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(1941–1952)</div> <p> <b>WBCA</b> was a short-lived commercial <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM radio station</a>, licensed to <a href="/wiki/Schenectady,_New_York" title="Schenectady, New York">Schenectady, New York</a>. The station, originally W47A, launched on July 17, 1941, as the first commercial FM station without an associated AM station. The call sign was changed to WBCA in 1943. Despite initial optimism that FM stations would soon supplant the AM band,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WBCA ceased operations in 1952 due essentially to the small number of FM receivers in use. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBCA_(Schenectady,_New_York)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="W47A">W47A</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBCA_(Schenectady,_New_York)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: W47A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Advertisement_for_General_Electric_featuring_radio_station_W47A,_Schenectady,_New_York_(October_20,_1941).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Advertisement_for_General_Electric_featuring_radio_station_W47A%2C_Schenectady%2C_New_York_%28October_20%2C_1941%29.jpg/225px-Advertisement_for_General_Electric_featuring_radio_station_W47A%2C_Schenectady%2C_New_York_%28October_20%2C_1941%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Advertisement_for_General_Electric_featuring_radio_station_W47A%2C_Schenectady%2C_New_York_%28October_20%2C_1941%29.jpg/338px-Advertisement_for_General_Electric_featuring_radio_station_W47A%2C_Schenectady%2C_New_York_%28October_20%2C_1941%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Advertisement_for_General_Electric_featuring_radio_station_W47A%2C_Schenectady%2C_New_York_%28October_20%2C_1941%29.jpg/450px-Advertisement_for_General_Electric_featuring_radio_station_W47A%2C_Schenectady%2C_New_York_%28October_20%2C_1941%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1538" data-file-height="1996" /></a><figcaption>1941 advertisement for General Electric transmitters, featuring W47A.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>In May 1940, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> (FCC) announced the establishment, effective January 1, 1941, of an FM radio band operating on 40 channels spanning 42–50 MHz.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/List_of_the_initial_commercial_FM_station_assignments_issued_by_the_Federal_Communications_Commission_on_October_31,_1940" title="List of the initial commercial FM station assignments issued by the Federal Communications Commission on October 31, 1940">first fifteen</a> commercial FM station construction permits were issued on October 31, 1940, including one to the Capitol Broadcasting Company in Schenectady for 44.7 MHz,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was issued the call sign W47A.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The station made its debut broadcast on July 17, 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The person primarily responsible for the station's founding was Leonard L. Asch, who had an extensive background in marketing at General Electric. A 1941 station review reported that "the advent of W47A on the air waves was greeted by five pages of promotional material in one Schenectady paper, six pages in the other Schenectady daily,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by two pages each in the Albany and Troy papers." Close attention was given to the station's character, and this report further stated that "The problem of earning a reputation among both sponsors and the listening public for 'class,' without falling into the error of becoming a 'snob' station, has required some ticklish maneuvering. Offers of programs from so-called 'borax' houses<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and other opportunistic high-pressure merchandisers have been declined as tactfully as possible, in keeping with the high standards established for all Frequency Modulation broadcasting. It is believed that the temporary loss of immediate revenue will be compensated by an increasing public recognition of the worthwhileness of those sponsors whose programs are acceptable." <sup id="cite_ref-how_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At this time FM was still a new, unproven technology. The station owners put on a series of demonstrations, and began locally selling General Electric-brand receivers (which did not cover the entire FM broadcast band, to make it difficult to receive competing stations).<sup id="cite_ref-points_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-points-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One station countered with advertisements declaring "This is not an FM station, and can be heard on any set."<sup id="cite_ref-troubles_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-troubles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Programming, spanning 16 hours per day, came from a variety of sources, including retransmission of over-the-air signals from FM stations in <a href="/wiki/WGTR_(Massachusetts)" title="WGTR (Massachusetts)">Paxton, Massachusetts</a>, and <a href="/wiki/W2XMN" title="W2XMN">Alpine, New Jersey</a>. W47A was the first FM station to affiliate with the <a href="/wiki/Mutual_Broadcasting_System" title="Mutual Broadcasting System">Mutual Broadcasting System</a>, and also became a Yankee network affiliate. A <a href="/wiki/Studio_transmitter_link" title="Studio transmitter link">studio transmitter link</a>, operating at 331 MHz, connected the main Schenectady studio to the Helderberg mountaintop transmitter.<sup id="cite_ref-troubles_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-troubles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WBCA">WBCA</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBCA_(Schenectady,_New_York)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: WBCA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Effective November 1, 1943, the FCC modified its policy for FM call letters,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the call sign was changed to WBCA. The call letters represented "the names of the three men in charge. The 'B' is for Harold E. Blodgett, Schenectady attorney; the 'C' represents James E. Cushing, leader in local business and civic affairs; and the 'A' is for Leonard L. Asch, formerly in charge of sales promotion methods in the merchandise department at General Electric Co. The three men initiated and financed the station, and are its owners."