WWNY-TV

WWNY-TV
CityCarthage, New York
Channels
Branding
  • .1: WWNY-TV 7
  • 7 News (newscasts)
  • .2: Fox 28
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WNYF-CD
History
First air date
October 22, 1954 (69 years ago) (1954-10-22)[1]
Former call signs
WCNY-TV (1954–1965)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 7 (VHF, 1954–2009)
  • Digital: 35 (UHF, 2003–2009), 7 (VHF, 2009–2020)
  • All secondary:
  • DuMont (1954–1955)
  • NBC (1954–1995)
  • ABC (1954–1988)
  • NTA (1956–1961)
  • NET/PBS (1958–1971)
  • Fox (1987–1998)
Call sign meaning
Watertown, New York
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID68851
ERP50 kW
HAAT219 m (719 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°57′15″N 75°43′44″W / 43.95417°N 75.72889°W / 43.95417; -75.72889
Translator(s)WWNY-CD 28.2 (18.2 UHF) Massena
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wwnytv.com
Translator
WWNY-CD
Channels
Programming
Affiliations
History
First air date
2001 (as separate station)
Former call signs
  • W28BC (1994–2002)
  • WNYF-LP (2002–2010)
  • WNYF-LD (2010–2013)
  • WNYF-CD (2013–2014)
Former channel number(s)
Analog: 28 (UHF, 1994–2010)
  • ABC (as WWTI repeater)
  • UPN (secondary; 2001–2006)
Technical information[3]
Facility ID16744
ClassCD
ERP4 kW
HAAT244.2 m (801 ft)
Transmitter coordinates44°29′29″N 74°51′26″W / 44.49139°N 74.85722°W / 44.49139; -74.85722 (WWNY-CD)
Links
Public license information

WWNY-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Carthage, New York, United States,[a] serving as the CBS affiliate for the Watertown area. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power, Class A Fox affiliate WNYF-CD (channel 28). The two stations share studios on Arcade Street in downtown Watertown; WWNY-TV and WNYF-CD's transmitters are located on the same tower along NY 126/State Street on Champion Hill.

WWNY-CD (channel 28) is a Class A station licensed to Massena, New York, which operates as a translator of WWNY-TV. This station's transmitter is located at WNPI-DT's site southeast of South Colton along NY 56.

  1. ^ FCC History Cards for WWNY-TV. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWNY-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWNY-CD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "A Trail of Bleached Bones", Clarke Ingram, UHFhistory.com
  5. ^ "Original 1952 channel allotments". May 17, 2008. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.


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