WRGB
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, New York
Branding	CBS 6
Slogan	Asking Tough Questions. Holding Officials Accountable.
Channels	Analog: 6 (VHF) Digital: 39 (UHF), 6 (post 2009)
Affiliations	CBS (secondary 1948-1954 and since 1981)
Owner	Freedom Communications
Founded	January 13, 1928 (as an experimental station) February 26, 1942 (on ch. 3, moved to ch. 6 in 1954)
Call letters meaning	Walter R. G. Baker (GE engineer, head of the NTSC)
Former callsigns	W2XB / W2XAD / W2XAF / W2XB (1928-1942)
Former affiliations	NBC (1942-1981) ABC and DuMont (1949-1954, both secondary)
Transmitter Power	93.3 kW (analog) 600 kW (digital)
Facility ID	73942
Transmitter Coordinates	42°38′12″N, 73°59′45″W
Website	cbs6albany.com

WRGB is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Capital District of New York State and Western New England. Licensed to Schenectady, the station broadcasts an analog signal on VHF channel 6 and a digital signal on UHF channel 39. WRGB's transmitter is located at the tower farm in the Helderberg Mountains in New Scotland. The station is owned by Freedom Communications as part of a duopoly with the area's CW affiliate WCWN. The two stations share studios that are located on Balltown Road in Niskayuna. Image File history File links CBS6Albany. ... Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates: , Country United States State New York County Albany Founded 1614 Incorporated 1686 Government  - Mayor Gerald D. Jennings (D) Area  - City  21. ... Union Colleges Nott Memorial, one of the most recognized buildings in Schenectady Schenectady (IPA ) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. ... 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WRGB's audio signal can be heard on 87.7 FM in most areas the video signal can be received (and some that it cannot). This is because of the electromagnetic field effect which puts the audio signal of channel 6 at the location of 87.75 MHz with tuners getting the signal at 87.7 FM. This is true for all channel 6 television stations in the United States.

History

1928 to 1942

WRGB claims to be the world's first television station. It traces its roots to an experimental station founded on January 13, 1928 from the General Electric facility under the call letters W2XB on channel 4. It was popularly known as "WGY Television" after its sister radio station. In 1939, it began sharing programs with W2XBS (forerunner of WNBC-TV) in New York City, becoming NBC's first television affiliate. That link would last for 42 years. January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “GE” redirects here. ... WGY is 50,000 watt radio station licenced to Schenectady, New York) and is one of the countrys oldest radio stations as well as a the oldest in New Yorks Capital Region. ... WNBC-TV, NBC4 is the flagship TV station of the NBC television network, with studios located in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

The station's original branding was "WGY", after its sister radio station, broadcasting on 790 kHz from a 380-meter antenna. The station also broadcasted on the frequency of 379.5 mHz, with 24 vertical lines of resolution and 21 frames per second. Its call-sign was changed to W2XAD rather quickly in 1928 and moved to 31.4 mHz. Towards December of 1928, the station would receive yet another change and upgrade with its call letters becoming W2XAF, keeping its frequency, frame rate, and vertical lines. WGY is a 50,000 watt radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

Later on, the station received a further upgrade to broadcast 48 lines at 20 frames per second, with the call sign of W2XB on 2.1-2.2 mHz.

On February 26, 1942, W2XB received a commercial license as WRGB, the fourth in the nation and only the second one outside of New York City. By then, it was operating on the VHF band with modern 525-line resolution and FM sound on a frequency of 66 to 72 mHz (then known as Channel 3, but redesignated Channel 4 after the Second World War). is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

1942 to Present

Several years later, WRGB took on secondary affiliations with the three other networks in operation (CBS, ABC, and DuMont). In 1954, it moved from Channel 4 to its current position on channel 6 to alleviate interference from WNBC-TV (then known as WRCA-TV) and Boston's WBZ-TV, and increased its radiated power approximately fourfold to 93,000 watts. WRGB dropped its secondary affiliations when WCDA (today's WTEN) and WTRI (today's WNYT) took the CBS and ABC affiliations respectively. The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... The DuMont Television Network was the worlds first commercial television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... WBZ-TV is the CBS owned-and-operated television station serving the Boston, Massachusetts television market. ... WTEN is the ABC television affiliate based in Albany, New York. ... WNYT is the NBC television affiliate for New York states Capital District (Albany-Schenectady-Troy). ...

