Broadcast area | New York |
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Frequency | 1460 AM |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio / Variety |
Ownership | |
Owner | Whitney Broadcasting |
WVIP | |
History | |
Call sign meaning | VOX, Latin for voice |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 28024 |
Class | D |
Power | 500 watts daytime 122 watts nighttime |
Translator(s) | W276BV 103.1 FM Greenwich, CT (2 watts) |
Links | |
Website | www.wvox.com |
WVOX (1460 AM) is a radio station in New Rochelle, New York. It is operated as a regional community station heard mainly in suburban Westchester County, the Bronx, Queens, the North Shore of Long Island, southern Connecticut and northern New Jersey. The station president is William O'Shaughnessy, and its current owner is Whitney Broadcasting, Inc. Together with its former counterpart, WRTN 93.5 FM (now WVIP), it claimed more than five million live listeners as of 2005.[1]
WVOX reaches many more listeners, worldwide, by streaming live, online. As of July 12, 2010, WVOX can also be heard on the HD4 subchannel of its FM sister station, WVIP.[2]
Programming is primarily locally produced information and talk, including programs presented by local citizens and interest groups. O'Shaughnessy hosted a daily talk show on the station for more than 50 years, featuring interviews with many major U.S. politicians, authors, and entertainers.[1] O'Shaughnessy, who has been called "the voice of Westchester",[3] is fond of calling WVOX the "quintessential community radio station in America",[4] a label first applied to the station by the Wall Street Journal.[3] Referring to the station's citizen-produced content, a New York Daily News critic described WVOX as a "glorious hodgepodge, much of which even O'Shaughnessy can't get excited about."[3]
In 2005, O'Shaughnessy was one of the first 25 people to be inducted into the new New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame by the New York State Broadcasters Association.[1][5] He was honored for his long record as a champion of free speech under the First Amendment.[3] A history of the broadcasters' association published in 2005 described O'Shaughnessy as "happily turn[ing] over the airwaves to their rightful owners, the residents of the influential community he serves."[3]
WVOX airs a diverse lineup of talk, music, sports, and religious programming. Among its various offerings are:
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In addition, WVOX airs religious services from local churches on weekends, with the syndicated Music of Your Life service rounding out the overnight and weekend schedule. The station also airs hourly news updates from Fox News Radio, with additional 1-minute updates also running at the half-hour and/or :45 marks for many shows.
Every St. Patrick's Day since 1960, WVOX has pre-empted its regular programming in favor of an all-day live remote from the holiday celebration at Dudley's Parkview, a bar/restaurant in New Rochelle. This yearly event features appearances by many of the station's on-air personalities, interviews with local residents, and an assortment of traditional Irish music.
On Sep. 14, 2009, WVOX celebrated its 50th anniversary with on-air festivities running all day from 9 AM to 6 PM. Station head William O'Shaughnessy presided as both current and former on-air personalities, local politicians, and other well-known figures offered their thoughts and congratulations, both in-studio and via telephone. In addition, vintage airchecks of memorable moments in the station's history were featured throughout the day.