WCNY-TV
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WCNY-TV is Syracuse
, New York
's public television
station and PBS
member station. WCNY-TV's programming is also seen in Utica
on low-powered repeater W22DO-D channel 24 Digital (22 analog)
The station is owned by The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, who also owns 91.3 WCNY-FM
(Classic FM).
The WCNY-TV call letters were originally used from 1954-65 by the station now known as WWNY-TV
in Watertown.
While other local stations relay network programming in HD, WCNY-TV is the only television station in the Syracuse market to produce and broadcast their own programs in High Definition
.
Four from Syracuse (Analog 25)
Four from Utica (Analog 22)
Each as the same format.
A fifth channel, WCNY2-“Your How To“, had been available on cable only.
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
's public television
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
station and PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member station. WCNY-TV's programming is also seen in Utica
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
on low-powered repeater W22DO-D channel 24 Digital (22 analog)
The station is owned by The Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York, who also owns 91.3 WCNY-FM
WCNY-FM
WCNY-FM is a public radio station in Syracuse, New York that plays classical music and is a National Public Radio member station...
(Classic FM).
The WCNY-TV call letters were originally used from 1954-65 by the station now known as WWNY-TV
WWNY-TV
WWNY-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Upstate New York's North Country region, licensed to Carthage. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 7 from a transmitter along State Street/NY 126 in Wilna's Carthage section. The station can also be seen on Time Warner...
in Watertown.
While other local stations relay network programming in HD, WCNY-TV is the only television station in the Syracuse market to produce and broadcast their own programs in High Definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
.
Digital Programming
WCNY-DT operates Eight digital programming subchannels:Four from Syracuse (Analog 25)
Four from Utica (Analog 22)
Each as the same format.
| Channel | Name | Video | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.1 | WCNY-1 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
Main WCNY programming / PBS SD |
| 24.2 | WCNY-2 | Create | |
| 24.3 | WCNY-3 | PBS World PBS World PBS World is a 24-hour United States over-the-air digital subchannel showing public TV non-fiction, science, nature, news, public affairs and documentaries... |
|
| 24.4 | WCNY-HD | 1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels... |
PBS Satellite Service |
A fifth channel, WCNY2-“Your How To“, had been available on cable only.