Editing Albany, New York (section)

==Media==
{{Main|Media in New York's Capital District}}

[[File:WTEN Headquarters.jpg|thumb|[[WTEN]] ''(headquarters pictured)'', [[WXXA]], and [[Spectrum News Capital Region|Spectrum News]] broadcast from within city limits.|alt=A two-story, dark- and white-brick building with tall, dark windows. On its flat roof is a white satellite dish and in the background is seen a tall radio tower. Over the entrance are the letters "WTEN".]]
The ''[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]]'' is Albany's primary daily newspaper and the only one based close to the city; its headquarters moved from within city limits to suburban [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]] in the 1960s after a dispute with Mayor Corning over land needed for expansion.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Media Business; Albany Afternoon Paper Closing After 145 Years |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 15, 1988 |first=James |last=Barron |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/15/business/the-media-business-albany-afternoon-paperclosing-after-145-years.html |access-date=April 23, 2010}}</ref> Its circulation totals about 73,000 on weekdays and 143,000 on Sundays.<ref name="newscirc">{{cite web |url=http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newsform.asp |title=eCirc for US Newspapers |access-date=April 25, 2010 |date=September 30, 2009 |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001095406/http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/newsform.asp |url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2010 }}</ref> Serving Albany to a lesser degree are ''[[The Daily Gazette]]'', based in Schenectady,<ref>{{cite web |title=dailygazette.com |publisher=The Daily Gazette Co |year=2010 |url=http://www.dailygazette.com/ |access-date=June 17, 2010}}</ref> and ''[[The Record (Troy)|The Record]]'', of Troy.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Record |publisher=[[Journal Register Company]] |year=2010 |url=http://www.troyrecord.com/ |access-date=June 17, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Metroland (newspaper)|Metroland]]'' is the alternative newsweekly in the area, publishing each Thursday,<ref>{{cite web |title = Metroland |publisher = Association of Alternative Newsweeklies |url = http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A51 |access-date = April 24, 2010 |url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100424030022/http://aan.org/alternative/Aan/ViewCompany?oid=oid%3A51 |archive-date = April 24, 2010 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> while ''[[American City Business Journals|The Business Review]]'' is a business weekly published each Friday.<ref>{{cite web |title = The Business Review subscription page |url = https://secure.bizjournals.com/subscribe/selectTerm?market=albany |publisher = American City Business Journals, Inc |access-date = April 24, 2010 |archive-date = July 27, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120727083103/https://secure.bizjournals.com/subscribe/selectTerm?market=albany |url-status = dead }}</ref> The ''[[Legislative Gazette]]'', another weekly newspaper, focuses exclusively on issues related to the Legislature and the state government.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Legislative Gazette |publisher=Weekly Albany, NY Legislative Gazette Newspaper |url=http://www.legislativegazette.com/ |access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref>

As of 2010, the Albany-Schenectady-Troy [[media market]] is the 63rd-largest in the country in terms of [[Radio in the United States|radio]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Arbitron Market Ratings: Spring 2010 |url=http://www.arbitron.com/home/mm001050.asp |date=April 1, 2010 |access-date=June 17, 2010 |publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref> and the 57th-largest in terms of [[Television in the United States|television]] audiences.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Television Market Universe Estimates: Comparisons of 2008–09 and 2009–10 Market Ranks |publisher=[[Nielsen Media Research]] |url=http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009-2010-dma-ranks.pdf |year=2009 |access-date=June 17, 2010 |page=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317170600/http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009-2010-dma-ranks.pdf |archive-date=March 17, 2011 }}</ref> It is a broadcast market with historical significance. The pioneering influence of [[General Electric]] in Schenectady directly contributed to the area emerging as the birthplace of station-based television with [[WRGB]]; the station was also the first affiliate of [[NBC]].<ref name="Firsts">{{cite news |title=Got History? We Do! Schenectady Firsts |author=Rittner, Don |work=Times Union (Albany) |publisher=Hearst Newspapers |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=June 1, 2010 |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/rittner/got-history-we-do-schenectady-firsts/221/ |archive-date=May 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501063526/http://blog.timesunion.com/rittner/got-history-we-do-schenectady-firsts/221/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1947, the region was home to the first independently owned and operated commercial [[FM radio]] station in the United States: [[WBCA (Schenectady, New York)|W47A]].<ref name="Firsts" /> [[WGY (AM)|WGY]] was the second commercial radio station in New York and the twelfth in the nation.<ref name="Firsts" /><!--

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In total, there are 16 am/[[Medium wave|MW]] stations,<ref>{{cite web |title=AMQ AM Radio Database Query |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |url=http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825063614/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/amq.html |archive-date=August 25, 2009 }}</ref> 30 full-power FM stations, 14 low-power [[FM translator]]s,<ref>{{cite web |title=FMQ FM Radio Database Query |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |url=http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090825071957/http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/fmq.html |archive-date=August 25, 2009 }}</ref> 8 full power [[Analog television|analog TV]] stations, 5 low-power [[TV translator]]s, and 8 full power [[Digital television|digital TV]] stations licensed in the Albany area.<ref>{{cite web |title=TVQ TV Database Query |publisher=Federal Communications Commission |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508022231/http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html |archive-date=May 8, 2009 }}</ref>

--> The Capital District is home to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WTEN]] 10,<ref>{{cite web |title=News 10 |publisher=WorldNow and [[WTEN]] |url=http://www.wten.com/ |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609060810/http://www.wten.com/ |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[CBS]] affiliate [[WRGB]] 6 (also operating [[The CW|CW]] affiliate [[WCWN]] 45),<ref>{{cite web |title=News 6: WRGB |publisher=[[Freedom Communications|Freedom Communications, Inc]] |url=http://www.cbs6albany.com/ |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616232008/http://www.cbs6albany.com/ |archive-date=June 16, 2010 }}</ref> [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate [[WXXA]] 23,<ref>{{cite web |title=Fox 23 News |publisher=[[Newport Television|Newport Television, LLC]] |url=http://www.fox23news.com/default.aspx |access-date=June 17, 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100625034250/http://www.fox23news.com/Default.aspx |archive-date=June 25, 2010  }}</ref> [[NBC]] affiliate [[WNYT (TV)|WNYT]] 13 (also operating [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate [[WNYA]] 51),<ref>{{cite web |title=News Channel 13 |publisher=[[WNYT (TV)|WNYT-TV, LLC]] |url=http://wnyt.com/index.shtml |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611135920/http://wnyt.com/index.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[PBS]] member station [[WMHT (TV)|WMHT]] 17. [[Charter Communications]] hosts [[Spectrum News Capital Region]], the area's only local 24-hour news channel.<ref>{{cite web |title=YNN: Your News Now |publisher=TWEAN News Channel of Albany, LLC |url=http://capitalregion.ynn.com/ |access-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-date=June 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617101819/http://capitalregion.ynn.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The area has numerous{{vague|date=March 2025}} [[List of radio stations in New York|radio stations]].{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}