Thursday was Massachusetts Day at The Big E, but on Friday, it was about New Hampshire. Dr. Julio Martinez-Silvestrini from Baystate Rehabilitation Care spoke with Western Mass News to discuss shoveling safety. WCDC-TV was a straight simulcast of WTEN; the only on-air references to the station were during Federal Communications Commission (FCC)-mandated hourly legal identifications. But the new transmitter proved inadequate for serving the Capital District proper. Chris Onorato, WNYT-TV sports reporter and master of ceremonies for An Evening to Remember Gala, a benefit for the Upstate Northeastern New York Chapter of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, at Glen Sanders Mansion in Scotia on Nov. 4, 2016. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 26 from a transmitter southwest of the Voorheesville section of New Scotland. Due to substantial snow and ice build-up, a tower collapse forced WCDC off the air again in March 1983. Make all of your mistakes early in life. Despite WCDC being located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Time Warner Cable carries WTEN instead of WCDC. 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 !! Well-known psychic medium Matt Fraser is expected to draw a big crowd in Springfield later this month and hes out with a new book. Whatever You were paying Jimmy Marlowe wasnt enough. I covered a lot of tornadoes while I was there, she said. Streeter recalled driving to Altamont to meet Sanford and said she fell in love with the village, which felt like a Norman Rockwell painting.. And being open to what this new chapter brings.. After living in Altamont for 27 years, she said she still enjoys the sense of community she gets from saying hello to people while walking her dog or going to the post office. Dori Marlin (Morning anchor, 2005-2008) left for evening news spots on, Beth McKay (weekday anchor, 1990-1995) Left for, Terry McSweeney (6:00/11:00 p.m. anchor from 2000-2006, 5:00 p.m. anchor 2002-2006); now a freelance reporter at, Sue Nigra (News Anchor in the 1990s) Sued the station to get out the contract to work for, Ryan Nobles (Weekday morning anchor from 2003-2005, Currently Anchor at, Ed O'Brien (?-1991), now the weekday morning anchor at, Mary Caroline Powers (Co-anchored the noon news for many years with Ralph Vartigian. He did a lot for the city and the businesses that He showcased each day. operated by Gray Television,[1] the station has studios on Northern Boulevard in Albany. Solomon Syed has left WTEN/WXXA and accepted a job with the Office of Children and Family Services. The reporter's contract extension ended and she's looking to move to a larger market, according to Dan Salamone, director of local content development with Nexstar Media Group. [14] Soon afterward, WXXA closed its studios on Corporate Circle in Albany and moved its operations to WTEN. 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). WTEN is the ABC -affiliated television station for the Capital District of New York State and Western New England that is licensed to Albany. On June 6, 2013, Young Broadcasting announced that it would merge with Media General. Rachel Yonkunas did get to move up from the Capital Region (#59) to her hometown of Hartford (#33), working for the CBS affiliate there. 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She now hosts the 4, 4:30, 5:30 and 11 p.m. newscasts. 25 talking about this. Gray co-anchors the 5, 6 and 10 p. Dick Wood spent almost 50 years in broadcasting and was the main man on WTEN. 413 talking about this. Streeter will be honored by the Womens Press Club of New York State as Media Person of the Year at its annual awards and scholarship dinner on Oct. 24. 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. In February 1956, it was forced off the air when a storm damaged its transmitter tower. WMGT (1954-1957), WTEN: 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. But she said that covering the news has let her see the best of people come out during the worst of times. Retired in 1995 when he sold CapCities/ABC to Disney. [2], The calls were changed again to the current WTEN in 1957 when the station moved to VHF channel 10. In 1963, the studios of WTEN and WROW-AM were moved to new facilities on the north side of Albany on Northern Boulevard. It broadcast from a temporary transmitter in Herkimer, limiting the signal to the immediate area. And, finally, Rachel Yonkunas is leaving. 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. [12] This show features news of the day and weather in addition to features associated with daily issues facing women, children, and families in the Capital Region. By November 1954, WROW-TV was losing money prompting the company's original owners to sell its 88% controlling stake to a New York City-based syndicate group led by legendary radio broadcaster/author Lowell Thomas and his manager/business partner Frank Smith (who later became president of Hudson Valley Broadcasting). Within their first year, the station was losing money, and on the verge of bankruptcy. As a native of southern VT, Marys no stranger to the Springfield area. They call it the \"boob tube\" for a reason! WCDC's digital signal does not offer those two channels. On October 1, 2007, Young Broadcasting launched the Retro Television Network on a new third digital subchannel of WTEN. You can reach her at kbarlette@timesunion.com. WCDC423813.7N73106.2W. The Upside. 