Wxxi Public Broadcasting Council

Programming/production:wxxi provides a range of national programming and original productions across all its services, which includes four television stations and six radio stations. Wxxi-tv presents a pbs schedule, rich in history, science, nature, arts and non-violent, commercial-free children's programming which is also live streamed. Wxxi-kids 24/7 is a 24-hour children's educational channel, showcasing the best of pbs kids and local education programming which is also live streamed. Wxxi-create is a 24/7 how-to channel, and wxxi-world is a 24/7 news and Public affairs channel. Our tv productions include arts infocus, a collaborative arts and culture program with specials on-air and online, voice of the voter debate, and Wxxi forums, as well as many award-winning documentaries. Our radio stations include wxxi-fm 105.9/am 1370, an npr member station, which provides in-depth local, regional and statewide news coverage, and a daily two-hour call-in program connections with evan dawson. Wxxo-fm classical 91.5, broadcast and streamed live is rochester's only full-time classical music station, offering local, national and international recordings, as well as local productions like live from hochstein, and a nationally syndicated program with heart and voice. Programming on Wxxi classical is also simulcast on wxxy-fm 90.3 for our southern tier listeners.wrur-fm 88.5, a broadcast partnership between Wxxi and the university of rochester, provides a mix of music along with npr's morning edition in the mornings and npr news breaks in the afternoon. Local productions include two daily music show, open tunings with scott regan and afternoons with yarms, plus nightly music programs including in the fold with michael black, road to joy with maureen rich, blacks and blues with doug curry and rejuvenation with scott wallace. The station also streams live.in partnership with hobart & william smith colleges, Wxxi broadcasts with-fm 90.1 in ithaca, ny, a music and news station that strengthens Public radio in the finger lakes region. Weos-fm 89.5, also a broadcast partnership between hobart & william smith colleges, provides npr news and eclectic music programming in geneva, ny. Both stations are broadcast and streamed live.

City is rochester's alternative monthly print and online news service, which has been published since 1972 and is available throughout the city for free. Wxxi purchased the newspaper from its founders in may 2019 and continues to operate city as a for-profit subsidiary. Wxxi recognized the value of city, as the acquisition preserved and expanded the quality and depth of local reporting and prioritizes coverage of the arts and culture in the greater rochester area. Wxxi envisions a strong brand extension for both organizations and a sustainable future for city with our merged community service.

Broadcasting:wxxi operates four Public television stations (wxxi-tv, wxxi-kids 24/7, wxxi-create, wxxi-world); manages the cable channel, city 12 (providing the city of rochester residents with 14 hours a day of targeted, informative and entertaining programming); six Public radio stations (wxxi-fm 105.9/am 1370, wxxo-fm 91.5, wxxy-fm 90.3, wrur-fm 88.5, weos-fm 98.7 and with-fm 90.1), and two hd radio channels (fm-hd 91.5-1 and fm-hd 91.5-2).

Program informationwxxi's educational outreach center delivers educational services to the community through special programming, ready to learn, on-demand educational video through pbs learningmedia, online resources to support education curriculum and youth career exploration, social media offerings, informal family learning events, educational media, literacy projects, in-person and virtual engagement initiatives and events, and local educational productions for on-air and on-demand collections. Professional development offerings include training workshops for educators, pre-service teachers, librarians, and out of school education professionals, caregivers and parents provided by Wxxi education staff. Live and virtual program screening events with wrap-around discussions, lectures, panels or tabletop walk-arounds are offered free of charge to the community members working with community partners.