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Advertisement_for_WPTR-WBCA_(December_20,_1948).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Advertisement_for_WPTR-WBCA_%28December_20%2C_1948%29.gif/225px-Advertisement_for_WPTR-WBCA_%28December_20%2C_1948%29.gif" decoding="async" width="225" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Advertisement_for_WPTR-WBCA_%28December_20%2C_1948%29.gif/338px-Advertisement_for_WPTR-WBCA_%28December_20%2C_1948%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Advertisement_for_WPTR-WBCA_%28December_20%2C_1948%29.gif/450px-Advertisement_for_WPTR-WBCA_%28December_20%2C_1948%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="699" data-file-height="843" /></a><figcaption>An AM sister station, <a href="/wiki/WDCD_(AM)" title="WDCD (AM)">WPTR</a>, debuted in 1948, and advertising began to relegate WBCA to a secondary role.<sup id="cite_ref-WPTR-WBCA_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPTR-WBCA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>On June 27, 1945, the FCC announced the reassignment of the FM band to 80 channels from 88–106 MHz (which was soon expanded to 100 channels from 88–108 MHz), in part due to concern that under unusual atmospheric conditions signals on the existing frequencies were prone to causing interference, by traveling much greater than usual distances.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (In 1943, WBCA had reported that under certain conditions it had been received as far away as Venezuela.)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most existing station owners opposed the move, and in 1947 Asch reported that, out of 18,000 FM homes within the WBCA service area, more than 15,000 had radios that could not tune to the new high band, and "Judging from the constantly descending production figures of set manufacturers, it will be a long time before this low band audience will be equalled with high band sets."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the opposition the transfer eventually took place. During a 1948 transitional period, WBCA broadcast simultaneously on its original 44.7 MHz frequency and its new "high band" channel of 101.1 MHz, eventually shutting down the 44.7 MHz signal. </p><p>A 1941 review of the station's finances had been positive, stating shortly after its debut that "Probably unique in the history of broadcasting is W47A's feat of commencing commercial operations on the very first day with a schedule of programs sufficient to just meet operating expenses, exclusive of capital costs."<sup id="cite_ref-how_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1943 it was reported that "the station isn't making any money, but it isn't losing any either".<sup id="cite_ref-points_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-points-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1941 review stated that "In some instances, far-sighted businessmen who spotted the future opportunities of FM asked to have contracts made on a two- or three-year basis", although "All such offers, naturally, were declined with thanks."<sup id="cite_ref-how_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-how-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1945, Asch revised this latter comment to "I am sorry that we declined these offers with thanks." Still, despite ongoing financial challenges, he was optimistic, maintaining that "Four years of fulltime operation under the most adverse conditions without dipping prohibitively into the red—argues well for FM operation in normal times with sets available." and "Away from the metropolitan centers like New York, and Chicago, FM will rapidly take over and the transition period can readily be in less than two years. The public, always receptive to better equipment and service, will force the demand for FM sets when FM service becomes available. With the establishment of FM, I believe that the multiplexing of <a href="/wiki/Radiofax" title="Radiofax">facsimile</a> will become a better commercial combination than television for at least 10 years in smaller communities.<sup id="cite_ref-troubles_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-troubles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1945, Leonard Asch had said "The management of an independent FM station will require careful planning and promotion", while, in contrast, "the management of an FM station with an AM affiliation is neither expensive nor difficult".<sup id="cite_ref-troubles_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-troubles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In mid-1948 WBCA acquired an AM affiliation, when <a href="/wiki/WDCD_(AM)" title="WDCD (AM)">WPTR</a>, in nearby Albany, debuted,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with Asch as the station's general manager, although in November 1949 he resigned from WPTR, while remaining as president of WBCA.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Control of WPTR and WBCA was assumed by Schine Chain Theaters.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The addition of an AM sister station did little to improve WBCA's finances, and station advertising now showcased the AM station, with WBCA limited to passing references.<sup id="cite_ref-WPTR-WBCA_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPTR-WBCA-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, Asch remained optimistic about FM's future, and was quoted in late 1948 that "The continued degradation of AM station coverage will surely benefit FM. Also, the set manufacturers, stuck with a stagnant AM set market and TV tube shortages, as well as limited markets, must surely turn to FM set production and promotion in 1949 for volume."