WNYE 91.5 FM

WNYE 91.5 FM

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WNYE 91.5 FM

WNYE 91.5 FM is managed and operated by NYC Media, a part of the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment. Broadcasting throughout the metropolitan area from the 4 Times Square tower in midtown Manhattan, it serves the public 24/7 with its schedule of programming. The programming aims to inform, educate, and reflect the diversity of interests that make up New York City's population.

Scroll down for descriptions of WNYE 91.5 FM programs and to view our schedule.

Show Name	Show Description
1A	1A guides you beyond the headlines - explaining complicated issues and cutting through the noise - while bringing together thoughtful guests and listeners from around the country.
A Way With Words	A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively hour-long public radio show about language examined through history, culture, and family. Co-hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett talk with callers from around the world about language change, slang, new words, grammar, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, books, literature, poetry, and speaking and writing well. They settle disputes, play word quizzes, and discuss language news and controversies.
Afropop Worldwide	Afropop Worldwide is a Peabody award winning radio program and online magazine dedicated to music from Africa and the African diaspora. Afropop Worldwide is produced by World Music Productions, a Brooklyn-based, nonprofit organization founded by Sean Barlow in 1986.
All Songs Considered	All Songs Considered is NPR's guide to discovering new music below the radar. Every week, host Bob Boilen and producer Robin Hilton go through hundreds of new cds to find sneak previews of music that's worth getting excited about, whether it's the latest Swedish pop band, a hip hop artist going ambient, or a singer-songwriter with a twisted new take on love. Sometimes, artists or critics stop by All Songs Considered with their top picks.
Alt Latino	From Latin rock to psychedelic cumbia and everything in between, Alt.Latino Radio spins a genre-bending mix where tradition meets innovation.
Art Movez	Join hosts Toni Williams and Eli Kuslansky as they talk with the innovative thinkers and doers at the intersection of the creative arts and social justice.
Beat Latino	Beat Latino explores the past, present of future of Latinx music every week, curating an hour-long selection of songs around a relevant musical or cultural topic, with bilingual commentary.
Big Picture Science	Big Picture Science is a weekly one-hour science magazine that connects ideas in surprising and humorous ways to illuminate the origins and evolution of life and technology on this planet and beyond.
Brazilian Music Hour	Brazilian Hour is an eclectic show devoted to Brazilian music, and featuring styles such as samba, bossa nova, instrumental, pop, afro-bloco, and more. The show also features interviews. It has been offered free-of-charge since 1980.
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn	Bullseye is a public radio show about what's good in popular culture. With a keen editorial eye, Bullseye sifts the wheat from the chaff, and brings you hot culture picks, in-depth interviews with the most revered and revolutionary creative people and irreverent original comedy.
City Arts & Lectures	Conversations and a few surprise performance events with outstanding figures in literature, criticism, science and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values.
Code Switch and Life Kit	Every week, listeners will hear stories about race and identity that expand their minds, and learn practical ways to make their lives better. It's lifelong learning that ranges from the big picture to tiny details and everything in between.
Commonwealth Club Radio Program	Each week, The Commonwealth Club's radio programs bring important and interesting speakers to audiences across the country. Our program is the oldest continuous radio program in the United States.
Conversations with World Cafe	Conversations from the World Cafe® is a weekly one-hour radio magazine that presents some interview and performances elements of the daily show while exploring issues and trends in contemporary music and culture.
Cosmos FM	COSMOS FM is the only daily, bilingual non-commercial Greek radio program in the New York Metropolitan Area. COSMOS FM features 20-plus different programs in Greek and English, including local, national and international news; news from Greece and Cyprus; and programs on politics, science, social issues, religion, health, finance, music, the arts, sports, and community affairs.
Croatian Radio	Talk show focusses on Croatian American issues primarily local and Croatian news.
Echoes	With host John Diliberto, a writer for Billboard, Pulse and other magazines, Echoes brings together a wide array of styles, from acoustic to electronic, jazz to space music, the avant-garde to rock. Echoes is a sound that is cross-cultural and trans-millennial, merging cultures and forms, technology and tradition, the ancient past and the possible future.
eTown	A national radio broadcast since 1991, eTown is an exciting weekly radio show heard from coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations. Every eTown show is taped in front of a live audience and features performances from many of today's top musical artists as well as conversations and information about the world around us. At eTown, we build community through music.
Fifty-One Percent	Each week, 51% tunes into the issues of particular concern to women and, by extension, to all of us. This award-winning program takes an honest look at the questions, concerns, and successes born out of the professional and social progress made by women. Hosted and Produced by Allison Dunne, the aim of the series is to both educate and empower listeners.
Global Village	With a fresh, inventive mix of global sounds and styles and a welcoming presentation, this award-winning show speaks to the joys of musical discovery and smart entertainment with diverse and engaging world music that appeals to a broad audience.
