WCNY

StationAccount image

Central New York’s only classical music station Classic FM HD radio provides listeners with live, locally hosted classical music programs. The station also features concerts from around the world six nights per week, opera from the Metropolitan Opera and other companies on Saturdays, archival programs of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and specialty programs including Broadway, Italian-American music, jazz and bluegrass.

Classic FM is available on 91.3 in Syracuse, 89.5 in Utica/Rome and 90.9 in Watertown, the North Country and the Kingston area and in streaming audio. Click here to visit the Classic FM page, which includes the Classic FM playlist.

You can find the Classic FM Top 40 Listener Favorites here.

Series

Series image
286 Pieces

Feminine Fusion is a free weekly 1-hour radio program that highlights the influence of women in classical music. These are the women throughout history and into the present day who create, perform, and inspire. Composer/announcer Diane Jones of WCNY-FM in Syracuse, NY is your host, and every week showcases some of these remarkable women.

  • From: WCNY
  • Updated: Jul 25, 2022

Latest Pieces

Piece image
Winter is fast approaching. The skies are grey and the clouds are full, waiting for just the right moment to let the snow fall. This week, we’ll ...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
Time for another Patchwork Quilt episode! No special theme, just great music from talented women.

  • Added: Nov 26, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
It’s a trip through the centuries, as we hear music composed by women In Olden Days. From 16th century convents, to the court of a king, and Victo...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
Louise Farrenc. Sian Edwards. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. What do they have in common? The were all the first to break a barrier, paving the way for ...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
We’re a little low strung this week on Feminine Fusion, with music from women who play the double bass and the cello. We have performances from so...

  • Added: Nov 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
Women gather together to sing, and it is the embodiment of the whole becoming more than the sum of its parts. This week, all-female ensembles.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
It's Hallowe'en, and there is magic in the air. This week, we hear frightful music of magic and monsters, composed and performed by incredibly tal...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
Take a look at any percussion section in a wind band or orchestra, and it’s generally full of men. This week, we’ll turn that on its head, as we l...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2021
  • Length: 58:31
Piece image
Conductor Anu Tali says, “If you have a calling and you’re different than other people are, … just go the way you feel is right, and you’ll probabl...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Piece image
Time to add another block to the ever-growing patchwork quilt of music from talented women.

  • Added: Oct 01, 2021
  • Length: 58:30