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early 1950s continuing severe financial problems due to the slow acceptance of FM radio caused the number of stations in the United States to start to decline. In April 1952 WBCA received permission to remain silent for six months, but never resumed broadcasting.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBCA_(Schenectady,_New_York)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8I8uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MYkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3164%2C1812797">"FM Gives Clear Signal"</a>, <i>Schenectady Gazette</i>, July 17, 1941, page 22.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcasting21unse/page/n998/mode/1up">General Electric advertisement</a> (featuring W47A), <i>Broadcasting</i>, October 20, 1941, page 61.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112059131711&view=1up&seq=767">"FCC Order No. 67"</a> <i>Federal Register</i>, May 25, 1940, page 2011.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcasting19unse/page/n1074/mode/1up">"New FM Call Letters Proposed"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, November 15, 1940, page 77.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The initial call sign policy for commercial FM stations included an initial "W" for stations located east of the Mississippi River, followed by the last two digits of a station's frequency assignment, "47" in this case, and closing with a one or two character city identifier, which for Albany, New York-area stations was "A".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcasting21unse/page/n156/mode/1up">"Commercial FM Outlet Opened in Schenectady"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, July 21, 1941, page 43.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8I8uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MYkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1180%2C1785334">W47A articles</a>, <i>Schenectady Gazette</i>, July 17, 1941, pages 17-22.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"Borax" was a corruption of the Yiddish word "borgs", which in English is "credit". "Borax houses" were retail establishments, most commonly furniture stores, which sold low quality merchandise at high prices. ("This 'Borax House' Business", <i>Detroit Free Press</i>, March 29, 1936, Part 3, page 3)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-how-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-how_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-how_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-how_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-FM-Magazine/FM-Magazine-1941-09.pdf#page=9">"How W47A Did It"</a> by William F. Marquet (News Editor, Capitol Broadcasting Company), <i>FM Magazine</i>, September 1941, pages 7-13.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-points-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-points_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-points_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=vQwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT9">"WBCA Points The Way"</a> by Lou Frankel, <i>The Billboard</i>, November 20, 1943, pages 10-11.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theradiofox.com/fm/">"Pre War FM radios: General Electric model HM-80 (1940)"</a> Although the original FM band had an upper frequency of 49.9 MHz, the General Electric model HM-80 receivers manufactured in 1940 for sale by Capitol Broadcasting could only tune up to 45.7 MHz, which was the frequency initially assigned to General Electric's <a href="/wiki/WRVE" title="WRVE">local FM station</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-troubles-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-troubles_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-troubles_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-troubles_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-troubles_12-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcasting292unse/page/n23/mode/1up">"FM Broadcaster Tells Troubles, Successes"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, October 1, 1945, pages 18, 81.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=mwwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT6">"Standard Broadcast Station Call Letters for All Outlets Starting Nov. 1, FCC Rule"</a>, <i>The Billboard</i>, September 4, 1943, page 7.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qxkqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2IUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1072%2C93708">"FM Stations' New Names in Effect Today"</a>, <i>Schenectady Gazette</i>, November 1, 1943, page 16.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-WPTR-WBCA-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-WPTR-WBCA_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-WPTR-WBCA_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcasting36unse/page/n366/mode/1up">WPTR/WBCA</a> (advertisement), <i>Broadcasting</i>, January 31, 1949, page 13.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcasting291unse/page/n16/mode/1up">"FCC Allocates 88-106 mc Band to FM"</a> by Bill Bailey, <i>Broadcasting</i>, July 2, 1945, pages 13-14.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcasting291unse/page/n67/mode/1up">"FCC Allocations Order Text"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, July 2, 1945, pages 64-68.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=4h8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT6">"FM Travels—Sometimes"</a>, <i>The Billboard</i>, November 27, 1943, page 7.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-09-29-BC.pdf#page=78">"Proposed TV Rules in Oct. 13 Hearing"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, September 29, 1947, pages 76-77.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-08-09-BC.pdf#page=101">"WPTR, Owned by Theatre Chain, Starts in Albany"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, August 9, 1948, page 97.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NA4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT6">"Ripley Gets WPTR Post; Asch Resigns"</a>, <i>The Billboard</i>, November 28, 1948, page 7.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-09-29-BC.pdf#page=86">"Journal Co. 15% Sale Asked; Three Other Approvals Sought"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, September 29, 1947, page 84.