Media in New York's Capital District

The media in New York's Capital District is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy media market, which is the 59th largest in the United States,[1] includes all of the 11 counties of the Capital District, along with Hamilton County, New York, as well as Berkshire County, Massachusetts, and Bennington County, Vermont. In total, there are 16 AM/MW stations, 30 full-power FM stations, 14 low-power FM translators, 8 full power analog TV stations, 5 low-power TV translators, and 8 full power digital TV (DTV) stations licensed to communities within 30 miles (48 km) of downtown Albany. In terms of broadcast media, Albany is part of Arbitron market #63 (radio), and Nielsen DMA #57 (television), and is a broadcast market with historical relevance. The pioneering influence of General Electric in Schenectady directly contributed to the area emerging as the birthplace of station-based television (WRGB) and one of the earliest FM broadcast stations (today's WRVE), in addition to the first federally licensed radio station in upstate New York, WGY.

Print

Newspaper

The Albany Times Union is area's primary daily newspaper; its headquarters moved to suburban Colonie from Albany in the 1970s, after a dispute with then-Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd over land needed for expansion. More localized are the Amsterdam Recorder for Montgomery and Fulton County; The Daily Gazette, which focuses primarily on Schenectady; The Daily Mail in Greene County; the Gloversville Leader-Herald for Fulton County; The Post-Star, which focuses on Washington, Warren, and northern Saratoga counties; the Troy Record, which focuses on Troy; the Register-Star for Columbia County; and The Saratogian, which focuses on Saratoga County.

Weekly

  • Adirondack Moneysaver - Saratoga County free shopper's guide, with local merchant specials, classifieds, free non-profits

The Business Review - a business weekly published each Friday

  • Legislative Gazette - covers New York State politics; based in Albany
  • Metroland - a free alternative / lifestyle newsweekly printed in Albany; publishes on Thursday
  • Saratoga TODAY Newspaper - free news weekly printed by Saratoga Publishing, published every Friday for Saratoga Springs and surrounding communities
  • Spotlight Newspapers - local news, events and classifieds printed in several different editions for select suburban towns in the Capital region
  • Tuesday Edition - family-oriented events in and around the Capital District

Other

Campus publications

Radio

In 1947, this region was also home to the first independently owned and operated stand-alone FM radio station in the United States, W47A. In the early 2000s, the greater Albany market had the distinction of having the highest concentration of FM broadcast stations east of the Mississippi River. The Capital District has three local News/Talk radio stations, WGY, WROW, and WGDJ on the AM (MW) band. All feature a mixture of locally oriented and nationally syndicated programming. There are two Sports formatted stations: WOFX, local affiliate for Fox Sports Radio; and WTMM, local affiliate for ESPN Radio. Both stations provide local sports and sports-talk programming as well as national content. The FM dial is primarily made up of commercial music-formatted stations similar to those in other cities around North America, the largest of which include Pop music station WFLY 'FLY-92', Adult Contemporary WYJB 'B-95.5', Hot AC WRVE '99.5 The River', Rock station WQBK-FM 'Q-103', Classic Rock WPYX 'PYX-106', and Country music WGNA-FM 'Country 107.7'. Public radio broadcasting is available from two organisations: Northeast Public Radio serves the Capital Region via their flagship station WAMC-FM, and is the primary local affiliate for NPR network programming, and WMHT-FM is another local outlet that clears select NPR and PRI programming. WAMC focuses on News & Talk programming during the day, various music programs and BBC World Service programming in the evening, while WMHT-FM mainly provides Classical Music programming for most of their broadcast schedule. There are no radio stations in the Albany area that provide programming in languages other than English on a full-time basis. A few individual programs in languages including Spanish, Italian and Arabic are scheduled, primarily on college owned and operated stations.