WRGB produced two of the longest-running locally-produced programs in television history: a quiz show called Answers Please and a bowling program entitled TV Tournament Time. After the cancellation of both by the late-1980s, WRGB's local programming has been variable and erratic ranging from a local home shopping show to a weekly video countdown done with Top 40 stations WFLY and (later) WKKF. Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s. ... A bowler releases the ball. ... WFLY (FLY 92. ... WKKF (102. ...

On September 28, 1981, WRGB swapped affiliations with WAST (now WNYT) and became a CBS affiliate. Two years later, 55 years of General Electric ownership ended when it sold WRGB to Unicom Inc., a unit of Forstmann Little. Only three years later, Unicom sold WRGB to its current owner, Freedom Communications. The next year, WRGB was awarded the "Broadcast Pioneers Golden Mike Award" and shortly thereafter was awarded a "Presidential Citation" by Ronald Reagan. is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Forstmann, Little & Company is a private equity firm, specializing in leveraged buyouts (LBOs). ... Freedom Communications Logo Freedom Communications, Inc. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... “Reagan” redirects here. ...

WRGB changed its on-air name to "CBS 6" in October of 2004 after decades of being known as either "TV 6" or "Channel 6".

WRGB-DT

In September of 2003, WRGB signed on its digital signal (WRGB-DT) located on UHF channel 39. Like its analog counterpart, WRGB-DT was the first full-market digital signal to sign on in the market. The signal consists of the following:

• WRGB-DT1 (6.1): WRGB's main digital signal
• WRGB-DT2 (6.2): WNYA (see Note)*
• WRGB-DT3 (6.3): A live feed of the station's live "Instant Doppler 6" radar. This feed is preempted in cases when WRGB airs additional games of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

Note*: During WRGB's joint sales agreement (JSA) with WNYA, that station was offered on WRGB-DT2 (6.2). This was done because WNYA does not have a digital signal of its own. Current television listings continue to show that this arrangement still exists, eventhough the JSA expired in February of 2007. [1] WNYA, channel 51, is the callsign of the UPN affiliate for the Albany, New York area. ... // Final four redirects here. ...

WNYA and WCWN Involvement

In April of 2003, WRGB signed a joint sales agreement with the area's fledgling UPN affiliate WNYA several months prior to that station's sign-on in September. Under the agreement, WRGB handled advertising sales for WNYA and shared sundicated programming with the station. Also included were two forays of WRGB newscasts airing on WNYA (originally repeats then an hour-long extension to their weekday morning newscast). The agreement, originally set to expire at the end of August 2006, it was extended to expire at the end of 2008 but was then terminated in February of 2007. Since September 5, 2006, WNYA has been the area's MyNetworkTV affiliate. UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... WNYA, channel 51, is the callsign of the UPN affiliate for the Albany, New York area. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation. ...

On June 19, 2006, Freedom Communications announced the purchase of current CW affiliate WCWN from Tribune Broadcasting for $17 million. This purchase was finalized on December 6, 2006, giving the Capital Region market its first duopoly. Until the end of the JSA with WNYA, WRGB had control of three stations in the market. WRGB's hour-long weekday morning newscast extension was moved to WCWN at the start of 2007. is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “The CW” redirects here. ... “WEWB” redirects here. ... Tribune Broadcasting is a group of radio and television stations located throughout the United States which are owned and operated by the Tribune Company, a media conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. ... December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reports have circulated about WRGB launching a 10 PM newscast on WCWN, however the moving of a second run of Dr. Phil to the 10 PM timeslot on WCWN may have put those plans on hold. This article is about the TV series. ...

WCWN might take on the responsibility of airing CBS programs when WRGB is not able to such as in a news-related emergency. WCWN aired WRGB's 11 PM newscast during CBS's coverage of NCAA March Madness Basketball. CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... // Final four redirects here. ...

