- Station name Station name
- WBAI 99.5 New York, NY
- Description Description
- The station is owned by the Pacifica Foundation with studios located in Brooklyn and transmitter located at 4 Times Square.
- Launch date Launch date
- 8 January 1960
- Owner Owner
- Pacifica Foundation
- Contact Contact
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WBAI 99.5 New York, NY
United States
Format
64kbps • MP3
WBAI (99.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to New York, New York. Its programming is a mixture of political news, talk and opinion from a left-leaning, liberal or progressive viewpoint, and eclectic music.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | wbai.org |
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Broadcast profile
Broadcast profile Broadcast profile
Primary frequency
99.5 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
40.7562222, -73.98625
Coverage area
New York metropolitan area
Owner / network
Pacifica Foundation
First air date
8 January 1960
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| Last check | 3 hours ago |
|---|---|
| Stream host | stream.wbai.org |
| Final host | stream.wbai.org |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Server software | Icecast 2.4.3 |
| Latency | 928 ms |
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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Stream checked
3 hours ago
Last successful stream
3 hours ago
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About station About WBAI 99.5 New York, NY
WBAI (99.5 FM) is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station licensed to New York, New York. Its programming is a mixture of political news, talk and opinion from a left-leaning, liberal or progressive viewpoint, and eclectic music.
The station is owned by the Pacifica Foundation with studios located in Brooklyn and transmitter located at 4 Times Square.
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