AM stations

FrequencyCallsignFormatCityOwnerNotes
590 kHz WROWOldiesAlbanyPamal BroadcastingCBS News affiliate
810 kHz WGY-AMNews/TalkSchenectadyiHeartMediaFox News Channel; Rush Limbaugh
Syracuse University sports, HD Radio.
900 kHz WABYStandardsWatervlietEmpire Broadcasting CorporationStandards
980 kHz WOFXSportsTroyiHeartMediaFOX Sports affiliate, UAlbany football & basketball
Boston Red Sox baseball, NY Jets football. HD Radio.
1160 kHz WSSVClassic hitsMechanicvilleEmpire Broadcasting Corporation 
1240 kHz WPTRSportsSchenectadyEmpire Broadcasting CorporationCBS Sports Radio affiliate 
1300 kHz WGDJTalk radioRensselaerCapital Broadcasting, Inc.ABC News, Siena College men's basketball
1330 kHz WHAZChristianTroyCapital Media Group 
1400 kHz WAMCNPRAlbanyNortheast Public RadioSimulcast of WAMC-FM
1460 kHz WOPGCatholicAlbanyPax et Bonum, Inc.EWTN Radio affiliate

FM stations

FrequencyCallsignFormatCityOwnerNotes
88.3 MHz WVCR-FMCollege/Variety hitsLoudonvilleSiena College 
89.1 MHz WMHT-FMNPR/ClassicalSchenectadyWMHT Educational Telecommunications 
89.7 MHz WRUCCollegeSchenectadyUnion College 
90.3 MHz WAMC-FMNPRAlbanyNortheast Public Radio2 services in HD Radio
90.7 MHz WGXC-FMCommunity radioAcraWave Farm
90.9 MHz WCDBCollegeAlbanyUniversity at Albany, SUNY 
91.5 MHz WRPICollegeTroyRensselaer Polytechnic Institute 
92.3 MHz WFLYContemporary Hit RadioTroyPamal Broadcasting 
93.7 MHz WYAIChristian CHRScotiaEducational Media FoundationAir 1 affiliate
94.5 MHz WYKVChristian ContemporaryRavenaEducational Media FoundationK-LOVE affiliate
95.5 MHz WYJBAdult ContemporaryAlbanyPamal Broadcasting 
96.3 MHz WAJZRhythmic ContemporaryVoorheesvillePamal Broadcasting 
96.7 MHz WMHHChristian talkClifton ParkMars Hill Broadcasting 
98.3 MHz WTRY-FMOldiesRotterdamiHeartMedia2 services via HD Radio
99.5 MHz WRVEHot Adult ContemporarySchenectadyiHeartMedia2 services via HD Radio
100.9 MHz WKLI-FMCountryAlbanyPamal Broadcasting 
102.3 MHz WKKFContemporary Hit RadioBallston SpaiHeartMedia2 services via HD Radio
103.1 MHz WGY-FMNews/TalkSchenectadyiHeartMediaFox News Channel; Rush Limbaugh
Syracuse University sports
103.9 MHz WPBZ-FMSoft adult contemporaryRensselaerTownsquare MediaBuffalo Bills football
104.5 MHz WTMM-FMESPN SportsMechanicvilleTownsquare MediaAlbany Devils hockey
NY Yankees baseball
104.9 MHz WINUSports RadioAltamontPamal BroadcastingCBS Sports Radio affiliate
NY Mets baseball
105.7 MHz WQBK-FMClassic rockMaltaTownsquare MediaHD Radio
106.5 MHz WPYXClassic rockAlbanyiHeartMediaNY Giants football
2 services via HD Radio
107.7 MHz WGNA-FMCountryAlbanyTownsquare MediaHD Radio

Fringe FM signals which can be received in the Albany market include:

FrequencyCallsignFormatCityOwnerNotes
90.7 MHz WPGLChristianPattersonvilleSound of Life RadioSimulcast on 94.9 Albany
91.1 MHz WHVPChristianHudsonSound of Life Radio 
91.1 MHz WSPNCollegeSaratoga SpringsSkidmore College 
92.9 MHz WBPMClassic HitsSaugertiesPamal Broadcasting 
93.5 MHz WZCROldiesHudsoniHeartMedia 
94.7 MHz WBAR-FMChristianLake LuzerneCapital Media GroupSimulcast of WHAZ-AM
95.9 MHz WCQLHot Adult ContemporaryQueensburyRegional Radio Group 
97.3 MHz WMYYChristianSchoharieCapital Media GroupSimulcast of WHAZ-AM
97.5 MHz WHAZ-FMChristianHoosick FallsCapital Media GroupSimulcast of WHAZ-AM
97.7 MHz WEXTAdult Album AlternativeAmsterdamWMHT Educational Telecommunications 
97.9 MHz WRIPAdult ContemporaryWindhamRip Radio, LLC 
98.5 MHz WCTWHot Adult ContemporaryCatskilliHeartMedia 
98.5 MHz WCKM-FMClassic HitsLake GeorgeRegional Radio Group 
100.3 MHz WFFG-FMCountryWarrensburgPamal Broadcasting 
101.3 MHz WJKEAdult ContemporaryStillwaterEmpire Broadcasting Corporation 
101.7 MHz WNYQClassic HitsHudson FallsPamal Broadcasting 
101.9 MHz WJIVChristianCherry ValleyChristian Broadcasting System 
102.7 MHz WEQXModern RockManchester, VTNorthshire Broadcasting 
103.5 MHz WQSHAlternative rockCobleskillTownsquare Media 
107.1 MHz WKBEAdult Album AlternativeCorinthPamal Broadcasting 

Television

WRGB has the distinction of being the very first affiliated station of the NBC Television Network. The Albany TV DMA is served by the following stations, providing programming from many of the English-language American broadcast television networks: WRGB (CBS), WTEN (ABC), WNYT (NBC), WXXA (Fox), WMHT (PBS), WCWN (CW), WNYA (MyNetworkTV), and WYPX (ION). There are currently no local affiliates for any of the Spanish-language domestic broadcast television networks, however the national service of Univision is provided via cable TV. Local cable TV operator Charter Communications provides a 24-hour cable news television channel, Spectrum News Capital Region (formerly Capital News 9, YNN Capital Region, and Time Warner Cable News Capital Region; now covering Albany and Glens Falls). Christian television networks TBN and 3ABN are available via low-power translator service to the immediate metro area. Unlike many television markets around the country, TV stations from neighboring markets cannot normally be received in the greater Albany area due to distance and terrain.

PSIP Channel (Cable)CallsignAffiliationCity of licenseOwnerNotes
6 (6) WRGBCBSSchenectady, NYSinclair Broadcast GroupDTV Ch. 6 (1806)
10 (10) WTENABCAlbany, NYNexstar Media GroupDTV Ch. 26 (1810)
13 (13) WNYTNBCAlbany, NYHubbard BroadcastingDTV Ch. 12 (1813)
15 (None) WEPT-CDAMGTVKinderhook, NYVenture Technologies GroupAnalog low-power station
17 (11) WMHTPBSSchenectady, NYWMHT Educational TelecommunicationsDTV Ch. 34 (1811)
14 (14) WYBNIndependentWindham, NYCable Ad Net New York, Inc.DTV Ch. 14.1 thru 14.8
23 (8) WXXA-TVFOXAlbany, NYShield Media (operated by WTEN/Nexstar Media Group)DTV Ch. 7 (1808)
45 (15) WCWNCWSchenectady, NYSinclair Broadcast GroupDTV Ch. 43 (1815)
51 (4) WNYAMyTVPittsfield, MAHubbard BroadcastingDTV Ch. 13 (1804)
58 (None) W58CX3ABNSaratoga Springs, NY3ABN Inc.Satellite fed low-power translator
Transmitter located in New Scotland NY
55 (20) WYPXIONAmsterdam, NYION Media NetworksDTV Ch. 50 (1820)

Charter Communications also provides a local 24-hour rolling news service to its subscribers, Spectrum News Capital Region (formerly Capital News 9) on cable channel 9.

References

  1. "Nielsen DMA Rankings 2019". Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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