WTRY-FM

WTRY-FM
Broadcast areaCapital District (Albany-Schenectady-Troy)
Frequency98.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding98-3 TRY
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WGY, WGY-FM, WRVE, WPYX, WKKF, WOFX
History
First air date
December 18, 1986 (as WNYJ)
Former call signs
  • WDNZ (1986, not on-air)
  • WERV (1986–1987, not on-air)
  • WNYQ (1986–1987)
  • WNYJ (1987–1989)
  • WSHZ (1989–1992)
  • WTRY-FM (1992–1994)
  • WYSR (1994–1996)
Call sign meaning
Troy (former call sign of 980 AM, now WOFX, which is licensed to Troy)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID8563
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT97 meters (318 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°44′42″N 74°04′08″W / 42.745°N 74.069°W / 42.745; -74.069
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Website983try.iheart.com

WTRY-FM (98.3 MHz, "98-3 TRY"), is a commercial radio station licensed to Rotterdam, New York. It airs a classic hits format (and Christmas music from early-November until December 25 or 26). WTRY-FM serves the New York State Capital District in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy radio market. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, and broadcasts at 6,000 watts ERP from a tower in between Altamont and Duanesburg off U.S. Route 20.[2] Studios and offices are on Troy-Schenectady Road (Route 7) in Latham.[3]

The classic hits format on WTRY-FM is a direct continuation of the oldies format which was previously heard on AM 980. The original WTRY was a highly popular Top 40 station in the Albany market through the 1960s and 1970s, moving over to oldies in the 1980s and 1990s, and today is sports radio 980 WOFX.

WTRY-FM broadcasts in the HD Radio format.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTRY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WTRY-FM
  3. ^ 983TRY.iheart.com/contact