10 will no longer be on My TV lineup.Your management should be the ones to be let go. TV, radio reporters that have left Capital Region stations in 2021 News These are the TV and radio reporters who have left so far this year 13 local journalists leaving their stations, 8 of them. Former NewsChannel 13 anchor, From left, Susan Kambrich, NewsChannel 13 anchors, Ken Higa of the Make-A-Wish Foundation with CBS6 anchor. With the consolidation of WXXA with WTEN, the ABC affiliate took over production of the Fox station's newscasts. Following its purchase of several broadcast properties from Triangle Publications, Capital Cities had to sell off two VHF stations to stay within the FCC's limit of five stations per owner at the time. Tests show students across the board saw learning loss due to the pandemic, but English learners were particularly impacted. It was reported on Feb. 17 that the parent company of Crossgates Mall was facing an imminent monetary default on loans totaling $157 million. Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Holyoke, and Northampton. Marlow is headed to Hartford. Restaurant Rundown. Upon Knight-Ridder's exit from broadcasting in 1989, WTEN and sister station WKRN-TV in Nashville, Tennessee were sold to Young Broadcasting. So many come out to help when things are really, really bad, she said. Management really screwed up by letting Him go. You can discuss the departures in Kristi Gustafson Barlette's blog. Yesterday was his last day on the air. Wednesday was Connecticut Day at The Big E. Tuesday was Rhode Island Day at The Big E. Day one of The Big E was Military Appreciation Day and all active-duty military and veterans got in for free. WTEN signed-on its digital signal on UHF channel 26 in 2004 and began offering high definition service right from the start. Nol McLaren, who anchored the weekend news over at WTEN, is also leaving. You can read Pollak's departure note here. 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 powerhouse that is channel 13 in the morning. ALTAMONT Elisa Streeter was introduced to the world of television news at an early age. Beth Nichols (Reporter in mid 80's to 1989) among the casualties of mass firings when station changed ownership in 1989. What's trending in your life, and in mine. WTEN shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 10, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. WTEN remains at this location to this day although the radio station moved out of the facility in 1993. She had a baby earlier this year and will "focus on (her) family," according to her good-bye. George (Leighton) Layton - (Chief announcer for WTEN - 1950 to 1989) Nicknamed 'The Voice of God'; also was known as 'The Old Skipper' on The Good Ship News - an early morining show for children (1958 - 1968). Nol McLaren, who anchored the weekend news over at WTEN, is also leaving. They let the wrong one go. WCDC-TV in Adams, Massachusetts operates as a full-time satellite. At WYBN we feel that the big competitor is Netflix & Amazon Prime etc. [5] This signed off in 1957 after WCDA moved its transmitter closer to Albany, making WCDB redundant even though it did provide some primary CBS coverage to Utica. What that career path is he chose not to say. of MSNBC, who Capital Region audiences knew as Chris Kapostasy, with More magazine Editor in Chief Leslie Jane Seymour on Sept. 27, 2012 in New York. Hmm, She follows breaking news from the Alert Desk in the morning on 7 News and hosts The Coronavirus Alert Desk, a program that connects viewers . I think that video has such an impact, she said, of her decision to work in television news. WCDC: WCDC's digital signal on UHF channel 36 signed on nearly eighteen months before WTEN's did in 2002. Worked at, Ralph Vartigian (Longtime host of the children's program "The Good Ship News as 'Commander Ralph' and "Young People's News" in the late 70's as 'Mr. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. These are all the departures in the Capital Region's broadcast industry that Kristi Gustafson Barlette has reported in 2021. In the spring of 1956, the station's call letters were changed to WCDA (for "Capital District Albany")[4] and a satellite station, WCDB (channel 29) in nearby Hagaman, New York was launched to reach areas in the northern portion of the market where the main signal didn't penetrate. Since 2001, rival WNYT has been the only Capital District-based television station to operate a bureau in Western Massachusetts (located in Pittsfield). + 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). Who is making these decisions? It switched to CBS in 1955. Poll: Do you wear a face mask at the drive-through? The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 26. This limited its signal to the immediate area. He concurrently worked for commercial radio stations in Buffalo and Dunkirk, New York, in addition to the campus station, WCVF-FM. The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Lake into its Hall of Fame in 2011. Cross, the former NFL defensive back who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with the brain disease CTE . WTEN (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Albany, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of ABC. Bob Kovachick (chief meteorologist at WTEN, April 1977-1986) Now at, Bob McNamara (Sports Reporter) early to late 60's before moving to WRGB sometime in early 70's and later to, Dan Murphy (Sports Director from 1992-2005 and previously weekend sports), later host of "Murphy's Law" on, Rip Rowan (Sports anchor from 1968-86) later worked for the, Brian Sinkoff (Sports Director from 2005-2008) now host of, John Spadafora (Weekend sports anchor from 1992-2005) now heads communications for the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce, Ken Chenault (Reporter, 1985?