WMHT (TV)

WMHT
Schenectady–Albany–Troy, New York; United States;
City	Schenectady, New York
Channels	Digital: 25 (UHF); Virtual: 17;
Branding	WMHT
Programming
Affiliations	17.1: PBS; 17.2: Create; 17.3: World Channel; 17.4: PBS Kids;
Ownership
Owner	WMHT Educational Telecommunications
Sister stations	WMHT-FM, WEXT
History
First air date	March 26, 1962
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 17 (UHF, 1962–2009); Digital: 34 (UHF, 2004–2019); Translators:; 4 W04AJ Schoharie; 4 W04BD Glens Falls;
Former affiliations	NET (1962–1970)
Call sign meaning	Mohawk–Hudson Television
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73263
ERP	445 kW
HAAT	426 m (1,398 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°37′31.3″N 74°0′36.7″W / 42.625361°N 74.010194°W
Translator(s)	W23ER-D Poughkeepsie
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wmht.org

WMHT (channel 17) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as a member of PBS. It is owned by WMHT Educational Telecommunications alongside NPR member WMHT-FM (89.1). The two stations share studios in the Rensselaer Technology Park in North Greenbush (with a Troy mailing address); the TV station's transmitter is located in the Helderberg Escarpment in New Scotland.

WMHT operates digital translator W23ER-D (channel 23) in Poughkeepsie (part of the New York City market). The translator's ownership was transferred from Dutchess Community College to WMHT in 2014.^[2]

^ "Facility Technical Data for WMHT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "PDF: FCC Consent to Assignment" (PDF). FCC Authorization Files, FCC CDBS. November 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2022.