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1948/1948-12-27-BC.pdf#page=50">"Station Outlook"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, December 27, 1948, page 50.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/broadcastingtele42unse_0/page/n603/mode/1up">"FCC Actions: April 18 Decisions: To Remain Silent"</a>, <i>Broadcasting</i>, April 28, 1952, page 86.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WBCA_(Schenectady,_New_York)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://alcue.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/the-capital-districts-lost-broadcaster-w47awbca/">"The Capital District's Lost Broadcaster: W47A/WBCA"</a> by Alcue, February 4, 2014</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/Capital_District_(New_York)" title="Capital District (New York)">Capital District</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/AM_broadcasting" title="AM broadcasting">AM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WROW" title="WROW">590</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGY_(AM)" title="WGY (AM)">810</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WABY" title="WABY">900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIZR" title="WIZR">930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOFX_(AM)" title="WOFX (AM)">980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSSV" title="WSSV">1160</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSDE" title="WSDE">1190</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUC" title="WHUC">1230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPTR_(AM)" title="WPTR (AM)">1240</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGDJ" title="WGDJ">1300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHAZ_(AM)" title="WHAZ (AM)">1330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WENT" title="WENT">1340</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMC_(AM)" title="WAMC (AM)">1400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNY" title="WFNY">1440</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOPG_(AM)" title="WOPG (AM)">1460</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSS" title="WCSS">1490</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVTL" title="WVTL">1570</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/FM_broadcasting" title="FM broadcasting">FM frequency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WVCR-FM" title="WVCR-FM">88.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMHT-FM" title="WMHT-FM">89.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRUC" title="WRUC">89.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOPG-FM" title="WOPG-FM">89.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMC" title="WAMC">90.3</a></li> <li>90.7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WGXC" class="mw-redirect" title="WGXC">WGXC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPGL" class="mw-redirect" title="WPGL">WPGL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCDB" title="WCDB">90.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHVP_(FM)" class="mw-redirect" title="WHVP (FM)">91.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRPI" title="WRPI">91.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFLY" title="WFLY">92.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZCR" title="WZCR">93.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYAI" title="WYAI">93.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYKV" title="WYKV">94.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYJB" title="WYJB">95.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAJZ" title="WAJZ">96.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMHH" title="WMHH">96.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHAZ_(AM)" title="WHAZ (AM)">97.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHAZ-FM" title="WHAZ-FM">97.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEXT" title="WEXT">97.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRIP" title="WRIP">97.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTRY-FM" title="WTRY-FM">98.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRVE" title="WRVE">99.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKLI-FM" title="WKLI-FM">100.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJKE" title="WJKE">101.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJIV" title="WJIV">101.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKF" title="WKKF">102.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEQX" title="WEQX">102.7</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGY-FM" title="WGY-FM">103.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQSH_(FM)" title="WQSH (FM)">103.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPBZ-FM" title="WPBZ-FM">103.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMM-FM" title="WTMM-FM">104.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WINU" title="WINU">104.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQBK-FM" title="WQBK-FM">105.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPYX" title="WPYX">106.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGNA-FM" title="WGNA-FM">107.7</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Low-power_broadcasting" title="Low-power broadcasting">LPFM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOG-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOG-LP (page does not exist)">92.7</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOS-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOS-LP (page does not exist)">98.9</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOC-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOC-LP (page does not exist)">105.3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOA-LP (page does not exist)">106.9</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WCAA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WCAA-LP (page does not exist)">107.3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Broadcast_relay_station" title="Broadcast relay station">Translators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W226AC" class="mw-redirect" title="W226AC">93.