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Television Stations
| Call Letters |
City of License |
Original Call |
Sign on |
Channel |
Orig. CH |
Digital |
| WCNY-TV |
Syracuse, NY |
WCNY |
12.20.65 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
| WNPI-TV |
Norword, NY |
WNPI |
10.71 |
18 |
18 |
23 |
| WNYS-TV |
Syracuse, NY |
WSNR |
10.89 |
43 |
43 |
44 |
| WSPX-TV |
Syracuse, NY |
WSPX |
11.24.98 |
56 |
56 |
15 |
| WSTM-TV |
Syracuse, NY |
WSYR |
2.15.50 |
3 |
5 |
24 |
| WSYR-TV |
Syracuse, NY |
WNYS/WIXT |
9.9.62 |
9 |
9 |
17 |
| WSYT-TV |
Syracuse, NY |
WKAF |
2.15.86 |
68 |
68 |
19 |
| WTVH-TV |
Syracuse, NY |
WHEN |
12.8.48 |
5 |
8 |
47 |
WFXV-TV |
Utica, NY |
WTUV |
12.9.86 |
33 |
33 |
27 |
| WKTV-TV |
Utica, NY |
WKTV |
12.1.49 |
2 |
13 |
29 |
| WUTR-TV |
Utica, NY |
WUTR |
2.28.70 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
| WPBS-TV |
Watertown, NY |
WNPE |
10.71 |
16 |
16 |
41 |
| WWTI-TV |
Watertown, NY |
WFYF |
9.23.87 |
50 |
50 |
21 |
| WWNY-TV |
Watertown, NY |
WCNY |
10.22.54 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
|
Radio Station
| Call Letters |
City of License |
Original Call |
Sign on |
Freq. |
Notes |
WAER |
Syracuse, NY |
|
1947 |
88.3 |
Syracuse University |
| WAQX-FM |
Manlius/Syracuse |
|
|
95.7 |
|
| WBBS |
Fulton/Syracuse |
WOSC/WKFM |
1961 |
104.7 |
|
| WBXL |
Baldwinsville |
|
|
90.5 |
|
| WCNY-FM |
Liverpool |
|
12.4.71 |
91.3 |
|
| WCVM |
Morrisville |
|
1957 |
1580 |
Owned and operated by the students of The State University of New York at Morrisville |
| WERW |
Syracuse |
|
1987 |
1570 |
|
| WFBL |
Syracuse |
|
1922 |
1390 |
Charter member of the CBS Radio Network |
| WFRG |
Utica |
WRUN/WKGW |
1948 |
104.3 |
|
| WHEN |
Syracuse |
WAGE |
1941 |
620 |
NBC Blue Network affiliate |
| WIII |
Cortland |
WYYS |
|
99.9 |
|
| WJPZ |
Syracuse |
|
2.2.85 |
89.1 |
|
| WKLL |
Frankfort |
|
12.15.89 |
94.9 |
|
| WKRH |
Minetto |
|
|
106.5 |
|
| WKRL-FM |
Syracuse |
|
|
100.9 |
|
| WKVU |
Utica |
WRCK/WUFM |
1962 |
107.3 |
|
| WLZW |
Utica |
WIBQ |
1.1.74 |
98.7 |
|
| WMCR |
Oneida, NY |
|
|
106.3/1600 |
|
| WMHR |
Syracuse |
|
|
102.9 |
|
| WMVN |
Sylvan Beach |
|
|
100.3/96.5 |
|
| WNTQ |
Syracuse |
WDDS/WFBL-FM |
1945 |
93.1 |
As WFBL-FM operated on frequency 45.9 MHz. |
| WNYO |
Oswego |
|
|
88.9 |
Owned by The State University of New York and operated by the students of Oswego State. |
| WOLF |
Syracuse |
WNNR |
5.9.40 |
1490 |
|
| WOLF-FM |
De Ruyter |
WVCN |
6.6.48 |
105.1 |
|
| WOSW |
Fulton |
WOSC/WZZZ |
8.22.49 |
1300 |
|
| WOUR |
|
|
|
96.9 |
|
| WRVD |
Syracuse |
|
|
90.3 |
Satellite of WRVO |
| WRVO |
Oswego |
|
1970 |
89.9 |
Owned and operated by The State University of New York at Oswego |
| WSEN |
Baldwinsville/Syracuse |
|
2.25.59 |
92.1/1050 |
|
| WSGO |
Oswego |
|
|
1440 |
|
| WSIV |
East Syracuse |
WYRD |
|
1540 |
|
| WSKO |
Syracuse |
WNDR/WNSS |
1946 |
1260 |
Originally a MBS affiliate |
| WSYR-AM |
Syracuse |
WMAC |
2.15.22 |
570 |
|
| WSYR-FM |
Solvay/Syracuse |
WPCX |
1981 |
106.9 |
|
| WTKV |
Oswego |
|
|
105.5 |
Simulcast of WTKW |
| WTKW |
Bridgeport/Syracuse |
|
|
99.5 |
|
| WTLA |
N. Syracuse |
WSOQ/WEZG |
8.1.59 |
1200 |
|
| WUMX |
Rome |
WUUU |
1981 |
102.5 |
|
| WVOA-FM |
Mexico, NY |
WUPN |
4.14.95 |
103.9 |
|
| WWHT-FM |
Syracuse |
WRRB/WONO |
1956 |
107.9 |
|
| WWLF-FM |
De Ruyter |
|
|
|
|
| WXTL |
Syracuse |
WXCD/WLTI |
2.1996 |
105.9 |
|
| WXXE |
Fenner |
|
2.11.2000 |
90.5 |
Syracuse Community Radio |
| WYYY |
Syracuse |
WSYR-FM |
1950s |
94.5 |
|
| WZUN |
Phoenix/Syracuse |
WRDS |
1.25.94 |
102.1 |
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