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WGY (AM)
Radio station in New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WGY (810 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York, carrying a news/talk format which is simulcast full-time over WGY-FM (103.1 FM). Owned by iHeartMedia, the station serves Albany, Troy and the Capital District of New York, and is a clear-channel station with extended nighttime range. WGY is one of the first stations in the United States and the oldest to operate continuously in New York State, having launched on February 20, 1922.
This article is about the AM radio station in Schenectady, New York. For other uses, see WGY.
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Broadcast area | |
Frequency | 810 kHz |
Branding | NewsRadio 810 & 103.1 WGY |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
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WKKF, WGY-FM, WOFX, WPYX, WRVE, WTRY-FM | |
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First air date | February 20, 1922 (102 years ago) (1922-02-20) |
Former frequencies | 833/619 kHz (1922) 750/619 kHz (1922–1923) 790 kHz (1923–1941) |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 15329 |
Class | A (clear channel) |
Power | 50,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°47′32″N 74°0′43″W |
Repeater(s) | 103.1 WGY-FM (Albany) |
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Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | wgy |
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WGY's transmitter is located in the Town of Rotterdam.[2] In addition to a standard analog transmission, WGY is also available online via iHeartRadio.[3]