-1988) Recently worked for. She grew up watching her father, television anchor Howard Streeter, on stations in Baltimore; Washington, D.C.; and St. Louis. Currently Vice President, Frank N. Magid Associates, residing on Cape Cod. In 1978, Poole sold WTEN, WJRT-TV in Flint, Michigan, and WPRI-TV in Providence, Rhode Island to Knight-Ridder. WCDC-TV's signal covered portions of western Massachusetts and southern Vermont that received a marginal to non-existent over-the-air signal from WTEN, although there was significant overlap between the two stations' contours otherwise. Mary and her fianc live in the Pioneer Valley where they look forward to using the bike trail and exploring restaurants and breweries in the area. However, it did not upgrade to high definition until WTEN-DT signed-on. Lindsey Mastis is an Emmy Award-winning news anchor. Just goes to show you that anyone with a personality doesnt last. By this time, the market had expanded to cover not only east-central New York, but also large swaths of southwestern Vermont and western Massachusetts. The offices of News 10 ABC and Fox 23 in Albany. [2] It remained on its pre-transition channel 26. Despite an influx of more than $2.5 billion dollars in coronavirus funds, many Massachusetts school districts have been slow to put that money to work. Streeter retires, wonder if her kids even know who she is. In Massachusetts, cannabis tax revenue now outpaces tax revenue from alcohol sales, and with a growing number of dispensaries in western Massachusetts selling recreational marijuana taxed at 20%, were getting answers on where all that money is going. [29] WXXA's weekday morning newscast (seen 7 to 9 a.m.) and nightly prime time broadcast at 10 were retained as this programming does not directly compete with local news airing on WTEN. Became News Director until 1979. The story reveals that some of the survivors stole money from the dead. The UHF channel 29 allocation remained in the Albany market until the DTV transition in 2009; however, no other station had used the channel number since WCDB's sign-off.[19]. The WCDB call sign would return to the air in 1978 for the student-run radio station at University at Albany. Her career includes 30 years at the television station WTEN, or News10 ABC, where she first worked as a reporter before becoming a news anchor. The tower location on Mount Greylock helped WMGT serve first as the market's secondary affiliate of DuMont and later as a major boost to WCDA. Not only is this market one of the largest east of the Mississippi River, but much of it is very mountainous. At the top of the hour he started the newscast by apologizing for using a Barnyard Expression. A staple of The Big E is handcrafted goods. And, finally, Rachel Yonkunas is leaving. [15] The merger was approved by the FCC on November 8, after Media General shareholders approved the merger a day earlier;[16] it was completed on November 12. In January 2009, after failing to meet the minimum standards for being listed on NASDAQ, Young Broadcasting was dropped from the exchange. In the end, his contract was not renewed. That company then entered into a shared services agreement with Young Broadcasting resulting in WTEN operating WXXA. A local police chief says illegal marijuana grow houses are being busted, flipped, and sold to sometimes unsuspecting homebuyers. After leaving WCAU, Lake published three books, Henderson Harbor (2012), Association Island (2013), and Hang on and Fly, A Post-War Story of Plane Crash Tragedies, Heroism, and Survival (2015). In February 1956, it was forced off the air when a storm damaged its transmitter tower. This was a separate station affiliated with the DuMont network. That same year, the call letters were changed again to the current WTEN when the station moved to VHF channel 10. Citing declining over-the-air viewership, Nexstar Broadcasting, through the FCC's spectrum incentive auction in April 2017, was awarded $34,558,086 to agree to take WCDC-TV off the air; at the time, it indicated that WCDC would enter a channel sharing agreement (CSA) to continue providing service to viewers. Do you think that looks matter when it comes to finding success in the field of journalism? Cannot believe Channel 10 is number one. The FCC eventually allowed a waiver in 1963 which let WTEN move its transmitter to Voorheesville, closer to Albany. I left WRGB to follow Nick to WTEN.now this!! 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 WNYTs, has crept closer to the powerhouse that is channel 13 in the morning. 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