However, it did not upgrade to high definition until WTEN-DT signed-on. It initially operated from a transmitter in the Vail Mills section of Mayfield approximately 35 miles west of the Capital District. This week marks the first day of school for many across western Massachusetts. This was part of a test of the network with sister stations WBAY-TV in Green Bay and KRON-TV in San Francisco. Due to it sitting on Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation land and WTEN's lease having expired two years prior, WAMC could have been taken off the air without their purchasing of the facility. Streeter next came to the Albany area to work as reporter at WTEN. TBD - weeknights at 6:00, 10:00 (WXXA) and 11:00 p.m. Josh Sims - weekends at 6:00, 10:00 (WXXA) and 11:00 p.m.; also sports reporter, Nicol Lally - weekday mornings (5:00-7:00 on WTEN and 7:00-9:00 a.m. on WXXA), Jim Brennan (6:00/11:00 p.m. anchor, 1991-2000) now hosts "New York Week in Review", aired on PBS stations across New York state. Its the oddest thing thats ever happened to me, he said. + Elisa Streeter - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:00 and 11:00 p.m. Lydia Kulbida - weekdays at 4:00 and weeknights at 5:30, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. (WXXA). UHF stations have never covered large areas or rugged terrain very well. She grew up watching her father, television anchor Howard Streeter, on stations in Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; and St. Louis. WTEN had a record month in May (a key month as it is sweeps), placing first at 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, 10 and 11 p.m. Their morning show, which is second to WNYT's, has crept closer to the . I covered a lot of tornadoes while I was there, she said. Who was the male reporter on Channel 10 who did most of the lead stories at 11pm during the week? As a full-time satellite, WCDC simulcasts all newscasts from WTEN. On October 1, 2007, Young Broadcasting launched the Retro Television Network on a new third digital subchannel of WTEN. Images via Facebook, Twitter and WTEN.com. Mary Wilson comes to Western Mass News after anchoring and reporting in Albany, NY for 6 years. On October 1, 2007, Young Broadcasting launched the Retro Television Network on a new third digital subchannel of WTEN. Julia Dunn joined CBS6 in March of 2013. Julia hails from Belmont . Our Spectrum News 1 team delivers hyperlocal news, sports, traffic, politics and weather throughout the Capital Region. For one, the news is no longer delivered solely by dull, uninteresting talking heads. Michael Barth, a sports anchor and reporter on WTEN made the announcement last week on his Facebook page that he would be leaving WTEN for a different career path. Owned by Young Broadcasting and, Schenectady, New York They promised to air retractions during 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. In 1967, the old studios in East Greenbush was burned down by a fire caused by arson. of Labor says they should. Streeter recalled going to the newsroom with her father who also created Emmy Award-winning documentaries. [2] It was originally the Capital District's ABC affiliate. The WCDB call sign would return to the air in 1978 for the student-run radio station at University at Albany. The response to a house fire we told you about in Hatfield on Tuesday revealed just how short staffed the towns fire department is. WTEN remains at this location to this day although the radio station moved out of the facility in 1993. A new study found just 14 percent of cancers are detected through recommended screenings, which highlights just how underutilized these tests are. That same year, the call letters were changed again to the current WTEN when the station moved to VHF channel 10. From left, Felix Perez of the Salvation Army, Capital News 9 anchor, Rhinebeck restaurant alleges town conspiracy to disrupt business, Mom of child victim angered by resolution in case alleging rape, Albany Empire adding Antonio Brown to ownership group, Hudson Valley man charged in connection with killing dogs, Police confirm body in Mohawk is Samantha Humphrey, Megna, a fixture in state government, to be budget director again, At 100, WWII vet Bill Scharoun sets a USS Slater record, Union leaders say New York state workforce could see mass exodus. I cant believe they didnt renew Greg!!! New research shows that while fewer kids are getting involved in the juvenile justice system, racial disparities remain high in Massachusetts. More than 3 weeks after the rollout of the updated shots, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report fewer than 2% of adults have actually gotten it. