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96.5 WCMF – Rochester Classic Rock

96.5 FM Classic Rock Rochester
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96.5 WCMF is Rochester’s heritage classic-rock station for album-rock staples, personalities, comedy, local conversation, concerts and Western New York sports connections. Start the WCMF live stream above and use Recently Played for tracks supplied by Audacy’s official service.

The confirmed weekday lineup includes The Break Room, Jolene, Dan Hardee and Remy Maxwell, plus The Break Room Bonus on Saturday. Times below are Eastern; unnamed music hours are left blank rather than attributed to an unconfirmed host.

WCMF-FM broadcasts on 96.5 FM as a commercial Class B station licensed to Rochester with 4.2 kW ERP. It is operated by Audacy New York, LLC. Rochester sister stations include WBEE-FM, WBZA, WPXY-FM and WROC. The station is affiliated with the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres radio networks.

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Recently played on 96.5 WCMF

Track history appears when the station supplies reliable now-playing metadata.

Last 10 played on 96.5 WCMF

  1. ThunderstruckAc/Dc
  2. Fly By NightRush
  3. I Drink AloneGeorge Thorogood
  4. Dance The Night AwayVan Halen
  5. Hit Me With Your Best ShotPat Benatar
  6. You Give Love A Bad NameBon Jovi
  7. Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers
  8. Roll With The ChangesReo Speedwagon
  9. Gimme All Your Lovin'Zz Top
  10. No One Like YouScorpions

Top songs on 96.5 WCMF

  1. Life In The Fast LaneEagles7 plays
  2. Here I Go AgainWhitesnake7 plays
  3. Cum On Feel The NoizeQuiet Riot7 plays
  4. The Boys Are Back In TownThin Lizzy7 plays
  5. Owner Of A Lonely HeartYes7 plays
  6. Edge Of SeventeenStevie Nicks6 plays
  7. PlushStone Temple Pilots6 plays
  8. My HeroFoo Fighters6 plays
  9. ShineCollective Soul6 plays
  10. Learn To FlyFoo Fighters6 plays

On-air guide

96.5 WCMF program schedule

Selected regular programs · Eastern Time (ET)

TimeProgram
–Rochester's Classic Rock
–The Break Room
–Jolene
–Dan Hardee
–Remy Maxwell
TimeProgram
–Rochester's Classic Rock
–The Break Room
–Jolene
–Dan Hardee
–Remy Maxwell
TimeProgram
–Rochester's Classic Rock
–The Break Room
–Jolene
–Dan Hardee
–Remy Maxwell
TimeProgram
–Rochester's Classic Rock
–The Break Room
–Jolene
–Dan Hardee
–Remy Maxwell
TimeProgram
–Rochester's Classic RockOn now
–The Break Room
–Jolene
–Dan Hardee
–Remy Maxwell
TimeProgram
–The Break Room Bonus

No regular schedule is currently listed for this day.

All named programs returned by Audacy are shown. Unnamed music hours and unlisted weekend periods are left blank rather than guessed.

Schedule reviewed September 14, 2026

Station network

96.5 WCMF sister stations

Other stations connected to 96.5 WCMF – Rochester Classic Rock through the same local radio group.

92.5 WBEE – WBEE-FM RochesterWBEE-FM92.5 FM · Rochester · Country98.9 The Buzz – WBZA RochesterWBZA98.9 FM · Rochester · Adult Hits / Variety98 PXY – WPXY-FM RochesterWPXY-FM97.9 FM · Rochester · Top 40 / Contemporary Hit RadioThe Fan Rochester 95.7 FM and 950 AMWROC950 AM · Rochester · Sports

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Contact details

Station address70 Commercial Street, Rochester, NY 14614
Office phone(585) 423-2900
Studio / request line(585) 252-9263

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