| Broadcast area | Southern Tier |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 89.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio |
| Subchannels | HD2: WSQX-FMsimulcast |
| Affiliations | NPR |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | WSKG Public Telecommunications Council |
| WSKG-TV,WSQX-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) |
Call sign meaning | derived from WSKG-TV |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 74039 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 11,500watts |
| HAAT | 317 meters (1,040 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°03′40″N75°56′46″W / 42.061°N 75.946°W /42.061; -75.946 |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Repeater(s) | See § Simulcasts |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wskg.org |
WSKG-FM, 89.3MHzFM, is anNPR member station inBinghamton, New York. It has aneffective radiated power of 11.5kW. Due to hilly terrain, the signal is repeated on several other frequencies located throughout South Central New York State.
WSKG-FM began broadcast in October 1975. Its operator WSKG Public Telecommunications Council is a cooperative non-profit of theState University of New York Board of Regents andNew York State Department of Education.[2]
The station's format had long been principally classical music, NPR talk radio programs, and NPR news, with jazz on Friday evenings afterAll Things Considered and various folk music played on Saturday evenings afterA Prairie Home Companion. On February 3, 2019, WSKG shuffled programming so that WSKG-FM took on an all-NPR andBBC talk and news format.
WSKG-TV andWSQX-FM are other broadcast stations operated by the WSKG Public Telecommunications Council.
WSKG-FM has five repeater stations to rebroadcast its programming
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSQA | 88.7 FM (HD) | Hornell, New York | 81145 | 4,500 | 151 m (495 ft) | B1 | HD2 relays WSQX-FM |
| WSQC-FM | 91.7 FM | Oneonta, New York | 74056 | 570 | 161 m (528 ft) | A | |
| WSQE | 91.1 FM (HD) | Corning, New York | 74030 | 3,600 | 199 m (653 ft) | B1 | HD2 relays WSQX-FM |
| WSQG-FM | 90.9 FM (HD) | Ithaca, New York | 74054 | 5,000 | 55 m (180 ft) | B1 | HD2 relays WSQX-FM |
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | FCC info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W213BW | 90.5 FM | Watkins Glen, New York | 74033 | 10 | LMS | relays WSKG-FM |
| W221CW | 92.1 FM | Ithaca, New York | 151614 | 250 | LMS | relays WSQG-FM |
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