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W230DK" class="mw-redirect" title="W230DK">93.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W232CE" class="mw-redirect" title="W232CE">94.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W235AY" class="mw-redirect" title="W235AY">94.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W240EC" class="mw-redirect" title="W240EC">95.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W246DS" class="mw-redirect" title="W246DS">97.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W248AX" class="mw-redirect" title="W248AX">97.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W254DA" class="mw-redirect" title="W254DA">98.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W256BU" class="mw-redirect" title="W256BU">99.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W260CH" class="mw-redirect" title="W260CH">99.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W261DP" class="mw-redirect" title="W261DP">100.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W263CG" class="mw-redirect" title="W263CG">100.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W275BS" class="mw-redirect" title="W275BS">102.9</a></li> <li>104.3 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W282BI" class="mw-redirect" title="W282BI">W282BI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W282CU" class="mw-redirect" title="W282CU">W282CU</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W284BZ" class="mw-redirect" title="W284BZ">104.7</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NOAA_Weather_Radio" title="NOAA Weather Radio">NOAA Weather Radio</a><br />frequency</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WXL34&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WXL34 (page does not exist)">162.55</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/HD_Radio" title="HD Radio">Digital radio</a><br />by frequency & subchannel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WMHT-FM" title="WMHT-FM">89.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEXT" title="WEXT">89.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMC" title="WAMC">90.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMC" title="WAMC">90.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTRY-FM" title="WTRY-FM">98.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTRY-FM" title="WTRY-FM">98.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRVE" title="WRVE">99.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRVE" title="WRVE">99.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKF" title="WKKF">102.3-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKF" title="WKKF">102.3-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGY-FM" title="WGY-FM">103.1-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOFX_(AM)" title="WOFX (AM)">103.1-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQBK-FM" title="WQBK-FM">105.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQBK-FM" title="WQBK-FM">105.7-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPYX" title="WPYX">106.5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPYX" title="WPYX">106.5-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGNA-FM" title="WGNA-FM">107.7-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sound_of_Life_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sound of Life Radio">107.7-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/Call_signs_in_North_America" title="Call signs in North America">call sign</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/W226AC" class="mw-redirect" title="W226AC">W226AC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W230DK" class="mw-redirect" title="W230DK">W230DK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W232CE" class="mw-redirect" title="W232CE">W232CE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W235AY" class="mw-redirect" title="W235AY">W235AY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W240EC" class="mw-redirect" title="W240EC">W240EC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W246DS" class="mw-redirect" title="W246DS">W246DS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W248AX" class="mw-redirect" title="W248AX">W248AX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W254DA" class="mw-redirect" title="W254DA">W254DA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W256BU" class="mw-redirect" title="W256BU">W256BU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W260CH" class="mw-redirect" title="W260CH">W260CH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W261DP" class="mw-redirect" title="W261DP">W261DP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W263CG" class="mw-redirect" title="W263CG">W263CG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W275BS" class="mw-redirect" title="W275BS">W275BS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W282BI" class="mw-redirect" title="W282BI">W282BI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W282CU" class="mw-redirect" title="W282CU">W282CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W284BZ" class="mw-redirect" title="W284BZ">W284BZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WABY" title="WABY">WABY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAJZ" title="WAJZ">WAJZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMC_(AM)" title="WAMC (AM)">WAMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WAMC" title="WAMC">WAMC-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WAMC" title="WAMC">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WCAA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WCAA-LP (page does not exist)">WCAA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCDB" title="WCDB">WCDB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WCSS" title="WCSS">WCSS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WENT" title="WENT">WENT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEQX" title="WEQX">WEQX</a><sup>2</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WEXT" title="WEXT">WEXT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFLY" title="WFLY">WFLY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WFNY" title="WFNY">WFNY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGDJ" title="WGDJ">WGDJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGNA-FM" title="WGNA-FM">WGNA-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sound_of_Life_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sound