During past airings of the annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, WNYA has taken on the responsibility of airing WRGB's local and network lineup. This role has shifted to WCWN.

Programming

Outside of news, WRGB is the home base for Art "Mr. Food" Ginsburg whose syndicated cooking segment airs across the US usually during midday newscasts. [2] In the mid-1990s, WRGB was the springboard for Glens Falls native Rachael Ray who debuted her "30-Minute Meals" segments on the station. Glens Falls is a city in Warren County, New York, USA. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. ... Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968 in Glens Falls, New York[1][2]) is an Emmy-award winning television personality and author, who currently hosts the syndicated talk/lifestyle program Rachael Ray and two Food Network series, 30 Minute Meals and Rachael Rays Tasty Travels. ...

Syndicated programming on WRGB includes: Inside Edition, Live with Regis and Kelly, Dr. Phil, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The King of Queens. Inside Edition is a syndicated news program, on the air since January 9, 1989. ... Live with Regis and Kelly is a syndicated American television talk show, hosted by Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. ... The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is a syndicated television talk show hosted by actress/comedienne Ellen DeGeneres and distributed by Warner Brothers Television. ... The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ...

News Operation

For many years, WRGB had the leading newscast in the Capital Region, anchored for many years by the venerable Ernie Tetrault (who was immortalized in the 1992 film Sneakers, directed by one-time WRGB intern Phil Alden Robinson). After Tetrault's retirement in 1993, the station was quickly eclipsed by WNYT and for several years in the mid-1990s fell to third place. For the most part, the station has stabilized to a steady #2, though for a period in the early 2000s it fell back to #3. This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) in Long Beach, New York, is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers, and The Sum of All Fears. ... WNYT is the NBC television affiliate for New York states Capital District (Albany-Schenectady-Troy). ...

Currently, WRGB delays the weeknight broadcast of the CBS Evening News until 7 PM in favor of an extra half-hour of local news. CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The network has broadcast this program since 1948, and has used the CBS Evening News title since 1963. ...

Newscast Titles

• The Esso News Report (1940-54)
• Television 6 Reports (1954-60)
• TV-6 News (1960-1974)
• NewsCenter 6 (1974 until January 25, 1998)
• Channel 6 News (January 26, 1998 until September 30, 2004)
• CBS6 News (October 1, 2004 to the present)

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Weather Coverage

As with its heritage of being the first station in the Capital Region, WRGB has had several firsts in the weather field given the unpredictable weather of the northeast. In February of 1996, WRGB became the first Capital Region station to put forecasts on the world wide web with the launch of their website. WWWs historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. ...

The Mechanicville Tornado Outbreak of 1998 led to further developments in the station's weather coverage. WRGB won an Emmy award for Chief Meteorologist Steve Lapointe's near-nonstop work over two days which made sure there were no fatalities in the otherwise devastating tornadoes. On May 31, 1998, a rare tornado outbreak occurred in Eastern New York. ... A tornado in central Oklahoma. ...

In May of 1999, the station (at the behest of LaPointe) started "WeatherNet6" which allows viewers of the station to submit weather observations around the area. The public is allowed to report anything from current conditions to snowfall totals.

In 2000, the station became the first in the market to offer a station-owned weather radar as they installed "Instant Doppler 6" next to WRGB's studios. WRGB held this exclusive distinction until 2004 when WNYT set up their own live radar. WTEN and WXXA-TV also updated their radar outputs to so-called "live" capabilities. They do not, however, own their own radars. Instead, each of those stations decided to re-brand the live NOAA National Weather Service NEXRAD Level II radar data as their own. Data is used from 4 regional NWS doppler radar sites in Albany, Binghamton, Montague, and Upton. This government data is also used on WRGB (known on-air as "WeatherScan Radar"), and is not proprietary to any one station. Weather radar in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft (Source: NOAA) Environment Canada King City (CWKR) weather radar station. ... WTEN is the ABC television affiliate based in Albany, New York. ... WXXA-TV is the FOX-affiliated television station for New York States Capital District and Western New England. ... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a scientific agency of the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. ... The National Weather Service (NWS) is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States government. ... NEXRAD Radar at NSSL NEXRAD or Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 158 high-resolution Doppler radars operated by the National Weather Service, an agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in the United States. ... Binghamton is a city located in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. ... Montague is a town located in Lewis County, New York. ... Upton, New York is part of the Long Island town of Brookhaven. ...

