Broadcast area | Capital District |
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Frequency | 590 kHz |
Branding | Magic 590-1410 AM & 96.9-100.5 FM |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Affiliations | WRGB-TV 6 (news and weather partnership) |
Ownership | |
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WAJZ, WENU, WFLY, WINU, WKLI, WYJB | |
History | |
First air date | September 30, 1947 |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 54853 |
Class | B |
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Transmitter coordinates | 42°34′24.9″N 73°47′9.8″W / 42.573583°N 73.786056°W |
Translator(s) | 100.5 W263CG (Albany) |
Repeater(s) | 1410 WENU (South Glens Falls) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WROW (590 AM) – branded Magic 590-1410 AM and 96.5-100.5 FM – is a commercial radio station licensed to Albany, New York, and serving the Capital District, including Albany, Schenectady and Troy. WROW has a radio format featuring soft oldies with an occasional adult standard. It is owned by Pamal Broadcasting, with radio studios and offices in Latham. WROW serves as the local affiliate for CBS Radio News and is the Emergency Alert System (EAS) primary entry point for Northeastern New York state.
By day, WROW transmits 5,000 watts, but to avoid interfering with other stations on 590 AM, it reduces power at night to 1,000 watts and uses a directional antenna. Its four-tower array is on Weisheit Road in Glenmont, near the New York State Thruway.[2] WROW is also heard on FM translator W263CG at 100.5 MHz and on WENU 1410 AM (which itself has a translator on 96.9 FM) in South Glens Falls.