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WQXR 105.9 FM

Rating: 4.6 Reviews: 14

WQXR-FM is New York City’s only classical music radio station, broadcasting live on 105.9 FM. We share our audience’s passion for music by playing the most outstanding pieces on air. Show more

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On the air WQXR 105.9 FM

Live	Impressions from the Countryside, Op. 54: IV. Fireside Talk-Zdenek Fibich
14:40	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee
14:05	Johannes Brahms Lullaby (Brahms)

WQXR 105.9 FM playlist

TOP songs on WQXR 105.9 FM

Ralph Vaughan Williams — Vaughan Williams - The Vagabond

Johannes Brahms - Quintet No 2 in G major, Op 111

cyberchambermusic — String Quintet No. 2 In G Major, Op 111: II. Adagio

Joaquin Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez (3) 1

Joaquin Rodrigo — Concerto de Aranjuez

E.B. King — I Can Tell the World

Handel on Synthesizers — Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323: 2. Presto

Aram Khachaturian — Waltz

Georg Friedrich Händel — Messiah, Hallelujah

Mariah Carey — All I Want for Christmas Is You

Richard Wagner — Siegfried, Act II Scene 3: Willkommen, Siegfried!

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves

WQXR 105.9 FM reviews

5

David I 28.03.2025

Thankbyou
5

Donald May 18.06.2023

Excellent programming for expanding the mind with the Classics
4

JM Landecy 19.05.2023

Belle programmation ! ...des compositions inspirantes!
5

Robert Grant 28.12.2022

Always outstanding
5

Javier Melgar Álvarez 30.09.2022

INMEJORABLE.. EXCELENTE MÚSICA CLÁSICA. NO CAMBIEN!!!
5

Dr. Brian Klinge 29.05.2022

I AM AN AVID LISTENER!! LISTEN IN MY OFFICE IN SO. CALIF...
5

MLKJU LKKPIO 03.07.2021

Love this station, listen on my desktop computer in Killdeer, ND.
5

Newoka Mackey 09.11.2020

DO IT FOODY, DAMMIT DO IT OOUUWWAAA!!!
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Dave Obelkevich 12.06.2020

Many evenings, at 6:59, the "announcer" does NOT announce either the title or composer of the last piece played before 7 PM. When this practice stops, I will start to contribute to the station, which I have been listening to for 70 years. Yours in music, Dave Obelkevich
5

Kate McAleer 29.01.2020

As a New York transplant to the coast of Maine, I feel remembered and embraced by the music and voices of WQXR. Barrie Pribyl

Information about the radio

The daily playlist includes the most prominent composers from all over the world such as Strauss, Ravel, Wagner, Mozart, Bach as well as less popular personalities like Franz Schreker, George Phillip Telemann, Christian Cannabich, etc.

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Time in New York: 14:54, 12.21.2025

News

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This week's Reflections from the Keyboard celebrates piano music depicting the holiday season and the winter months. Christmastime looms and winter's freeze is upon us! Nature can be devastating in all seasons, but in the winter, the unleashed power of t

An Old School Christmas with Jeff Spurgeon

21.12.2025

This program airs on Sunday, December 21 at 8pm and Wednesday, December 24 at 9pm. As part of WQXR’s Holiday Programming, we bring you a special two-hour edition of Old School, our early music program. Jeff Spurgeon shares beautiful music for the Christm

Christmas: A Spiritual Celebration with Terrance McKnight

20.12.2025

In 2025, this program airs at 8 pm on Saturday, December 20th and 7pm on December 24th on WQXR. Terrance McKnight explores the beauty and variety of traditional spirituals that celebrate the Christmas story. Program playlist: William Hays: The Lily Of The

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