103.9 WDKX live

103.9 WDKX is Rochester's urban contemporary station. It broadcasts on 103.9 FM in Rochester, New York, and is independently Black-owned, by Monroe County Broadcasting. On this page you can listen to WDKX live online, free.

Urban contemporary

WDKX plays urban contemporary music — hip-hop, R&B and soul. Some programming comes from Premiere Networks.

A meaningful name

The WDKX call letters honor Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

Signal and studios

WDKX broadcasts with 800 watts of effective radiated power. The studios are east of downtown Rochester along Main Street.

On the air since 1974

WDKX signed on April 6, 1974.

Independently owned

In an industry dominated by large companies, WDKX remains independently Black-owned — a local voice for Rochester's community.

WDKX, anywhere

Press play and WDKX starts in seconds — on I-490, at work or far from New York. The stream on this page carries the same music you hear on 103.9 FM.

For Rochester

For half a century WDKX has served Rochester with music and community, honoring the leaders in its name. Listeners who have moved away from the Flower City can keep it on through the stream on this page.

How to listen

You can hear WDKX on the radio on 103.9 FM across Rochester, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a workday or the weekend, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find WDKX's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer