WNYZ-LP
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New York, New York United States |
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| Branding | KRB NY Radio Korea |
| Channels |
Analog: 6 (VHF) Digital: 49 (UHF) (application) |
| Translators | 87.7 WNYZ-LP |
| Affiliations | Independent/audio |
| Owner | Island Broadcasting Company (Island Broadcasting LLC.) |
| Founded | July 2, 1987 |
| Call letters' meaning | W New York Z(C)ity |
| Former callsigns | W33BS (1998-2003) |
| Former channel number(s) | 33 (1998-2003) |
| Former affiliations |
Pulse 87 (2008-2009) WPTY (2009-2010) |
| Transmitter power | 3.0 kW(Analog) .3 kW(Digital) |
| Height | 200 meters |
| Facility ID | 56043 |
| Website | http://www.nyradiokorea.com |
WNYZ-LP was a low-power television station licensed to New York City, owned by the Island Broadcasting Company. WNYZ's television signal was broadcast in analog on VHF channel 6. It had transmitted a digital signal over channel 6 with a virtual channel of 1.1.
Programming consisted of Silent Films starring Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. The station aired this programming without commercials. Viewers could hear the audio of WWRU in Jersey City, which is likewise intended for the radio audience listening on 87.7FM.
During most of its life while operating on channel 6, the station has been operated more as a radio station than a television station. WNYZ-LP broadcasts video, usually silent movies which are repeated throughout the day, for the likely reason to fulfill the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirement that some sort of video be broadcast on the frequency because WNYZ-LP is licensed as a television facility.
WNYZ-LP was the last remaining analog television station in New York City.
The station's history originated in 1987. However, it first signed on in 1998 as W33BS Darien (Connecticut), then on UHF channel 33. The station was subsequently moved to VHF channel 6 in 2003. Rev. Dr. Carrie L. Thomas, the original owner, sold the station to Island Broadcasting Company after its transition to channel 6. After the transition, it was re-licensed to New York City, and dropped its religious format. It had, since moving to channel 6, effectively operated as an FM radio station. As is true in most other major U.S. cities, the New York City FM radio dial is significantly crowded. As such, the market had not added a station to the FM band since 1985, effectively necessitating the rather unconventional extension of the FM band.
The call sign changed to WNYZ in 2003 and moved to its current channel 6 making it the seventh station to be added to VHF dial next to WBQM-LP. The audio programming on WNYZ was originally Russian Top 40 (Radio Vsyo - Russian for "Radio Everything"). Late in 2007, it was announced that the station would be changing the audio format to a Dance-intensive Rhythmic Top 40 format as "Pulse 87". After several delays, the station flipped to the new format on February 11, 2008 at Midnight.
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