WBUF (92.9 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Buffalo, New York. Its studios are located at the Rand Building in downtown Buffalo, with its transmitter on Elmwood Avenue in North Buffalo. WBUF is owned by Townsquare Media and broadcasts a mainstream rock radio format known as "92.9 WBUF, Buffalo's Real Rock". WBUF began streaming its programming on the Internet in mid-November 2006. The station has a HD 2 subchannel that airs religious programming from Family Life Network. WBUF also uses three FM translator stations: W239BA on 95.7 MHz in Niagara Falls, New York, W262CQ on 100.3 MHz in Lockport, New York and W291CN on 106.1 MHz in Buffalo. These three translators carry the Family Life Network programming by way of the WBUF-HD2 signal.

Superpower status

WBUF is a grandfathered "Superpower" Class B FM radio station, operating at 76,000 watts. Buffalo has three other superpower FM stations: WNED-FM, WDCX-FM and WBKV. Under current U.S. Federal Communications Commission rules, Class B FM's are not allowed to exceed 50,000 watts ERP. Because WBUF signed on in 1947, it was not subject to those restrictions on power. In fact, it once was powered at 92,000 watts, but because it moved its antenna some years ago, it reduced its power.

History

WBUF began broadcasting in 1947, among the earliest FM stations in Buffalo.