WCNY-TV
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| Channels | |
| Branding | WCNY Connected |
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc. |
| WCNY-FM | |
| History | |
| Founded | March 15, 1965 |
First air date | December 20, 1965 |
Former call signs | WHTV (CP, 1952–1965)[1] |
Former channel number(s) |
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| NET(1965–1970) | |
Call signmeaning | Central New York |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53734 |
| ERP | 62kW |
| HAAT | 409.7 m (1,344 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°56′41.8″N76°7′6.2″W/ 42.944944°N 76.118389°W |
| Translator(s) | W22DO-DUtica |
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Public license information | |
| Website | www |
WCNY-TV(channel 24) is aPBSmembertelevision stationinSyracuse, New York,United States. Owned by The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, Inc., it issistertoclassical musicradio stationWCNY-FM(91.3). The two stations share studios on West Fayette Street in Syracuse'sNear Westsideneighborhood and transmitter facilities inPompey, New York.
WCNY is also seen ontranslatorW22DO-D(channel 22), covering theMohawk Valley(includingUticaandRome) from a transmitter onSmith Hill RoadinDeerfield.
History
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WCNY was established in March 1965 by theOnondaga CountySchool Board Association under a charter by theNew York State Education Department.[4]A non-profit organization, initially known as The Educational Television Council of Central New York, Inc.,[1]was set up to manage the station. The station was originally assigned the call letters WHTV, but switched to WCNY-TV on September 23, 1965,[1]after the station now known asWWNY-TVin Watertown gave up the call letters.[5]It went on the air December 20, 1965.[1]
The new station's equipment was donated byGeneral Electric,whose plant in the nearby town ofSalinamanufactured broadcast equipment. General Electric also provided WCNY with its studios, located on Old Liverpool Road in the eastern end of Salina. (WCNY's entire TV and radio operations would be based there until 2013, when it moved to its current location.) WCNY initially broadcast inmonochrome,using cameras used to tapeThe Beatles' first appearance onThe Ed Sullivan Show,but switched to color in 1971.[5]
WCNY was initially a member station ofNational Educational Television(NET). When NET was replaced by the Public Broadcasting Service in 1970, WCNY became a member station of PBS. Over the years, WCNY has been responsible for producing programs and specials of local interest, some of which were distributed nationally by PBS and/or other outlets. Among the programs produced by WCNY and seen nationally includeOld Enough To Care,a six-part drama that was picked up by PBS and distributed to their member stations in 1982, andPappyland,a children's television program co-produced with Craftsmen and Scribes' Creative Workshop and telecast for three years onTLC'sReady Set Learn!block, in addition to various PBS member stations.[5]
In 2007, the station discontinued itspledge drive,making it the only PBS member station to do so.[6]According to WCNY's president and CEO, the station is "focused on truly eliminating our dependence on any state and federal funding".[7]
Technical information
[edit]Subchannels
[edit]The station's signal ismultiplexed:
| Channel | Res. | Aspect | Short name | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | WCNY-1 | PBS |
| 24.2 | 480i | WCNY-2 | Create | |
| 24.3 | WCNY-3 | World | ||
| 24.4 | WCNY-4 | PBS Kids |
WCNY-TV became the first television station in the Syracuse market to produce and broadcast its own programs inhigh definitionin 2006.[9]
WCNY-TV operates four digital programming subchannels, which also simulcast on W22DO-D.
Analog-to-digital conversion
[edit]WCNY-TV shut down its analog signal, overUHFchannel 24, on June 12, 2009, the official date on which full-power television stations in the United Statestransitioned from analog to digital broadcastsunder federal mandate. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 25, usingvirtual channel24.[10]
Prior to March 2013, WCNY-TV's main programming was broadcast in SD-only (480i) on subchannel 24.1, while continuous HD (1080i) programming was offered on subchannel 24.4. Create had also been cable-only until that month's channel map reorganization.
A repeater on UHF analog channel 62 had transmitted fromNedrowto reach over-the-air viewers south of Syracuse in higher elevations until the 2009 digital conversion.
Translator
[edit]| City of license | Callsign | Channel | ERP | HAAT | Facility ID | Transmitter coordinates |
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| Utica | W22DO-D | 22 | 1.55 kW | 227 m (745 ft) | 167539 | 43°08′38″N75°10′39″W/ 43.14389°N 75.17750°W |
References
[edit]- ^abcd"FCC History Cards for WCNY-TV"(PDF).
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WCNY-TV".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"Art for Art's Sake".RetrievedJuly 1,2024.
- ^"About WCNY - Member Supported Public Television, Radio - WCNY".www.wcny.org.April 10, 2013.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
- ^abcCasciano Burns, Christine, Fox, Tim, and Gulino, Lou (2013).Images of America: Syracuse Television.Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 95, 96, 104, 108, 110, 118.
- ^"WCNY-TV is 'stronger and moving in a better direction'".November 5, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
- ^"WCNY-TV would lose $1 million under Trump plan to defund public broadcasting".March 17, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
- ^"RabbitEars.Info".www.rabbitears.info.RetrievedJanuary 27,2018.
- ^"WCNY Converts to HD With Pro-Bel".TvTechnology. October 20, 2006.RetrievedMay 12,2016.
- ^"DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 29, 2013.RetrievedMarch 24,2012.