Translator(s) See § Translators First air date October 1975 ERP 11,500 watts City of license Binghamton Sister stations WSQX-FM, WSKG-TV | Repeater(s) See § Simulcasts Audience share 10.4 (FALL 2007, RRC) Frequency 89.3 MHz Format Public broadcasting Call sign meaning (see WSKG-TV) | |
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Broadcast area Southern Tier, Northern Tier Owner WSKG Public Telecommunications Council Area Southern Tier, Northern Tier | ||
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.
Simulcasts
WSKG-FM has six repeater stations to rebroadcast its programming