WROW

WROW
Albany, New York;
Broadcast area	Capital District
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
Owner	Pamal Broadcasting; (6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.);
Sister stations	WAJZ, WENU, WFLY, WINU, WKLI, WYJB
History
First air date	September 30, 1947; 76 years ago
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54853
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night;
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)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.albanymagic.com

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.