WBFO

Infobox Radio station
name = WBFO


city = Buffalo, New York
area = Buffalo, New York
branding =
slogan =
airdate = January 6, 1959
frequency = 88.7 MHz HD Radio
format = Public Radio
power =
erp = 50,000 watts
haat = 117 meters
class = B
callsign_meaning = BuFfalO
former_callsigns =
owner = The State University of New York
webcast = [http://www.wbfo.org/listen_live.php WBFO-FM]
[http://www.wbfo.org/listen_live_hd2_ra.php WBFO-HD-2 On the Border]
website = [http://www.wbfo.org/ WBFO.org]
affiliations = NPR

WBFO, broadcast on 88.7 FM, is the largest NPR member station for Buffalo, New York. It is broadcast from the South campus (AKA Main Street Campus) of the University at Buffalo.

The station runs a hybrid of NPR programming and locally operated jazz, blues, and contemporary music. It has repeater stations on 88.1 in Jamestown, New York as WUBJ and 91.3 in Olean, New York as WOLN.

Programming

WBFO presents a mix of news and music programs weekdays. Its local news department was recognized by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association in 2006 as the top news radio station in all of New York. WBFO is all news during the morning and afternoon drive time periods and features jazz middays and evenings.

Weekends air a mix of syndicated talk programs (such as "Car Talk", "Only A Game" and "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!") and music programs ("Thistle and Shamrock", "Bebop and Beyond", and "Piano Jazz").

* Morning Edition, 5-10 AM
* Jazz with Bert Gambini and Doug Blakely, 10 AM-2 PM
* Talk of the Nation, 2-4 PM
* All Things Considered, weekdays 4-7 PM, weekends 5-6 PM
* Jazz (The Sunset Lounge) with Debbie Sims, 9 PM-12 M
* Blues with Jim Santella, Anita West, and Debbie Sims weekends 11 AM-5 PM
* Fresh Air, weekdays 7-8 PM, Sundays 7-8 AM
* Music On the Border, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8-9 PM
* Wednesday Night Concerts, Wednesdays 8-9 PM
* Buffalo Avenues, Fridays 8-9 PM
* Only a Game, Saturdays 7-8 AM
* Weekend Edition, 8-10 AM
* Car Talk, Saturdays 6-7 AM, repeated 10-11 AM
* Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Sundays 6-7 AM, repeated 10-11 AM
* This American Life, weekends 6-8 PM
* Science Friday, Friday 2-4 PM (part of Talk of the Nation)
* The Thistle & Shamrock, Saturdays 8-10 PM
* Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, Saturdays 10 PM-12 M
* Bebop and Beyond, Sundays 8-9 PM
* Jazz Favorites Hour, Sundays 9-10 PM

WBFO also runs an HD2 channel called "On the Border," with an adult album alternative format. WBFO On the Border is a reflection of the Buffalo music culture, offering an eclectic blend of alternative rock, world, folk, country, and blues performed by emerging and heritage musicians.

References

* [http://www.wbfo.org/ WBFO Official Web site]
* [http://www.wbfo.org/border WBFO On the Border Official Web site]
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