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WRGB

WRGB (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CW affiliate WCWN (channel 45). The two stations share studios on Balltown Road in Niskayuna, New York; WRGB's transmitter is located on the Helderberg Escarpment…

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Founded
January 13, 1928 (1928-01-13) (as experimental station W2XB)
Owner
Sinclair Broadcast Group · (WRGB Licensee, LLC)
Affiliations
6.1: CBS · 6.2: Roar · 6.3: Comet
Branding
CBS 6
Call sign meaning
Walter Ransom Gail Baker (GE engineer and head of NTSC); coincidental to the RGB color model of analog color television
Channels
Digital: 35 (UHF) · Virtual: 6

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WRGB

Nodes134
Edges133
Triples192
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014925
Components1

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related to WRGB · 31
WRGB → ABC, At, Balltown Road, Boston's WBZ-TV, CBS, DuMont, February, From, In, It, KYW-TV, New York City, Niskayuna, On January, Philadelphia, Schenectady, Schenectady County Community College, The, United States, W2XB
related to Power boost and proposed translators · 27
WRGB → After, An, As, Capital District, Connecticut, FCC, January, July, June, Kingston, March, May, New Haven, Once, One, Philadelphia, Pittsfield, Schenectady, So WRGB, STA
related to Weather coverage · 27
WRGB → Albany, As, Binghamton, Capital District, Capital Region, Chief Meteorologist Steve Lapointe's, Data, Emmy Award, In, In February, In May, Instant Doppler, May, Montague, NEXRAD Level II, NOAA National Weather Service, Northeast, The, They, This
related to WNYA and WCWN involvement · 27
WRGB → August, Capital District, Capital Region, CW, December, February, Freedom, Freedom Communications, Hubbard Broadcasting, In, In April, JSA, MyNetworkTV, NBC, November, On June, September, Since, Since September, The
related to News operation · 13
WRGB → Capital District, Ernie Tetrault, FCC, For, Indeed, It, Its, Phil Alden Robinson, Sneakers, This, UHF, VHF, WGY
related to Analog-to-digital conversion · 11
WRGB → ATSC, During, In, June, The, UHF, United States, VHF, WCWN, WCWN-DT3, WNYT
related to W2XCW · 11
WRGB → Buffalo, General Electric, It, January, MHz, One, Schenectady, W2XCW, WBEN, WGY Television, WMAK
related to FM audio · 9
WRGB → ATSC, FM, However, July, June, Many, North America, TV, WRGB's
related to Notable former on-air staff · 6
WRGB → Alan ChartockTony GuidaDr, Dr, Reig, Tessitore, Tim JohnsonJoe Pagliarulo, WGY
Former affiliations · 4
WRGB → ABC (secondary, 1948–1953), CBS (secondary, 1942–1954), DuMont (secondary, 1942–1954), NBC (1942–1981)

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station channel television first cbs stations wcwn capital broadcast wnyt uhf fcc new digital affiliate wrgb's wnya news signal would

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WRGBAffiliations6.1: CBS1.00infobox
WRGBAffiliations6.2: Roar1.00infobox
WRGBAffiliations6.3: Comet1.00infobox
WRGBBrandingCBS 61.00infobox
WRGBCall sign meaningWalter Ransom Gail Baker (GE engineer and head of NTSC); coincidental to the RGB color model of analog color television1.00infobox
WRGBChannelsDigital: 35 (UHF)1.00infobox
WRGBChannelsVirtual: 61.00infobox
WRGBCitySchenectady, New York1.00infobox
WRGBERP1,000 kW1.00infobox
WRGBFacility ID739421.00infobox
WRGBFirst air dateFebruary 26, 1942 (1942-02-26)1.00infobox
WRGBFormer affiliationsNBC (1942–1981)1.00infobox
WRGBFormer affiliationsCBS (secondary, 1942–1954)1.00infobox
WRGBFormer affiliationsDuMont (secondary, 1942–1954)1.00infobox
WRGBFormer affiliationsABC (secondary, 1948–1953)1.00infobox
WRGBFormer channel numbersAnalog: 3 (VHF, 1938–1946), 4 (VHF, 1946–1954), 6 (VHF, 1954–2009)1.00infobox
WRGBFormer channel numbersDigital: 39 (UHF, 2003–2009), 6 (VHF, 2009–2022)1.00infobox
WRGBFoundedJanuary 13, 1928 (1928-01-13) (as experimental station W2XB)1.00infobox
WRGBHAAT392 m (1,286 ft)1.00infobox
WRGBLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WRGBOwnerSinclair Broadcast Group1.00infobox
WRGBOwner(WRGB Licensee, LLC)1.00infobox
WRGBPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WRGBPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox
WRGBSister stationsWCWN1.00infobox
WRGBTranslator(s)5 (VHF) Schenectady (located in Hancock, MA)1.00infobox
WRGBTranslator(s)29 (UHF) Schenectady (located in Ulster; NYC market)1.00infobox
WRGBTranslator(s)15 (UHF) Glens Falls1.00infobox
WRGBTransmitter coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
WRGBWebsitecbs6albany.com1.00infobox

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