WROW
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| City | Albany, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Capital District |
| Branding | Magic 590 AM |
| Slogan | Real Oldies |
| Frequency | 590 kHz |
| Translator(s) | W263CG (100.5, Albany) |
| First air date | September 30, 1947 |
| Format | Oldies |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 1,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 54853 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°34′24.91″N 73°47′9.88″W / 42.5735861°N 73.7860778°W |
| Owner |
Pamal Broadcasting (6 Johnson Road Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WAJZ, WFLY, WKLI, WYJB, WINU |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | albanymagic.com |
WROW (590 kHz, "Magic 590 AM/100.5 FM") is a commercial AM radio station in Albany, New York. The station is owned by Pamal Broadcasting (dba Albany Broadcasting) and airs an oldies radio format with some adult standards included in the playlist. The station serves as the CBS Radio News network affiliate for the Albany/Schenectady/Troy media market.
WROW's studios and offices are on Johnson Road in Cohoes, New York. Its transmitter is off Wemple Road in Glenmont, New York, near the New York State Thruway. Programming is simulcast on FM translator W263CG at 100.5 MHz, with its transmitter off Dennis Terrace in Schenectady.
WROW is historically notable for being the first station owned by Capital Cities Communications which in 1985 purchased the American Broadcasting Company and became one of the largest media companies in existence at the time of that purchase.
On September 30, 1947, WROW first signed on when a startup company, the Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company, acquired the rights to the frequency. At the outset, the station had an affiliation with the Mutual Radio Network, switching to ABC in 1950.
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