Haiti Premiere Classe	Haiti Premiere Class entertains the Haitian community and its allies, close of 1.5 million people in the New York tri-state area alone. The show features Haitian music, painting, publication and news from the community and from Haiti. For many, Haiti Premiere Class is the source of information on issues affecting daily life, historical and cultural awareness as well as a variety of educative subjects in the areas of medical, economics, political and legal issues.
Here & Now	A live production of NPR and WBUR, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it’s happening in the middle of the day, with timely, smart and in-depth news, interviews and conversation.
Jazz After Hours	Jazz After Hours is the focal point of a vibrant, exciting jazz community. The best new releases are featured each week on the show, along with classic recordings from jazz’s greats. Host Jeff Hanley covers the jazz scene across America and connects the music and the musicians on the show to the club gigs, festivals, and concerts that keep jazz alive.
Latino USA	A radio journal of news and culture from a Latino perspective.
Medgar Evers College	In 1972, Dr. Mary Umolu was awarded a grant to establish Medgar Evers College Radio, which began to broadcast over WNYE 91.5 FM reaching the tri-state area. Since then, it has been a successful communications vehicle for the students of the college, the Central Brooklyn Community, and beyond.
No Small Endeavor	What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? How do we not just cope, but flourish? No Small Endeavor, formerly known as Tokens Show, examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp, and investigates the inseparable link between a good life and the pressing questions of society, culture, and the common good.
Person Place Thing	PPT reinvents the one-on-one interview around the premise that people reveal themselves most intimately when speaking not directly about themselves but about something they care about. Guests come prepared to talk about a person, and a place, and a thing that are important to them, allowing them to tell stories they never have before.
PRIs: The World	Each weekday, host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour of radio that reminds us just how small our planet really is.
PRX Remix	PRX Remix Select is a one-hour weekly series chosen from PRX Remix, our stream of handpicked stories from both independent creators and our podcast network Radiotopia. There's nothing else like it in public radio. Remix airs on XM 123, public radio stations around the country, and online.
Putumayo	Putumayo World Music was established in 1993 to introduce people to the music of the world’s cultures. For the past 21 years, Putumayo has been known for its joyful compilations of great international music.
Reveal	Reveal. There's more to the story... Reveal is the Peabody Award-winning investigative journalism program for public radio from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX.
Sheroes	Each week, Carmel presents a fresh and eclectic mix of both newcomers and familiar names, combining a carefully curated playlist together with a featured in-depth conversation with a "SHERO In The Spotlight".
Tech Nation	Now in its 21st year of national syndication, Tech Nation continues to feature the fresh interview style of Dr. Moira Gunn, a former NASA scientist and engineer, as she focuses on the impact of technology in America today. Each week features an interview, a commentary and a weekly segment called BioTech Nation, which includes the BioIssue of the Week.
Ted Radio Hour	TED Radio Hour hosted by Guy Raz – a journey through fascinating ideas: astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, new ways to think and create. Based on Talks given by riveting speakers on the world-renowned TED stage, each show is centered on a common theme and injects soundscapes and conversations that bring these ideas to life.
The Book Show	Each week on The Book Show, host Joe Donahue interviews authors about their books, their lives and their craft. It is a celebration of both reading and writers. As the son of a librarian, Joe has been part of the book world since childhood. His first job was as a library assistant, during college he was a clerk at an independent book store and for the past 25 years he has been interviewing authors about their books on the radio.
The Laura Flanders Show	The Laura Flanders Show explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change. We spotlight the solutions of tomorrow, today.
The Media Project	The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with The Times Union's Rex Smith, WAMC's Alan Chartock, University at Albany Professor Rosemary Armao, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld.
Think	Think is a national talk show hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA. Each weekday, listeners across the country tune in to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with authors, journalists, and newsmakers from across the globe.
Throughline	From ancient civilizations to forgotten figures, we take you directly to the moments that shaped our world. Throughline is hosted by Peabody Award-winning journalists Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei.
Trevor Wilkins	Calypso music show hosted by Trevor Wilkins.
WFUV with Corny O'Connell	WFUV, New York’s source for music discovery, has been a noncommercial, member-supported public media service of Fordham University for more than 65 years. Wake up on the right side of the bed, with Corny O'Connell in the chair. Every weekday morning he asks the Question of the Day, and then plays your best answers.
With Good Reason	Each week scholars explore the worlds of literature, science, the arts, politics, history, and business through lively discussion with host Sarah McConnell.
World Café	The World Café with host David Dye serves up an eclectic mix of music from blues, rock, and world, to folk, and alternative country with live performances and interviews with celebrated and emerging artists.