WQXR is New York's classical music station, heard at 105.9 FM and operated by New York Public Radio, parent of WNYC. It began in 1936 as W2XR, America's first commercial classical station, spent decades owned by The New York Times at 96.3, then moved to 105.9 and became non-commercial in 2009. Its schedule anchors on the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday matinee broadcasts and New York Philharmonic concerts, around the clock.