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter southwest of the Voorheesville section of New Scotland. I havent watched them since they let Sue Nigra go, and then tried to prevent her from making a living elsewhere which she won in court. Mary is a proud graduate of Syracuse Universitys Newhouse School where she studied broadcast journalism and was a member of the D1 Womens Rowing Team. On September 21, 2009, the station began airing the area's only weeknight 4 o'clock newscast. Streeter recalled driving to Altamont to meet Sanford and said she fell in love with the village, which felt like a Norman Rockwell painting.. It remained on its pre-transition channel 26. He has also worked at a number of other radio and television stations, including: WCVF, Fredonia, NY; WZIR, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY; WDOE, Dunkirk, NY; WNMB, North Myrtle Beach, SC; KPRC-TV, Houston, TX. Gray co-anchors the 5, 6 and 10 p. Dick Wood spent almost 50 years in broadcasting and was the main man on WTEN. Alfreida Graves (Reporter) she was station's first African-American reporter in the early 1970s. Because the Young purchases of the two stations plus WTEN satellite WCDC were made through two separate deals, they were consummated more than three months apart. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission signaled in a public meeting on Thursday that it could be some time before regulations for sports betting are solidified, but once they are, MGM Springfield said they will be ready to go live with sports betting within 90 days. Susan Raff (former business reporter), has been with, Richard Reingold, (reporter, early 70s, was president and general manager of, David Glodt, reporter, producer, early 70's; executive producer, This Week With David Brinkley), Richard Roth, (reporter, early 70's, is a, Herb Starr, (reporter, weekend anchor; Albany bureau WCBS Radio; 1975 comm. Talent comes and goes. 10 (VHF, 1957-2009) In 2005, WTEN launched a 24-hour local weather channel, known as the "News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel", on a new second digital subchannel. Sign up now for her newsletter. The Rhode Island station, this year celebrating its 60th anniversary, included Wood in a tribute to former on-air personalities who had passed away. That was news to Wood, shown here in 1981, who is very much alive and living in Latham. After working at the Missouri School for the Blind, Streeter returned to the University of Missouri at age 25, earning a masters degree in journalism. Looking forward to Greg joining WNYT. In November 2009, WNYT's newscasts slipped back to third place largely resulting from its owner Hubbard Broadcasting deciding to terminate many of its popular news team members. WJAR radio sounds like they could use a vist from the company Dick Wood does the commercial for Quick Response the help clean up after a disaster !! He left the stationin September 2020 to take a job as the assistant vice president for communications, marketing and government relations at SUNY Empire State College. which resulted in WTEN swapping affiliations with WAST (channel 13, now NBC-affiliated WNYT) on October 23, 1977, thus returning ABC back to channel 10 (WPRI-TV had switched to ABC from CBS that June and would eventually reaffiliate with CBS in September 1995, nine years after WTEN's former owners, Capital Cities, completed its acquisition of ABC in January 1986). Weather extremes can pose many threats, including to our water systems. WJAR, a Rhode Island television station, last week reported the death of Dick Wood, best known in the Capital Region as a former anchor at WTEN and current TV pitchman. Became News Director until 1979. With the consolidation of WXXA with WTEN, the ABC affiliate took over production of the Fox station's newscasts. Subscriptions open full access to our work and make it possible. Was just waxing nostalgic about the Capital District on facebook in the You might be from Clifton Park if you remember group and remembered Dick Woods on-air cursing! Looking back: Local TV and radio personalities that left in 2020. Off the Beaten Path. As a native of southern VT, Marys no stranger to the Springfield area. WCDC's digital signal on UHF channel 36 signed on nearly eighteen months before WTEN's did in 2002. WCDC's digital signal does not offer those two channels. Former NewsChannel 13 anchor, From left, Susan Kambrich, NewsChannel 13 anchors, Ken Higa of the Make-A-Wish Foundation with CBS6 anchor. Lake began working for daily and weekly newspapers while attending State University of New York at Fredonia. Not watching that little chatterbox doing morning weather. WTEN began broadcasting on October 14, 1953 as ABC affiliate WROW-TV. In 1966, the old studio in North Greenbush was burned down by a fire caused by arson, but the station's owner donated its old transmitter to WRPI radio. Timothy W. Lake (born December 27, 1959) is a television news anchor[1] and historical narrative nonfiction author, currently at WTEN in Albany, New York. This was necessary to protect both WHEC-TV/WVET-TV in Rochester and WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. WTEN signed-on its digital signal on UHF channel 26 in 2004 and began offering high definition service right from the start. [6] However, Gray Television (who now operates the station) is currently in talks to purchase WTEN and six other stations from Young Broadcasting. 28,473 talking about this. 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