WZRC 1480 AM live

AM1480 is New York's Cantonese-language station. It broadcasts as WZRC on 1480 AM, is licensed to New York and serves the New York metropolitan area. The station is owned by Multicultural Broadcasting, and on this page you can listen to AM1480 live online, free.

Cantonese radio

WZRC airs Cantonese news, talk and music for the Chinese-speaking community across New York, from Chinatown in Manhattan to Flushing and Brooklyn.

A historic frequency

1480 AM dates to 1925, when it signed on as WIBS. From 1930 to 1975 it was WHOM, then WJIT from 1975 to 1989, before becoming WZRC. The call letters come from "Z Rock", a former satellite network.

Sister stations

In New York, Multicultural also owns WKDM, WPAT and WWRU.

Community radio in Cantonese

For listeners who prefer news and conversation in Cantonese, AM1480 is a daily companion: local news, international headlines, talk and music in one place.

Listen anywhere

Press play and AM1480 starts in seconds — at home, at work or far from New York. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 1480 AM, so family and friends elsewhere can listen too.

How to listen

You can hear AM1480 on the radio on 1480 AM across the New York area, 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 the morning news or an evening at home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find AM1480'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.

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