WRFZ offers alternative programming for news and information as well as a wide variety of choices…read morefor different genres of music from local on-air personalities from the Rochester area. I particularly enjoy listening on Saturday nights to the ABC Oldies Party with the real Jeff Moutlon.

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?

iHeart radio station is located on the 16th and 17th floor at 100 Chestnut St. Rochester NY 14604…read more As everyone knows this iHeart Studio is so beautiful from the moment you walk in the front door. I stood with Rochester's own Lou Graham - the front man for Foreigner. So cool of radio studio! ROCK ON!

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]

Well, if you are really, REALLY into jazz, you probably love this station. however, if jazz isn't…read moreTHAT important to you, neither is this station. Still, in the late afternoon, it's a nice change from commercial radio, either at work or in your car, where having regular traffic updates is a real help. Oh, they also host the weekly show Sound Bytes, which is nice, as long as you don't tune in too early and have to listen to the end of the polka music show.....

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.

Pretty much your typical college radio station. If the DJ is good, so is the music, but when they…read morestink, they STINK BAD! Very little in the way of programming and continuity, and a lot of very marginal to clueless DJ's, most of whom will thankfully never be on the air again. Music choices range from way-cool to clueless (2 hours of zydeco music???WTF???), and a weak signal guaranteed to crap out before you reach any county line except Livinston county. They had their 'glory days' back in the 80's, when they had a general manager who knew what he was doing, and had a lot of talent. Today, I'd bet that few students at RIT even listen to this station. Maybe things will change, but I fear the whole 'college radio scene' ain't what it used to be.

We see Dr. Susan Newman for my two young boys who both have mild-moderate hearing loss. She works…read morewith our school district to ensure the boys are getting the care they need. She is simply fantastic! She makes the long appointments fun for and makes them a part of the process. Thank you!