Ironically, WRGB was the last station in the Albany market to have a degree-holding meteorologist on their staff, not doing so until Freedom's purchase of the station, several years after WTEN and WNYT did.

News Team

WRGB's newscast opening.

Greg Floyd and Michelle Smith anchor weeknights at 6, 6:30, and 11 PM on WRGB.

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• Ed O'Brien - weekday mornings on WRGB and WCWN
• Liz Bishop - weekdays at Noon, 5, and 5:30 PM
• Jerry Gretzinger - weeknights at 5 and 5:30 PM (also Money Editor)
• Michelle Smith - weeknights at 6, 6:30 and 11 PM (also education reporter)
• Greg Floyd - weeknights at 6, 6:30, and 11 PM (also reporter)
• TBD - weekend mornings
• Marci Natale - weekend evenings (also weeknight reporter)

Meteorologists

• Steve LaPointe (CBM certified) - Chief seen weeknights
• Tom Mailey - weekday mornings on WRGB and WCWN (also Monday and Tuesday at Noon)
• Mike Augustyniak - Wednesday through Friday at Noon (also weekend evenings)
• Mike Tamas - weekend mornings (also fill-in)

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• Doug Sherman - Director seen weeknights at 6, 6:30, and 11 PM
• Tim Mack - weekend evenings

Reporters

• Mary Beth Wenger - weekday Berkshire County reporter
• Craig Smith - evenings
• Dan Dinicola - weeknight news feature, commentary, and entertainment reporter
• Ken Screven - weekdays (also head of "Albany Bureau")
• Michelle Marsh - investigative reporter
• Morgan Hook - political reporter
• Nicole Forige - weekday mornings on WRGB and WCWN
• Rene Marsh - investigative reporter

