City | Binghamton, New York |
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Broadcast area | Southern Tier, Northern Tier |
Frequency | 89.3 MHz (also on HD Radio) |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
Repeater(s) | See § Simulcasts |
First air date | October 1975 |
Format | FM/HD1: Public radio HD2: WSQX-FM simulcast |
Audience share | 10.4 (FALL 2007, RRC) |
ERP | 11,500 watts |
HAAT | 317 meters (1,040 ft) |
Class | B |
Callsign meaning | (see WSKG-TV) |
Affiliations | NPR |
Owner | WSKG Public Telecommunications Council |
Sister stations | WIOX, WSKG-TV, WSQX-FM |
Website | http://www.wskg.org |
WSKG-FM, 89.3 MHz FM, is an NPR member station in Binghamton, New York. It has an effective radiated power of 11.5 kW. Due to hilly terrain, the signal is repeated on several other frequencies located throughout South Central New York State.
WSKG-FM began broadcast in October, 1975. Its operator WSKG Public Telecommunications Council is a cooperative non-profit of the State University of New York Board of Regents and New York State Department of Education.
The station's format is principally classical music, NPR talk radio programs, and NPR news. However, jazz is played Friday evenings after All Things Considered and various folk music is played on Saturday evenings after A Prairie Home Companion.
WSKG-TV and WSQX-FM are other broadcast stations operated by the WSKG Public Telecommunications Council.
WSKG-FM has six repeater stations to rebroadcast its programming
Other station data
Coordinates: 42°03′40″N 75°56′46″W / 42.061°N 75.946°W