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Broadcast area | Capital District |
Frequency | 106.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | "PYX 106" |
Programming | |
Format | Classic rock |
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WGY, WGY-FM, WKKF, WOFX, WRVE, WTRY-FM | |
History | |
First air date | September 1967 | as WDKC
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Call sign meaning | Pronounced "picks" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 73911 |
Class | B |
ERP | 15,500 watts |
HAAT | 275 meters (902 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′10″N 74°00′04″W / 42.636°N 74.001°W |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | pyx106 |
WPYX (106.5 FM "PYX 106") is a commercial radio station licensed to Albany, New York, and serving the Capital District. It broadcasts a classic rock radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. WPYX also carries New York Giants football games.
WPYX has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,500 watts. The transmitter is on Pinnacle Road in Helderberg Escarpment tower farm in New Scotland, amid the towers for other Albany-area TV and FM stations.[2] WPYX broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD-2 digital subchannel formerly played 1970s classic rock, branded as "Gran Turino Radio".