Best Radio Stations in New York City

A curated best-of New York City radio — the standout signals coming out of the five boroughs, from Columbia's student-run jazz desk to the hip-hop flagships that broke the genre. Press play here first, then dig into the wider New York City catalog when you want more.

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Hot 97 FM New York City WQHT

Hot 97 is the New York hip-hop flagship — the station that broke the genre and still sets its agenda from Manhattan.

WFUV 90.7 Fordham University

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WFUV out of Fordham is the city's gold-standard for adult album alternative and new-music discovery, with deep NYC roots.

WKCR 89.9 FM New York

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Columbia's student-run WKCR is the most serious jazz signal on American radio — required listening for any NYC sampler.

WINS 1010 New York

1010 WINS gives you New York every twenty-two minutes — the all-news heartbeat the city has run on for decades.

Z100 New York WHTZ

Z100 with Elvis Duran in the morning is the city's pop pulse and the country's biggest CHR brand.

Sports Radio 660 New York WFAN

WFAN invented sports talk radio and still drives the conversation around the Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Rangers and Giants.

WBLS 107.5 New York

WBLS 107.5 is New York's home for R&B, classic soul and urban adult contemporary — woven into the city's culture since 1974.

Mega 97.9 New York WSKQ

Mega 97.9 (WSKQ) is the engine of the tri-state's Latin sound — salsa, bachata, merengue and reggaetón aimed straight at NYC.

Q104.3 New York WAXQ

Q104.3 carries the city's classic rock canon and the Jets' game broadcasts — the local rock institution.

WBAI 99.5 New York

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Pacifica's WBAI is the listener-supported, independent voice of New York — community radio with a real downtown edge.

WCBS FM 101.1 New York

WCBS-FM is the definitive New York greatest-hits station, mining the 70s, 80s and 90s the way only NYC oldies radio can.

Power 105.1 New York WWPR

Power 105.1 brings hip-hop and R&B with The Breakfast Club — the morning show that became a NYC cultural export.

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