Past Station Personnel

• Marty Aarons (Replacement for Ernie Tetrault, lasted less than a year before being fired in 1994. Later held anchor positions at WGRZ in Buffalo and WROC in Rochester)
• Jack Aernecke (5 and 5:30 PM anchor, also Money Editor; retired)
• Garrett Argianas (Weekend meteorologist during early 2000s, now with WVIT in New Britain/Hartford, Connecticut)
• Dick Beach (1931-1997, longtime reporter for WRGB TV and WGY radio)
• Kelly (Cass) Boland, (Weekend meteorologist, and later promoted to mornings from 1993-2000, now a key weekend meteorologist at The Weather Channel) She originally started out as a "Weathercaster" at WRGB before becoming a full-fledged meteorologist while at the station.
• Jim Brennan (Sports anchor for most of the 1980s, left to anchor at WTEN, now host of the regional PBS program "New York Week in Review")
• John Cessarich (Chief meteorologist from 1987 to 1991, now chief meteorologist at WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina)
• Dr. Alan Chartock (Controversial director of WAMC, was a political analyst until dropped in 1994 at which point he went to WNYT)
• Ed Dague (Reporter and later co-anchor from 1969-83, left for WNYT and was the catalyst for that station's current dominance)
• Fred Dicker (Political analyst, better known as the Albany based state editor of the New York Post. Also hosts a daily radio program on WROW)
• John Discepolo (Weekend sports anchor from 1996-99, now weekday morning sports anchor at WCBS in New York City)
• Bill Duffy (Political analyst from 1969 to his sudden death in 1987; father of former News Director Beau Duffy (resigned 6/22/07) (and, in turn, father-in-law of Special Projects Producer Michelle Nicoll-Duffy))
• Tracy Egan (Now at WTEN, served two separate stints at WRGB, first as a reporter in the mid 1970s then as lead co-anchor from 1986-91)
• Neal Estano (Chief meteorologist in two separate stints in the 1990s, now at WBAL-TV in Baltimore)
• John Graney (Long time Capital District sports talk radio host, was the main sports anchor for a time during the 1990s. Now at WROW radio in Albany)
• Steve Hammes (Weekend weathercaster and automotive editor from 1994 to 1999, continues to host and produce his auto-review franchise "Drive Time" for Yahoo! Autos and Autobytel, Inc. as well as hosting TWTV's "Car Show."
• Brad Holbrook (Evening co-anchor from 1998 to 2001, now host of BusinessWeek TV)
• Shawn Killenger(Morning feature reporter from 2000-2001, later was a contestant on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart)
• Kyle Kraska (Now main sports reporter at KFMB-TV in San Diego, got his start at WRGB in the early 1990s)
• Doug Lezette (Original weekend morning anchor, reporter, and later assistant News Director, now head anchor and news director at WSHM in Springfield, Massachusetts)
• Al Lombardo (Sports anchor during the 1980s, also hosted a sports talk radio show)
• Bob McNamara (Sports reporter from 1966-81, known as the one-time "Dean" of Capital District sports, and the only person to hold on-air position at all three of Albany's VHF stations)
• Joe Pagliarulo (Evening co-anchor from 2002 to 2005, now morning host at WOAI radio in San Antonio)
• Sue Nigra 1998-2006 (Most recently Noon/5:00 p.m. anchor and health reporter; her arrival to the station from WTEN was the focus of a key lawsuit on non-compete clauses)
• Paul Palmer 1985-1993 (News, Sports reporter) Now Producer with ESPN.
• Mary Caroline Powers (Reporter during the 1970s, then co-anchored the Noon news on WTEN. Later worked in public television and as an editor at the Saratogian newspaper)
• Earle Pudney (1911-1998, pioneer in Albany area broadcasting, hosted variety programs on WRGB TV and WGY radio from the 1940s to the 1960s)
• Ric Renner (Sports director from 1994-96, now host of "Southwest Sports Report" on Fox Sports Net Southwest)
• Judy Sanders (Feature and political reporter from 1979 to 2006)
• Scott Stevens (Webmaster of the conspiracy website WeatherWars, was fired by WRGB in 1995 after having fabricated his credentials)
• Ernie Tetrault (Main anchor for 42 years, 1951-93, a mark which will probably never be matched; now known as a commercial pitchman for many businesses in the Albany area)
• Howard Tupper (1913-1986, longtime weatherman and host of the long running Sunday morning bowling show TV Tournament Time, known for his catch phrase "Hi, small fry")
• Tim Welch (Weatherman during the 1980s, followed Howard Tupper and preceded John Cessarich)

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Administration

• Matt Sames - General Sales Manager
• Bob Hewitt - National Sales Manager
• Corey Ausfeld - Local Sales Manager

Account Executives

• Guy Cooper
• Melanie Costa
• Karen Lane
• Tracy Davis
• Don Evans
• Steve Paris
• Marie Moynihan
• Doug Haight
• Eric Schneider
• Karen Mackey Evans

Trivia

• Ernie Tetrault, WRGB's long-time anchor, can be seen anchoring a newscast in the 1992 film Sneakers. Phil Alden Robinson, the film's director, once worked at the station as an intern. ^[1]

• The final episode of The Last Newhart (Episode: #8.24 shown on May 21, 1990) ran for 30 seconds longer than the typical episode. WRGB was the only CBS affiliate that did not get an announcement from the network. Halfway through the concluding joke in the episode, the WRGB's control room cut to a male local anchor. As was typical at the time, he was to read teasers for that night's 11 PM newscast but he was visibly surprised at his own face appearing on the monitor since he was watching the end of the episode as well.

This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) in Long Beach, New York, is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers, and The Sum of All Fears. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

References

1. ^ Trivia for Sneakers (1992) (HTML). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2006-10-22. “Director Phil Alden Robinson once did an internship at WRGB-TV in Niskayuna, New York. As a favor, he had former WRGB news anchor Ernie Tetrault cast as the news anchor in this film.”

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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