WSKG: Binghamton, New York WSKA: Corning/Elmira, New York |
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Channels | Digital: WSKG: 42 (UHF) WSKA: 30 (UHF) |
Subchannels | 46.1 PBS 46.2 ThinkBright 46.3 Create |
Translators | W60AD Savona |
Affiliations | PBS |
Owner | WSKG Public Telecommunications Council |
First air date | WSKG: May 12, 1968 WSKA: 2006 |
Call letters' meaning | Stanley Kiehl Gambell |
Sister station(s) | WSKG-FM, WSQX-FM |
Former channel number(s) | Analog: WSKG: 46 (UHF, 1968-2009) |
Former affiliations | NET (1968-1970) |
Transmitter power | WSKG: 50 kW WSKA: 25 kW |
Height | WSKG: 408 m WSKA: 334 m |
Facility ID | WSKG: 74034 WSKA: 78908 |
Transmitter coordinates | WSKG: WSKA: |
Website | www.wskg.org |
WSKG-TV is a public television station in Binghamton, New York, broadcasting locally on channel 46 as a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) member station. It is owned and operated by the WSKG Public Telecommunications Council, Inc.. The station's offices are based in Vestal, New York.
The station was named for Stanley Kiehl Gambell, a prominent local clergyman who was active in children's television programming.
WSKG-FM and WSQX-FM are other broadcast stations operated by the same non-profit corporation.
Channel | Programming |
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46.1 | Main WSKG-TV programming / PBS |
46.2 | ThinkBright |
46.3 | Create |
The station also operates WSKA-DT channel 30 in Corning, New York. WSKA had begun broadcasting as of fall 2006 as a repeater station of WSKG-DT.
WSKG-TV once had many analog translators in operation across New York's Southern Tier. However, due to high operating costs, WSKG ceased the broadcasts, and surrendered the licenses of almost all of their television translators. W60AD channel 60 in Savona, New York is their only TV translator remaining. It has an ERP of 650 watts.
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