Encyclopedia > List of television stations in New York State
This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the state of New York , as of 2002-2003:
VHF stations
Channel 2: WCBS - CBS , New York City, "CBS 2 New York " Channel 2: WGRZ - NBC , Buffalo, originally WGR prior to 1983. Channel 2: WKTV - NBC , Utica Channel 3: WSTM - NBC , Syracuse Channel 4: WIVB - CBS , Buffalo, WBEN until 1973. Channel 4: WNBC - NBC , New York City, "News Channel 4 " Channel 5: WNYW - FOX , Fox Box , New York City, "FOX5" , WABD when it was the Flagship station of the DuMont Television Network, became WNEW before 1986 Channel 5: WPTZ - NBC , Plattsburgh Channel 5: WTVH - CBS , Syracuse "Newschannel 5" Channel 6: WRGB - CBS , Schenectady "CBS6 " Channel 6: WSTQ - UPN , Syracuse Channel 7: WABC - ABC , New York City Channel 7: WKBW-TV - ABC , Buffalo, "News Channel 7' until 1997 Channel 7: WWNY - CBS , Carthage (Watertown) Channel 8: WROC - CBS , Rochester "Newschannel 8", WMAL on channel 6 before CIII, another channel 6 aired near Rochester made WMAL move to number 8, WROC-TV, and an NBC affiliate until 1989. Channel 9: WIXT - ABC , Syracuse Channel 10: WHEC - NBC , Rochester "10NBC " Channel 10: WTEN - ABC , Albany "ABC 10 " Channel 11: WPIX - WB , Kids WB , New York City, "WB11" (formerly WB ch. 11) Channel 12: WBNG - CBS , Binghamton Channel 13: WNYT - NBC , Albany Channel 13: WNET - PBS , Newark, NJ /New York City Channel 13: WOKR - ABC , Rochester
UHF stations Channel 16: WPBS - PBS , Watertown Channel 17: WMHT - PBS , Schenectady Channel 17: WNED - PBS , Buffalo Channel 18: WETM - NBC , Elmira Channel 18: WNPI - PBS , Norwood Channel 20: WUTR - ABC , Utica Channel 21: WLIW - PBS , Garden City Channel 21: WXXI - PBS , Rochester, W X) X) I) roman numeral for channel number Channel 23: WNLO - UPN , Buffalo, probably UPN23 , originally independent and WNEQ, PBS Channel 23: WXXA - FOX , Albany Channel 24: WCNY - PBS , Syracuse Channel 25: WNYE - PBS (partially), New York City Channel 25: WONS?, Olean or Jamestown, formerly "UPN 25" Channel 26: WNYB - TBN , Jamestown Channel 29: WUTV - FOX , Fox Box , Buffalo "FOX 29" , WNYT (independent) until the 1980s Channel 30: WBGT - UPN , Rochester "Big TV" Channel 30: WSKA - PBS , Corning Channel 31: WPXN - PAX , New York City Channel 31: WUHF - FOX , Fox Box , Rochester, "FOX Rochester" Channel 33: WFXV - FOX , Utica Channel 34: WIVT - ABC , Binghamton Channel 36: WENY - ABC , Elmira Channel 40: WICZ - FOX , Binghamton Channel 43: WNYS - WB , Syracuse Channel 45: WEWB - WB , Schenectady Channel 46: WSKG - PBS , Binghamton Channel 48: WYDC - FOX , Corning Channel 49: WNYO - WB , Kids WB , Buffalo, "Buffalo's WB 49" Channel 51: WPXJ - PAX , Batavia, "PAX 51" Channel 54: WTBY - TBN , Poughkeepsie Channel 55: WLNY - independent, Riverhead, "NY 55" Channel 55: WYPX - independent, Amsterdam Channel 56: WSPX - PAX , Syracuse Channel 57: WCFE - PBS , Plattsburgh Channel 62: WRNN - independent, Kingston, "Regional News Network" Channel 67: WFTY - Telefutura, Smithtown Channel 67: WNGS - independent, Buffalo (Springville), formerly "UPN (channel) 67" (1997-2002), launched in 1996 Channel 68: WSYT - FOX , Syracuse
Local cable channels
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