united states slogan wmht connects the world and our community channels digital 34 uhf virtual 17 psip subchannels 17.1 pbs 17.2 create 17.3 world translators w04aj schoharie w04bd glen falls w42ae poughkeepsie owner wmht educational telecommunications first air date march 26 1962 ; 54 years ago 1962 03 26 call letters meaning mohawk hudson television sister station s wmht fm former channel number s analog 17 uhf 1962 2009 former affiliations net 1962 1970 transmitter power 325 kw height 426 m facility id 73263 transmitter coordinates 42 37 31 n 74 0 38 w 42.62528 n 74.01056 w 42.62528 ; 74.01056 wmht licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website http www.wmht.org home wmht is the pbs member station for the capital district of new york state ny . wmht is licensed to the city of schenectady new york and is owned and operated by wmht educational telecommunications formerly known as mohawk hudson council on educational television inc. along with sister radio station wmht fm . the wmht transmitter is located in the helderberg mountains in new scotland ny . the wmht studios are located in the rensselaer technology park in the town of north greenbush new york the station s mailing address is troy ny . contents 1 history 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 2.2 analog to digital conversion 3 outlying translators 4 cable and satellite carriage 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the mohawk hudson council on educational television was formed in 1953 through the financial support from television station wrgb channel 6 its then parent company general electric and many supporters and local businesses in the albany capital region . in the beginning mohawk hudson produced educational programs on wrgb ; however due to the station s tight scheduling the council decided to form a non commercial educational television station of its own . wmht signed on the air on march 26 1962 on uhf channel 17 as the second educational in the state of new york . from the outset the station was a member of national educational television net and became one of pbs charter members after the two stations merged in 1970 . in 1972 wmht expanded into fm radio by launching the first non commercial classical music station in the united states a format that continues to this day . in 1987 wmht purchased the assets of independent station wusv channel 45 and made it a secondary programming service under the calls wmhx . due to financial difficulties wmht shut wmhx down in 1991 and returned it to the air three years later under the calls wmhq . in the late 1990s wmhq s commercial licence became attractive and wmht sold it to the tribune company for 18.5 million in 1999 with the station becoming wb affiliate wewb that september it today is cw affiliate wcwn owned by sinclair broadcast group . the money from this sale allowed wmht to expand into digital television . it also allowed the station to replace its original facility in rotterdam with a state of the art facility in the rensselaer tech park . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital signal is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 1 17.1 1080i 16 9 wmht hd main wmht programming pbs 17.2 480i 4 3 wmht sd create 17.3 world analog to digital conversion edit wmht shut down its analog signal over uhf channel 17 at noon on april 16 2009 . the station s digital signal remained on its pre transition uhf channel 34 . 2 through the use of psip digital television receivers display the station s virtual channel as its former uhf analog channel 17 . outlying translators edit w04aj schoharie w04bd glens falls also w42ae in poughkeepsie owned by dutchess community college repeats wmht except for several hours a week when classes are in session . cable and satellite carriage edit wmht is carried on the following cable and satellite systems within the albany schenectady troy market station comcast directv dish network mid hudson cable time warner cable verizon fios wmht sd wmht hd 324 17 17 2 11 80 1221 11 511 wmht dt2 create 324 n a n a 114 1275 n a wmht dt3 world 325 n a n a 115 1276 n a see also edit wmht fm wext references edit rabbitears tv query for wmht dtv tentative channel designations for the first and the second rounds pdf . retrieved 2012 03 24 . external links edit wmht website query the fcc s tv station database for wmht query the fcc s tv station database for w04aj query the fcc s tv station database for w04bd query the fcc s tv station database for w42ae biafn s media web database information on wmht tv v t e broadcast television in the capital district of new york and berkshire county massachusetts including albany and pittsfield reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television local stations wrgb 6.1 cbs 6.2 this tv 6.3 comet wten wcdc 10.1 19.1 abc 10.2 19.2 gettv 10.3 19.3 justice wnyt 13.1 nbc 13.2 metv 13.3 h & i wmht 17.1 pbs 17.2 create 17.3 world wxxa tv 23.1 fox 23.2 capital otb tv 23.3 laff wngn lp 35 wngx ld 42 analog fn wcwn 45.1 the cw 45.2 grit 45.3 cbs simulcast wnya 51.1 mntv 51.2 antenna tv 51.3 decades outlying area stations wycx cd 2.1 .2 retro 2.3 tuff tv ; 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