national sports networks, Infinity Sports Network and BetQL.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFAN-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WFAN-FM 101.9 MHz - New York, NY". radio-locator.com.