Elliott Sanger (March 2, 1897 – July 9, 1989) was the American co-founder of WQXR-FM and an early advocate of FM broadcasting.
[1] In 1936, Sanger co-founded a small 250 watt radio station WQXR-FM (originally the Interstate Broadcasting Company) above a garage in Long Island City with John Vincent Lawless Hogan with whom he shared a love for classical music with the belief that high quality, high fidelity, live music would eventually attract advertisers.
[1] In order to maintain its semblance of decorum, the station prohibited "singing jingles and raucous sound effects.
[1] Sanger served as executive vice president and general manager of WQXR from its founding until 1965 and chairman until 1967 when he retired.
Sanger collected rare books on New York City history which he donated to Columbia University.