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| Frequency | 94.5MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | BTPM Classical |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Classical music |
| Subchannels | HD2: "WBFO The Bridge" (AAA) |
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| History | |
First air date | June 6, 1960 (65 years ago) (1960-06-06) (as WEBR-FM) |
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Call sign meaning | same as WNED-TV |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 27669 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 94,000 watts |
| HAAT | 220.5 meters (723 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′15″N78°46′06″W / 42.63750°N 78.76833°W /42.63750; -78.76833 |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WNED-FM (94.5MHz) is anon-commercial radio stationlicensed toBuffalo, New York. WNED-FM offers aclassical music format. It is owned by the Western New York Public Broadcasting Association (formerly the Western New York Educational TV Association),doing business as Buffalo Toronto Public Media. The organization also operates Buffalo'sPBS station,WNED-TV (channel 17), as well as a second radio station,WBFO (which offers anews/talk format and programming fromNPR). While WNED-FM airs no commercials, it does conduct periodicpledge drives on the air to seek donations for the station. WNED-FM has local hosts in most day-parts, including weekends.
Programming on WNED-FM issimulcast on WNJA (89.7 FM) inJamestown, New York, for listeners in Southwestern New York and some parts ofPennsylvania. WNED-FM's studios and offices are at Horizons Plaza on Lower Terrace in Buffalo, and thetransmitter is off Zimmerman Road inBoston, New York.[2] WNED-FM and TV also maintain an office inToronto for listeners and contributors in Canada.
WNED-FM is agrandfathered "Superpower" Class B FM radio station, operating at 94,000 watts. WNED-FM is one of four Buffalo superpower FM stations, along with 92.9WBUF, 99.5WDCX-FM and 102.5WBKV. Under current U.S. Federal Communications Commission rules, Class B FM stations are not allowed to exceed 50,000 wattsERP. WNED-FM at one time broadcast at 105,000 watts; however in 2012, it increased its antenna height due to "structural modifications" to the tower, at which time it also reduced its power.[3] WNED-FM's signal extends into Canada; as such, the station has listeners in Toronto and around theNiagara Peninsula ofOntario. However, WNED-FM may be difficult to tune in theHamilton area, due toadjacent-channel interference fromCHKX-FM 94.7.
WNED-FM first signed on as a commercial radio station on June 6, 1960, with thecall letters WEBR-FM.[4] It was asister station toWEBR (which at the time was at AM 970, a frequency now occupied byWDCZ). On September 24, 1971, WEBR-FM was renamed WBCE; on May 21, 1973, it became WREZ, before returning to the WEBR-FM call sign on April 21, 1975.[5] In 1975, the Western New York Educational TV Association bought it and AM 970 WEBR, turning both stations into non-commercial operations. On August 14, 1976, 94.5 was renamed WNED-FM,[5] and the following year began offering a classical music format with Peter Goldsmith becoming music director there until his retirement in October 2009 (he died the following year).[6]
WNED-FM, along with sister stations WBFO and WNED-TV, began collectively referring to themselves as Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM) on February 4, 2020;[7] concurrently, WNED-FM amended its own branding from "Classical WNED 94.5" to "WNED Classical".[8] While the rebranding in part reflected WNED-TV's significant Canadian viewership and financial support, WNED officials toldThe Buffalo News that the organization's radio stations have minimal listenership in Canada.[7] In April 2025, it further amended its branding to "BTPM Classical" to include the BTPM name.[9]
WNED-FM has an extensive music library, which allows the station to produce local programming for most of its broadcast day. It collaborates with theBuffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted byJoAnn Falletta, who has her own weekday morning featureJoAnn's Classical Corner[10]) and other local ensembles as well as local school music departments.
WNED-FM operates inHD Radio. Its HD2subchannel, which prior to November 2021 had carried a simulcast of WBFO, carries the JazzWorks network feed. JazzWorks had previously been heard on WBFO's subchannel before it launched anadult album alternative feed in its place in 2021.[11] As of 2024, The Bridge is duplicated on both WNED-HD2 and WBFO-HD2, eliminating the last vestiges of jazz programming in Buffalo.[12]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| WNJA | 89.7 FM | Jamestown, New York | 71913 | 6000 | 230 m (755 ft) | B | 42°02′48″N79°05′25″W / 42.04667°N 79.09028°W /42.04667; -79.09028 | LMS |
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