[27] On October 26, 2011, WTEN became the second station in Albany to upgrade its newscasts to high definition level.[28]. Streeter had roots in the area as her sister lived in North Adams, Massachusetts, and her father grew up in Dorset, Vermont. The two stations' reporting staffs were merged immediately following the completion of Shield Media's purchase of WXXA. Michael Barth, a sports anchor and reporter on WTEN made the announcement last week on his Facebook page that he would be leaving WTEN for a different career path. WRGB CBS 6 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Albany, New York and nearby . Weather extremes can pose many threats, including to our water systems. The FCC eventually allowed a waiver in 1963 which let WTEN move its transmitter closer to Albany in Voorheesville where its signal could be more easily received.[3]. In the revolving door that is television news, were seeing four departures over at WTEN (News 10 ABC) this past week. WCDC's digital signal does not offer those two channels. Streeter recalled going to the newsroom with her father who also created Emmy Award-winning documentaries. It aired an analog UHF channel 41 from a temporary 100 foot (30 m) transmitter in Herkimer. Lindsey Mastis is an Emmy Award-winning news anchor. In an email to the staff earlier this week, Salamone wrote We have a number of openings right now and you should be assured that we are working quickly but intelligently to find new members of the staff that exemplify those that are already here.. Didnt remember him saying barnyard expression hahahahahahahah!!! In 1967, the old studios in East Greenbush was burned down by a fire caused by arson. You'll see all the posts for that time period. You can discuss the departures in Kristi Gustafson Barlette's blog. It was a career she had decided to follow until she was 18 years old and tragedy struck: Her father died of a heart attack. 19 (UHF, 1957-2009), CBS (1954-1977) Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Longmeadow, and Northampton. [14] Soon afterward, WXXA closed its studios on Corporate Circle in Albany and moved its operations to WTEN. WCDC: [5] In December 1957, Hudson Valley merged with Durham Broadcasting Enterprises, the owners of WTVD in Durham, North Carolina to form Capital Cities Television Corporation (predecessor of Capital Cities Communications) with WCDA as its flagship station. Commercial truck drivers are still in dire need nationwide and some transportation companies said the process of getting a CDL license in Massachusetts has prospective drivers spinning their wheels. [23] Nexstar subsequently announced that WCDC would instead go dark December 1, 2017;[24] however, damage to the station's transmission line in a storm would take WCDC off the air on November 19, almost two weeks earlier than scheduled. WROW-TV was owned by Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company along with WROW-AM 590. Poll: Do you wear a face mask at the drive-through? In the spring of 1956, satellite station WCDB on UHF channel 29 in Hagaman was launched to reach areas in the northern portion of the market where the main WCDA signal couldn't reach. Management really screwed up by letting Him go. Streeter next came to the Albany area to work as reporter at WTEN. Lake has published for Arcadia Books and what appears to be his own company, Lake Publishing. WCDC began broadcasting on February 5, 1954 as WMGT ("Mount Greylock Television") on UHF channel 74, the highest channel to ever be used by a full-power television station in U.S. history. WCDC-TV was a straight simulcast of WTEN; the only on-air references to the station were during Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly legal identifications. The response to a house fire we told you about in Hatfield on Tuesday revealed just how short staffed the towns fire department is. [9] After multiple issues with RTV's operations and programming, Young switched their main subchannel affiliations to ABC's Live Well Network as part of a group deal with Young's other stations in 2012.[10]. , 20 things you don't know about me: Ali Lupo, The FI Couple, 20 things you don't know about me: Becky Daniels, 20 things you don't know about me: Lisa Barone, Overit. WABY did sports reports. Who was the male reporter on Channel 10 who did most of the lead stories at 11pm during the week? It can be considered a rim-shot signal into the Springfield/Holyoke, Massachusetts television market. I left WRGB to follow Nick to WTEN.now this!! The Altamont Enterpriseis focused on hyper-local, high-quality journalism. It was owned by the Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company, operating alongside WROW radio (590 AM). On September 21, 2009, the station began airing the area's only weeknight 4 o'clock newscast. He has also worked at a number of other radio and television stations, including: WCVF, Fredonia, NY; WZIR, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; WDOE, Dunkirk, NY; WNMB, North Myrtle Beach, SC; KPRC-TV, Houston, TX. Bob Gordon (Weatherman during the late 1960s and 1970s) Preceded Bob Kovachick; currently doing commercials. Looking forward to Greg joining WNYT. He was formerly the solo anchor of WCAU's NBC 10 News at 6p.m. and co-anchor of NBC 10 News at 4 with Dawn Timmeney and NBC 10 News at 11p.m. with Renee Chenault-Fattah.