WGY (AM)
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WGY is a commercial radio station licensed to Schenectady, New York, carrying a news/talk format which is simulcast full-time over WGY-FM. Owned by iHeartMedia, the station serves Albany, Troy and the Capital District of New York, and is a clear-channel station with extended nighttime range. WGY is one of the first stations in the United States and the oldest to operate continuously in New York State, having launched on February 20, 1922.
WGY Radio Players performing a dramatic scene from William Vaughn Moody's "The Great Divide" (1923)
The studio building as it appeared circa 1938-1945.
A metal microphone flag used in the WGY studios during the early-to-mid 1940s
Schenectady, New York
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Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-most populous city and the twenty-fifth most-populous municipality. The city is in eastern New York, near the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers. It is in the same metropolitan area as the state capital, Albany, which is about 15 miles (24 km) southeast.
Nott Memorial Hall at Union College
GE building, formerly corporate headquarters
Schenectady station, rebuilt in 2018
Proctor's Theatre