WXXI
WXXI is the essential, life-long educational public media resource for the Greater Rochester area. WXXI engages the community with programming that stimulates and expands thought, inspires the spirit, opens cultural horizons and promotes understanding of diverse issues.
WXXI provides a wide range of outreach and community lifelong learning events from Community Cinema series, to special previews and member events. WXXI Online is our award-winning web site, featuring WXXI's broadcast schedules, streaming media and resource areas for education, arts, news and events.
Our services include:
WXXI-TV (DTV 21.1/Cable 1221/Cable 11, Live Stream & PBS App), a PBS member High Definition station, features award-winning children’s shows, public affairs, science and nature as well as being one of the most active local program producers in New York State.
WXXI World (DTV 21.2/Cable 1275), features documentary, public affairs and news programming from public television’s award-winning signature series and acclaimed independent filmmakers.
WXXI Create (DTV 21.3/Cable 1276), a digital channel that showcases the best cooking, travel, fine living and how-to programming public television has to offer.
WXXI KIDS 24/7 (DTV 21.4/Cable 1277, Live Stream & PBS KIDS Video App) is dedicated to expanding our offerings of PBS KIDS programming. The service builds on WXXI’s commitment to providing educational children’s programming that sparks kids’ imaginations and fosters a life-long love of learning. Designed to meet the needs of today’s kids, WXXI Kids 24/7 service provides learning opportunities for every child, especially those at risk, whenever and wherever they access media. The live stream experience will expand to offer an integrated games feature, enabling children to toggle between a PBS KIDS show to an activity that extends learning – all in one seamless digital experience.
City 12 ( Available exclusively in the City of Rochester on Cable 1303)– WXXI-TV and the City of Rochester provide city residents with 14 hours a day of targeted, informative and entertaining programming.
WXXI News (WXXI-FM 105.9/AM 1370/WXXINews.org), an NPR member station, specializes in news and public affairs programming, including community-based talk shows. (Also available as a live stream and at WXXINews.org)
WXXI Classical (WXXO-FM 91.5/WXXIClassical.org) broadcasts classical music all day, every day, plus specialty programs such as “Live from Hochstein,” and “RPO Concerts” (Also available as a live stream.)
WXXY-FM 90.3, broadcasts classical music and NPR programming, every day in Houghton, NY.
THE ROUTE (WRUR-FM 88.5 & Live Stream) – WXXI and the University of Rochester to provide NPR news and eclectic music programming. (Also available as a live stream.)
THE ROUTE (WITH-FM 90.1 & Live Stream) In Ithaca, NY, WXXI has partnered with Hobart & William Smith Colleges to broadcast a music and news station that will further strengthen public radio in the Finger Lakes region. (Also available as a live stream.)
WEOS-FM 89.5 (and Live Stream) A broadcast partnership between Hobart & William Smith Colleges and WXXI, providing NPR news and eclectic music programming in Geneva, NY.