WXNY-FM
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| City | New York, New York |
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| Broadcast area | New York metropolitan area |
| Branding | X 96.3 |
| Slogan | "Super Hits: El Sonido de Hoy" |
| Frequency | 96.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1964 (as WHBI) |
| Format | Spanish Top 40 |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 415 meters |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 29022 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°44′54.36″N 73°59′08.36″W / 40.7484333°N 73.9856556°WCoordinates: 40°44′54.36″N 73°59′08.36″W / 40.7484333°N 73.9856556°W |
| Callsign meaning | W X 96.3 New York |
| Former callsigns | WHBI (1964-1980s) WNWK (1980s-1998) WCAA (1998-2007; 2007-2009) WQBU (2007) |
| Former frequencies | 105.9 (MHz) (1964-2009) |
| Owner |
Univision Radio (WADO-AM License Corp.) |
| Sister stations | WADO, WFUT-DT, WXTV-DT |
| Webcast | X96.3 Listen Live |
| Website | Univision.com - X96.3FM |
WXNY-FM is a commercial FM radio station that broadcasts a Spanish-language format. It is licensed to New York City. WXNY is owned by Univision Radio and broadcasts at 96.3 MHz in the New York City metropolitan area. The station has a transmitter atop the Empire State Building. On the air since 1939, the station is also one of the oldest continuously operating FM stations in the world.
The station first came on the air on 105.9 FM in 1964 as WHBI. The call letters stood for original owners Hoyt Brothers Incorporated. In the 1980s, the station - by then property of Multicultural Broadcasting - went by the call letters WNWK, and aired leased-access ethnic programming. (This time the call letters stood for NeWarK, its city of license.)
In 1998, the station, under new ownership, started playing hit Spanish music as "Caliente 105.9" ("Hot 105.9"), with the call letters WCAA. In September 1999, the station changed its moniker to "105.9 Latino Mix" ("105.9 Latin Mix"). In February 2004, the station's owner, Univision Communications bought the 92.7 FM frequency in Garden City, New York which was the home of WLIR-FM and made it a western Long Island simulcast of 105.9 under the call letters WZAA. (While most New York City FM stations broadcast at 6,000 watts, 105.9 only has 600 watts of power, so 92.7 was used to give better coverage to Nassau County and Queens.)
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