I left Rochester in 2001, and every year I come back to visit, and tune my car radio to B.E.R. I…read moreswear to god they play the exact same songs they did 20 years ago. Did they stop receiving new promo tracks in 2001?! God bless em if they just love nu metal, ska, emo, and 80s and 90s alternative.

I usually listen to New Wave Wednesday and a few other morning shows (but not that awful Friday…read moremorning show), as long as the transmitter is working......... Some good variety of music gets played, and sometimes the turntable is actually working! But, wow, the high school shows are usually terrible. At some point in the day, you hear the dreaded announcement: "We now turn you over to ***** high school's radio club", followed by most of a minute of dead air, then an aural assault of about 25 dB of dynamo hum (wow, how old IS that equipment they are using??), then usually either chaos, bad enunciation, and/or poor taste in music. I've quickly come to the realization that I really don't care what kids these days are listening to, and quickly turn to another station.

AN ABSOLUTE "MUST HEAR" FOR "SMOOTH" JAZZ LOVERS !!…read more I am a die-hard fan of WJZR-FM North Coast Radio-105.9 here in Rochester. I think the definition I discovered when viewing the radio-locator.com website describes WJZR-FM perfectly! Overall the music is unobtrusive, slick, and mellow -- very soothing and uplifting !! WJZR is my "favorite" radio station in Rochester. The station absolutely lives up to the genre as the very knowledgeable and inspiring hosts certainly do play a wide variety of "smooth" jazz and easy-going popular music with a "jazzy" feel. The sound ranges from a more polished version of fusion to up-tempo elevator music and relies on heavily on synthesizers, lite-funk bass, and soprano saxophones. So many of my favorite artists are frequently featured including, Peter White, Steve Cole, Boney James, George Benson, Kenny G., David Sanborn, Jeff Lorber, Rippingtons, Michael Lington, Freddie Ravel, Sade, Michael McDonald, David Mann, and so many, many others. WJZR is where I discovered that ART GOOD (a super-great "smooth" jazz guru) and JAZZTRAKS existed. It's where I first learned about the super-duper Annual Jazz Festivals at Big Bear Lake and Catalina Island! Based on what I'm hearing on WJZR, I have actually been inspired by my listening experience to try to plan to go to the October 2012 or 2013 Catalina Island Festival with a Rochester Group of Family & Friends. (JazzTraks Website: http://www.jazztrax.com) Rev. Gwendolyn Dorsey Urban Philosopher, Inner-City Writing Activist and Rochester NY Religion & Politics Examiner for Examiner.com E-Mail: RevGwen7@UPRSAP-onlinemagazine.com September 17, 2011

Love the station and the great weekend shows too but I have one small problem, maybe unique to me…read morebut I get quite a bit of airline radio traffic that plays over the top of your station when the planes are talking to the Roc Air Port. Is it just me or have you heard of this before?

MAN OH MAN! Why am I the first to review this incredible station?…read more Just when you think radio programming in Rochester was completely dead, you turn the dial over to 103.9 and it's like a deaf man hearing for the first time. Seriously, what I love about WDKX is that from its inception, it has operated 24/7, since 1974! The variety of programming is completely original and they have a great balance of contemporary music and the classic hits! With Rochester's radio dial rapidly filling up with Clear Channel clones, WDKX is a refreshing breath of fresh air! A little known fact: the call sign for WDKX stands for Fredrick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X.

2/18/2019 This morning I will call jump starting your…read moreweekend (Friday am) the DJ Syke remix of music was awesome, I jammed all the way to work with a big ass smile.. That a " Wooohoo As good as it gets

I don't know where I'm going, But I sure know where I've…read morebeen. "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake (1987) Some time in and around the Rochester before and after the weekend, it was nice to land on some good music for a change. WCMF is "Rochester's Classic Rock" and they are part of the Audacy network. Audacy is the former Radio.com. They compete with iHeart and others. The transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton, Monroe County, and its studios are located at High Falls Studios in downtown Rochester. I had no problem getting them for quite some time as I drove west towards Buffalo. "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC "Barracuda" by Heart "The Joker" by Steve Miller "Born In The U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen [Review 1406 of 2024 - 410 in New York - 22429 overall]