WQXR-FM is an American classical radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Newark

Newark, New Jersey

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, New Jersey

New Jersey

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, and serving the New York City

New York City

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 metropolitan area. It is the most-listened-to classical-music

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

 station in the United States, with an average quarter-hour audience of 63,000. On the air since 1939, the station is also one of the oldest continuously operating FM stations in the world.

It is owned by the New York City-based, nonprofit New York Public Radio, which also operates WNYC

WNYC

WNYC is a set of call letters shared by a pair of co-owned, non-profit, public radio stations located in New York City.WNYC broadcasts on the AM band at 820 kHz, and WNYC-FM is at 93.9 MHz. Both stations are members of National Public Radio and carry distinct, but similar news/talk programs...

 (820 AM and 93.9 FM) and the four-station New Jersey Public Radio

New Jersey Public Radio

New Jersey Public Radio is an NPR member network serving portions of northern New Jersey. It is owned by New York Public Radio , which also owns WNYC and WQXR-FM in New York City. The network comprises the four northernmost radio stations of the former New Jersey Network...

 group.