Upstate NY Television/Radio History
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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
STATIONS IN REPACK *

DMA Call Sign Virtual Channel from Channel to Channel Phase
Syracuse, NY WTVU-CD 22 22 25 4
Syracuse, NY WHSU-CD 51 51 23 8
Syracuse, NY WIXT-CD 40 40 27 8
Syracuse, NY WONO-CD 11 34 24 8
Syracuse, NY WSTM-TV 3 24 19 4
Syracuse, NY (Ithaca, NY) WNYI 52 20 13 4
Syracuse, NY (Oneida, NY) WTKO-CD 13 36 32 4
Syracuse, NY WSYT 68 19 14 4
Syracuse, NY WCNY-TV 24 25 20 4
Syracuse, NY WNYS-TV 43 44 15 8
Syracuse, NY WSPX-TV 56 15 36 4
Syracuse, NY WTVH 5 47 18 8
Utica, NY WFXV 33 27 34 8
Watertown, NY WWTI 50 21 31 4
Watertown, NY WPBS-DT 16 41 26 4
Watertown, NY WWNY-TV 7 7 8 10

*All other stations remain the same. Stations appended with CD are Class A.

Radio Stations

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 Baldwinsville Central Schools
WCNY-FM Liverpool 12.4.71 91.3
WCVM Morrisville 1957 1580 The State University of New York at Morrisville
WERW Syracuse 1987 1570 Syracuse University
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 Syracuse University
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 The State University of New York at Oswego
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 Translator of WRVO
WRVO Oswego 1970 89.9 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