WNYS-TV

WNYS-TV
Channels
BrandingMy43
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WSYT
History
FoundedSeptember 9, 1987 (1987-09-09)
First air date
October 26, 1989 (1989-10-26)
Last air date
  • January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14)
  • (30 years, 80 days)
Former call signs
  • WSNR-TV (1989–1994)
  • WNYS-TV (1994–2020)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 43 (UHF, 1989–2009)
Call sign meaning
New York Syracuse
Technical information
Facility ID58725
ERP680 kW
HAAT445 m (1,460 ft)
Transmitter coordinates42°52′50.2″N 76°11′58.7″W / 42.880611°N 76.199639°W / 42.880611; -76.199639

WNYS-TV (channel 43) was a television station in Syracuse, New York, United States, which operated from 1989 to 2020. In its latter years, it was owned by Northwest Broadcasting as an affiliate of MyNetworkTV; it had common ownership with Fox affiliate WSYT (channel 68). WNYS-TV's operations were housed at WSYT's studio facilities on James Street/NY 290 in Syracuse's Near Northeast section; the station's transmitter was located near Maple Grove, a hamlet of Otisco, New York.

WNYS-TV went off the air on January 14, 2020, ahead of the surrender of its license as a condition of Apollo Global Management's 2019 acquisition of Northwest Broadcasting.[1] At that time, the station's programming continued as subchannels of WSYT, continuing to use virtual channel 43. What was WNYS-TV's primary subchannel continues under the WSYT license as "My 43".

  1. ^ "Description of Transaction". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 14, 2020. Prior to the consummation of the Reorganization, the company will surrender the license of WNYS-TV, Syracuse, NY (facility identification number 58725), which is currently held by Syracuse Broadcasting, Inc. Syracuse Broadcasting, Inc. will not hold any FCC licenses after the license for WNYS-TV is surrendered.