WNYC (AM)
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| City | New York, New York |
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| Branding | WNYC AM 820 |
| Frequency |
820 kHz (also on HD Radio via WNYC-FM-HD3) |
| First air date | July 8, 1924 |
| Format | Public radio |
| Language(s) | English |
| Power | 10,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 73357 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°45′10.00″N 74°06′15.00″W / 40.7527778°N 74.1041667°W |
| Callsign meaning | W New York City |
| Former frequencies | 570 kHz (1924–1931) 810 kHz (1931–1941) 830 kHz (1941–1989) |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Owner | New York Public Radio |
| Sister stations | WNYC-FM, WQXR-FM, WQXW, New Jersey Public Radio |
| Webcast | Listen Live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | www |
WNYC is a non-profit, noncommercial, public radio station located in New York City.
WNYC (AM) broadcasts on 820 kHz. It is a member of NPR and carries local and national news/talk programs. Some hours the programming is simulcast on WNYC-FM & some hours different shows air on each station. WNYC is owned by New York Public Radio which is also the owner of WNYC-FM, WQXR-FM, New Jersey Public Radio, and the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space. Combined, New York Public Radio owns WNYC, WNYC-FM, WQXR-FM, WQXW, WNJT-FM, WNJP, WNJY, and WNJO.
WNYC, along with sister station WNYC-FM & Newark, New Jersey-licensed classical music outlet WQXR-FM (105.9 MHz), broadcast from studios and offices in the Hudson Square section of Manhattan. WNYC's transmitter is located in Kearny, New Jersey;
WNYC has been granted an FCC construction permit to decrease night power to 930 watts.
WNYC is one of the oldest radio stations in New York. Funds for the establishment of the station were approved on June 2, 1922 by the New York City Board of Estimate and Apportionment. WNYC made its first official broadcast two years later on July 8, 1924, at 570 AM with a second-hand transmitter shipped from Brazil. With the commencement of WNYC's operations, the City of New York became one of the first American municipalities to be directly involved in broadcasting.
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