WXXI (AM)

WXXI
Rochester, New York;
Frequency	1370 kHz
Branding	WXXI News
Programming
Format	Public radio (news, talk, information)
Affiliations	National Public Radio; American Public Media; Public Radio Exchange; BBC World Service;
Ownership
Owner	WXXI Public Broadcasting Council
Sister stations	WXXI-FM; WXXI-TV; WXXO;
History
First air date	October 27, 1936
Former call signs	WSAY (1936–1982); WRTK (1982–1984);
Former frequencies	1210 kHz (1936–1941); 1240 kHz (1941–1942);
Call sign meaning	derived from WXXI-TV ("XXI" is the Roman numeral for 21, WXXI-TV's channel number)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74220
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	43°06′01″N 77°34′23″W / 43.10028°N 77.57306°W
Repeater(s)	105.9 WXXI-FM (Rochester); 91.5 WXXO-HD2 (Rochester);
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	WXXI.org

WXXI (1370 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station in Rochester, New York. It broadcasts news, talk and informational programming as a member station of National Public Radio (NPR). WXXI, along with WXXI-FM (105.9), WXXO (91.5 FM), and WXXI-TV (channel 21), are owned by the WXXI Public Broadcasting Council. The studios and offices are on State Street in Rochester at the Public Broadcasting Center. WXXI holds periodic on-air fundraisers to support the station.

WXXI is powered at 5,000 watts from a single non-directional antenna by day. At night, to protect other stations on 1370 AM from interference, it uses a directional antenna with a four-tower array that concentrates the signal in Rochester and its inner suburbs. The transmitter is on French Road in Brighton. Programming is also heard on WXXI-FM and on an HD Radio digital subchannel of WXXO.