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New York's home for classical music — 24 hours a day, every day since 1976.
Now Broadcasting Live from Midtown Manhattan
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 — II. Andante moderato
Berliner Philharmoniker · Herbert von Karajan, conductor
103.5
MHz
5,800
watts ERP
24/7
uninterrupted
On Air Today
A broadcast built around the listener's day.
Four hosts, three live concert blocks, and an overnight rotation drawn from the deepest shelves of the catalogue — Wednesday, listed below.
06:00 – 10:00
Morning Masterworks
with Eleanor Vasquez
A gentle climb into the day — Haydn and Mozart to start, a full symphony by ten. Twenty-two years on the morning shift at Classical 103.5.
Weekday Mornings
13:00 – 15:30
Live from Carnegie Hall
Mahler · Symphony No. 5
Our exclusive broadcast partnership with Carnegie Hall continues this afternoon with the New York Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel — a live, uninterrupted relay.
Live Concert Transmission
15:30 – 19:00
Afternoon in the Studio
with Thomas Grenville
Chamber music, Baroque concertos, and a 4:30 feature — today, an interview recorded last week with pianist Hélène Grimaud, recorded in Studio B.
Includes In-Studio Artist Interview
22:00 – 06:00
Overnight & the Late Romantic
The Automated Rotation
Late Brahms, Bruckner symphonies, and the occasional cello sonata — curated nightly, with a host's spoken introduction at the top of each hour.
10 Hours · Uninterrupted
The Signal
A serious broadcast operation, plainly stated.
Classical 103.5 transmits on 103.5 MHz from the Empire State Building at 5,800 watts ERP, covering the New York City metro and the broader tri-state region. Online, the stream reaches 2.1 million unique listeners each month — and broadcasts to listeners in 86 countries.
- Frequency
- 103.5 MHz FM
- Effective Radiated Power
- 5,800 watts
- Transmitter Site
- Empire State Building, Midtown Manhattan
- Terrestrial Coverage
- NYC metro · Tri-state region · Long Island · Hudson Valley · Coastal Connecticut & New Jersey
- Studio
- 1450 Broadway, Suite 3204, New York, NY 10018
- Web Stream
- 320 kbps AAC + lossless FLAC (24-bit capable)
- Monthly Online Listeners
- 2.1 million unique
- International Reach
- 86 countries
- Operating Since
- 1976 — uninterrupted
- Funding
- 100% listener-supported · $0 on commercial advertising since 1977
Listener-Supported
The stream is free. The signal is paid for by 41,800 members.
Classical 103.5 carries no commercials — none — and runs entirely on the gifts of its sustaining members. A single monthly contribution keeps the broadcast on the air, the FLAC stream uncompressed, and the live relays from Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Met Opera in your living room.
41,800+
Sustaining Members
49
Years on Air
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