[2]. WTEN began broadcasting on October 14, 1953 as WROW-TV on UHF channel 41. [29] WXXA's weekday morning newscast (seen 7 to 9 a.m.) and nightly prime time broadcast at 10 were retained as this programming does not directly compete with local news airing on WTEN. Despite an influx of more than $2.5 billion dollars in coronavirus funds, many Massachusetts school districts have been slow to put that money to work. The story reveals that some of the survivors stole money from the dead. On WTEN-DT2, Time Warner digital channel 554, and live streaming video on its website is the "News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel". Gray co-anchors the 5, 6 and 10 p. Dick Wood spent almost 50 years in broadcasting and was the main man on WTEN. The more tough lessons early on, the fewer errors you make later. "I'm just looking forward to where life takes me," she said. In December 1954, WMGT moved to channel 19 extending the station's range to the Capital District of New York State. 10 (VHF, 1957-2009) This was necessary to protect both WHEC-TV/WVET-TV in Rochester and WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. NewsChannel 13's Kelly Lynch, right, and her mother, Donna Lynch, in November 2015. In 2005, WTEN launched a 24-hour local weather channel, known as the "News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel", on a new second digital subchannel. Roger Wyland, left, with WNYT (NBC-13) colleague Chris Onorato in 2012. Beth Nichols (Reporter in mid 80's to 1989) among the casualties of mass firings when station changed ownership in 1989. He concurrently worked for commercial radio stations in Buffalo and Dunkirk, New York, in addition to the campus station, WCVF-FM. Both stations share studios on Northern Boulevard in Albany's Bishop's Gate section, while WTEN's transmitter is located on the Helderberg Escarpment west of New Salem. Well-known psychic medium Matt Fraser is expected to draw a big crowd in Springfield later this month and hes out with a new book. This was because the purchases gave Capital Cities more VHF television stations than the FCC permitted at the time. You've got to keep the ratings up somehow!The Fox News Channel, whether you love it or hate it, has some of the most beautiful and talented news anchors on TV. Upcoming concerts in the Capital Region. The station's digital signal is multiplexed: WCDC carried WTEN's two subchannels as 19.2 and 19.3 respectively, and they were carried locally in Massachusetts on the digital tier of Time Warner Cable, and later its successor, Charter Communications. You can read Pollaks departure note here. "[18] The acquisition resulted in Nexstar owning stations in every television market in Upstate New York; the sale was completed on January 17, 2017. The offices of News 10 ABC and Fox 23 in Albany. Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE . Became News Director until 1979. [31] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 10. He was a unique and refreshing addition to local news (and reminded me a lot of Stan Munro, who used to report in the mornings over at CBS6). It also serves as an ABC affiliate for the Wheeling / Steubenville and Clarksburg / Weston, West Virginia market areas. As a native of southern VT, Marys no stranger to the Springfield area. Former NewsChannel 13 anchor, From left, Susan Kambrich, NewsChannel 13 anchors, Ken Higa of the Make-A-Wish Foundation with CBS6 anchor. She had a baby earlier this year and will "focus on (her) family," according to her good-bye. It initially operated from a transmitter in the Vail Mills section of Mayfield approximately 35 miles west of the Capital District. Morning Anchor for News10 ABC 6,7,8,9 a.m. Monday-Friday Chris Onorato, WNYT-TV sports reporter and master of ceremonies for An Evening to Remember Gala, a benefit for the Upstate Northeastern New York Chapter of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, at Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia on Nov. 4, 2016. but then again they didnt renew Nick! This can also be seen on Time Warner digital channel 1810. Syndicated programming on WTEN includes: Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Inside Edition, and The Doctors. While the journalist did not post a formal announcement on his social media channels, he did update his LinkedIn profile to reflect the new role. WTEN has certainly lost some great weather folks Cant imagine why they think their current AM person can possibly replace Greg Pollack (not talking about Christina Erne)! Getting Answers: does our soul survive bodily death? Dori Marlin (Morning anchor, 2005-2008) left for evening news spots on, Beth McKay (weekday anchor, 1990-1995) Left for, Terry McSweeney (6:00/11:00 p.m. anchor from 2000-2006, 5:00 p.m. anchor 2002-2006); now a freelance reporter at, Sue Nigra (News Anchor in the 1990s) Sued the station to get out the contract to work for, Ryan Nobles (Weekday morning anchor from 2003-2005, Currently Anchor at, Ed O'Brien (?-1991), now the weekday morning anchor at, Mary Caroline Powers (Co-anchored the noon news for many years with Ralph Vartigian. You can read that here. The WCDB call sign would return to the air in 1978 for the student-run radio station at University at Albany. In the spring of 1956, the channel's call letters were changed to WCDA and a satellite station, WCDB channel 29, in nearby Hagaman was launched to reach areas where the main signal could not. Alfreida Graves (Reporter) she was station's first African-American reporter in the early 1970s. 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