| WCNY-TV | |
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| Syracuse, New York | |
| Slogan | Connected to YOU |
| Channels | Digital: 25 (UHF) |
| Translators | W59AU Utica |
| Affiliations | PBS |
| Owner | Public Broadcasting Council of Central New York |
| First air date | December 20, 1965 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Central New York |
| Former channel number(s) | Analog: 24 (1965-2009) |
| Former affiliations | NET (1965-1970) |
| Transmitter Power | 97 kW (digital) |
| Height | 393 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 53734 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | 42°56′42″N 76°7′7″W / 42.945°N 76.11861°W |
| Website | www.wcny.org |
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 W59AU channel 59.
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.
Cinema 24 on DTV 24.3 is a unique channel specializing mainly in public domain films from the 1920s through the 1960s, as well as reruns of PBS series such as Independent Lens.
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Analog Programming
| Channel | Programming | Broadcast Resolution |
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| 24 | WCNY (main PBS programming) | 480i |
| Time Warner 12 | WCNY2 ("How-To" Programming/Classic Arts Showcase) | 480i |
Digital Programming
WCNY-DT operates four digital programming subchannels:
| Channel | Programming | Broadcast Resolution |
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| 24.1 | PBS | 480i |
| 24.2 | Create/ThinkBright | 480i |
| 24.3 | Cinema24 | 480i |
| 24.4 | PBS-HD | 1080i |
Previous logos
 WCNY logo used through 2007. |
External links
- WCNY official website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WCNY
- Query the FCC's TV station database for W59AU
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on WCNY-TV
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