WNYT

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WNYT (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Albany, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting alongside WNYA (channel 51), an independent station with MyNetworkTV. The two stations share studios on North Pearl Street in Menands (with an Albany postal address); WNYT's primary transmitter is located on the Helderberg Escarpment west of New Salem. This station began broadcasting on February 28, 1954, on UHF channel 35 as WTRI, originally licensed to nearby Schenectady. It was a secondary affiliate of CBS, with WRGB (channel 6) having first-call rights on network programs. The Capital District had originally been assigned just one channel in the then-superior VHF band, which belonged to the established WRGB. Two UHF stations, WTRI and WROW-TV (channel 41), struggled for viability at a time when the UHF band had poorer reception and not all televisions could tune UHF stations, and thus fought for the addition of VHF channels to the Albany area. On January 31, 1955, when WROW-TV picked up the CBS affiliation, WTRI left the air. It returned the next year as the ABC affiliate. Two years later, channels 10 and 13 were authorized to be reassigned to Albany for use by channel 41 (which became WCDA-TV and then WTEN) and channel 35. In 1959, WTRI moved to channel 13 and became WAST. The new channel 13 had short-spacing limitations to the south, to protect channel 13 in the New York City area, which limited the station's coverage area and earning potential. For years, WAST was the third-place station in ratings in Albany television, a situation reflected by its being abandoned by networks twice within five years for stronger stations. In 1977, ABC moved to WTEN, leaving WAST to become the CBS affiliate. CBS then...