of Life Radio">HD3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGXC" class="mw-redirect" title="WGXC">WGXC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGY_(AM)" title="WGY (AM)">WGY</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WGY-FM" title="WGY-FM">WGY-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WOFX_(AM)" title="WOFX (AM)">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHAZ_(AM)" title="WHAZ (AM)">WHAZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHAZ-FM" title="WHAZ-FM">WHAZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHUC" title="WHUC">WHUC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHVP_(FM)" class="mw-redirect" title="WHVP (FM)">WHVP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WINU" title="WINU">WINU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WIZR" title="WIZR">WIZR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJIV" title="WJIV">WJIV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WJKE" title="WJKE">WJKE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKKF" title="WKKF">WKKF</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WKKF" title="WKKF">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKLI-FM" title="WKLI-FM">WKLI-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMHH" title="WMHH">WMHH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMHT-FM" title="WMHT-FM">WMHT-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WEXT" title="WEXT">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WHAZ_(AM)" title="WHAZ (AM)">WMYY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOFX_(AM)" title="WOFX (AM)">WOFX</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOA-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOA-LP (page does not exist)">WOOA-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOC-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOC-LP (page does not exist)">WOOC-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOG-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOG-LP (page does not exist)">WOOG-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WOOS-LP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WOOS-LP (page does not exist)">WOOS-LP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOPG_(AM)" title="WOPG (AM)">WOPG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WOPG-FM" title="WOPG-FM">WOPG-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPBZ-FM" title="WPBZ-FM">WPBZ-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPGL" class="mw-redirect" title="WPGL">WPGL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPTR_(AM)" title="WPTR (AM)">WPTR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WPYX" title="WPYX">WPYX</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WPYX" title="WPYX">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQBK-FM" title="WQBK-FM">WQBK-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WQBK-FM#HD_Radio_operations" title="WQBK-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WQSH_(FM)" title="WQSH (FM)">WQSH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRIP" title="WRIP">WRIP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WROW" title="WROW">WROW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRPI" title="WRPI">WRPI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRUC" title="WRUC">WRUC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WRVE" title="WRVE">WRVE</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WRVE" title="WRVE">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSDE" title="WSDE">WSDE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WSSV" title="WSSV">WSSV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTMM-FM" title="WTMM-FM">WTMM-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WTRY-FM" title="WTRY-FM">WTRY-FM</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/WTRY-FM" title="WTRY-FM">HD2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVCR-FM" title="WVCR-FM">WVCR-FM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WVTL" title="WVTL">WVTL</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WXL34&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WXL34 (page does not exist)">WXL34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYAI" title="WYAI">WYAI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYJB" title="WYJB">WYJB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WYKV" title="WYKV">WYKV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WZCR" title="WZCR">WZCR</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">W47A/WBCA (101.1 FM)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WCKL_(New_York)" title="WCKL (New York)">WCKL (560 AM)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WCSQ-LP" title="WCSQ-LP">WCSQ-LP (105.9 FM)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WDCD_(AM)" title="WDCD (AM)">WDCD (1540 AM)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Shortwave_broadcasting_in_the_United_States#Defunct_broadcasters" title="Shortwave broadcasting in the United States">WGEO (shortwave)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WOFX_(AM)#History" title="WOFX (AM)">WTRI (102.7 FM)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/WXKW_(Albany,_New_York)" title="WXKW (Albany, New York)">WXKW (850 AM, 1600 AM)</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="hlist"> <dl><dt>Radio stations in <a href="/wiki/Capital_District,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital District, New York">New York's Capital District</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Albany_Radio" title="Template:Albany Radio">Albany-Schenectady-Troy</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Saratoga_Radio" title="Template:Saratoga Radio">Saratoga Springs-Glens Falls</a></dd></dl> </div> <dl><dt>Other nearby regions</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Bennington_and_Rutland_Radio" title="Template:Bennington and Rutland Radio">Bennington-Rutland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:North_Country_Radio" 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