TV Channel Overview
Based in Albany, New York, WNYT is an NBC-affiliated television station
serving the Capital Region under the NewsChannel 13 name. Its local reporting
follows developments across Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs,
and surrounding communities, with attention to public safety, government,
health, business, education, and other regional issues.
Weather is a major part of the station’s service, with forecasts, severe weather information, radar, and school or business closing updates. WNYT also reports on local and regional sports, including high school and college athletics, while investigative and community-focused reporting are also part of its local output.
The station first went on the air in 1954 as WTRI-TV. It later became WAST-TV before adopting the WNYT call letters in 1981, the same year it became an NBC affiliate. Today, NewsChannel 13 combines locally produced news and information with programming supplied by the NBC network.
Basic Information
- Genre
- General (Local)
- Language
- English
- Country / Location
- Home > Americas > USA > New York
- Headquarters
- Albany, New York
