Buffalo Radio

Since the first broadcasts of Buffalo, New York’s pioneer radio stations during the 1920s, the medium has played an important role in the everyday lives of the city’s citizens. From snowstorms to Super Bowls, radio and its talented broadcasters have helped to shape the city’s identity. Buffalo’s longest operating station, WGR, signed on the air in May 1922 and was soon followed by WEBR (1924), WKBW (1926), and WBEN (1930), among others. Over the decades, the city has been home to a number o...