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First air date February 26, 1942 (originally experimental W2XB 1928-1942)
Call letters' meaning Walter R. G. Baker

(GE engineer and head of the NTSC)

Sister station(s) WCWN
Former callsigns W2XB (1928-1942)
Former channel number(s) Analog:

4 (VHF, 1928-1954) 6 (VHF, 1954-2009) Digital: 39 (UHF, 2003-2009)

Former affiliations NBC (1942-1981)

ABC (secondary, 1949-1954) DuMont (secondary, 1946-1954)

Transmitter power 30.2 kW
Height 383 m
Facility ID 73942
Transmitter coordinates 42°37′31″N 74°0′38″W / 42.62528°N 74.01056°W / 42.62528; -74.01056

WRGB (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CW affiliate WCWN (channel 45). The two stations share studios on Balltown Road in Niskayuna, New York; WRGB's transmitter is located on the Helderberg Escarpment went of New Salem.

The station first signed on the air on February 26, 1942.

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W2XCW[]

W2XAF[]

W2XB[]

WRGB[]

FM audio[]

Power boost and proposed translators[]

WNYA and WCWN involvement[]

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