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This is the transmitter site of WNYY/1470 AM, of Ithaca, New York, plus FM translators for that and a bunch of other stations, listed below. The facilityt is located in Danby, New York, south of Ithaca, west of Troy Road/123, and about a quarter mile north of the Nelson Road intesection.

 

WNYY is5000 non-directional watts by day (using one tower) and 1000 directional watts at night, aimed NNW toward Ithaca and up Cayuga Lake, using all four towers. These are numbered 1 through 4, left to right and south to north.

 

Here is a rundown of the FM translators:

 

W277BS/103.3, for WQNY/103.7, aiming a max of 250 watts NW from 276 feet above ground on WNYY tower 2, with the ASR number 1048242 and the antenna ID 118407

 

W240CB/95.9, for WQNY/103.7 HD3, aiming a max of 250 watts NW from 276 feet above ground on on WNYY tower 2, with the ASR number 1048242 and the antenna ID 118402

 

W235BR/94.9, for WQNY/103.7 HD2, WFIZ, aiming a max of 250 watts NW from 276 feet above ground on WNYY tower 2, with the ASR number 1048242 and the antenna ID 118401

 

W244CZ/96.7, for WYXL/97.3 HD2, aiming a max of 250 watts NW from 276 feet above ground on WNYY tower 2, with the ASR number 1048242 and the antenna ID 118404

 

W242AB/96.3, for WYXL/97.3 HD3, aiming a max of 250 watts ENE from 262 feet above ground on WNYY tower 2, with the ASR number 1048242 and the antenna ID 118403

 

W262AD/100.3, for WIII/99.9, aiming a max of 250 watts ENE from 262 feet above ground on WNYY tower 2, with the ASR number 1048242 and the antenna ID 118406

 

W231DK/94.1, for WNYY/1470, aiming a max of 250 watts NW from 276 feet above ground on WNYY tower 3, with the ASR number 1048243 and the antenna ID 125946

 

W249DW/97.7, for WHCU/870, aiming a max of 175 watts NNW from 276 feet above ground on WNYY tower 3, with the ASR number 1048243 and the antenna ID 132288

 

WNYY began as WKTO in 1956, and has been using this facility since it was built in 1972. More details:

 

Site Elevation: 445 meters (1460 ft)

Height of Structures: 92.7 meters (304 feet)

Overall Height Above Ground: 93.6 meters (307 feet)

Overall Height Above Mean Sea Level: 538.6 meters (1767 feet)

 

WNYY is owned by Cayuga Radio Group of Saga Communications of New England, LLC. So are WQNY, WHCU, WFIZ, WYXL and WIII, each with translators here, plus many other stations in New York and New England.

 

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