WDFH is a community radio station

Community radio

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 licensed to Ossining, New York

Ossining (village), New York

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, USA. The station, which is owned by Hudson Valley Community Radio, Inc., broadcasts a freeform

Freeform (radio format)

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 format

Radio format

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 of progressive

Progressive rock

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 and alternative rock

Alternative rock

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, jazz

Jazz

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, blues

Blues

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 and folk

Folk music

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WDFH has a several-decades long history, starting out as a cable-based station in the 1980s and finally moving to the FM band in the 1990s. The station's history is presented in detail on their website.

WDFH completed a facility upgrade in late January 2009, and now covers much of Westchester County from an antenna tower in Mount Pleasant, NY. The station's non-music programming is also available via podcasts from the station website.