New York based mastering studios opened 1973. Closed April 2008.

Also appears as :
- Frankford Wayne Labs
- Frankford Wayne N.Y.C.
- Frankfurt/Wayne, New York
- Frankford/Wayne Mastering Studios , NYC
- Frankford Wayne Mastering Lab, NYC

Tom Steele started Frankford/Wayne's mastering operations in 1966. First as part of the Philadelphia recording institution Sigma Sound Studios and then later setting up Frankford/Wayne Recording Labs. In 1973 they also set up shop in New York City. - Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs, Inc. was incorporated on May 13th, 1974. CD and vinyl mastering continued until the facility closed in 2008.

Some of the mastering engineers that have worked at Frankford/Wayne include:
Michael Sarsfield (signature: JMS, M.J.S., MJS, MS or MSJ),
Carlton Batts (signature: CSB, C.B. or CS),
Al Brown (5), (signature: ab or ⍺ʙ),
Jeff Ader (signature: JA),
Herb Powers Jr. (signature: :^), HP and many other variations),
Greg Vaughn (signature: GV, G.S.V.),
Rick Essig (signature: RCE, R.C.E., RE),
José Rodriguez (signature: JR),
Chris Gehringer (signature: C.G., cg, cg☮),
Don Grossinger (signature: D.G., DG, G, G.D.),
Stuart J. Romaine (signature: SJR, Stu),
Duncan Stanbury (signature: DS) and
Tom Coyne (signature: ¢, C, CT, TC).

Vinyl records mastered at Frankford/Wayne in New York, if not printed on the center labels or sleeve, can be recognized by a mastering stamp in the runout groove.
The mastering stamp usually takes the form of MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE NEW YORK, or the initials F/W followed by an apple symbol (FW/NYC + Ѽ or F/W + Ѽ).
Later releases only have F/W, most are often followed by the engineers signature or initials.