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WTEN / WCDC-TV
WTEN: Albany - Schenectady - Troy, New York WCDC: Adams, Massachusetts
Branding	News 10
Slogan	The News Station
Channels	Analog: WTEN: 10 (VHF) WCDC: 19 (UHF) Digital: WTEN: 26 (UHF) WCDC: 36 (UHF)
Affiliations	ABC Local Weather (on WTEN-DT2) RTN (on WTEN-DT3)
Owner	Young Broadcasting
Founded	March 26, 1954
Call letters meaning	WTEN: Channel TEN (10) WCDC: derived from WTEN's former calls WCDA
Former callsigns	WTEN: WROW-TV (1954-1957) WCDA (1957-1960) WCDC: WMGT (1954-1957)
Former channel number(s)	WTEN: 41 (1954-1957) WCDC: 74 (1954-1957)
Former affiliations	WTEN: CBS (1954-1977) WCDC: DuMont (secondary, 1954-1956) CBS (1954-1977)
Transmitter Power	WTEN: 316 kW (analog) 700 kW (digital) WCDC: 447 kW (analog) 16.2 kW (digital)
Facility ID	WTEN: 74422 WCDC: 74419
Transmitter Coordinates	WTEN: 42°38′12″N, 73°59′54″W WCDC: 42°38′14″N, 73°10′7″W
Website	wten.com

WTEN is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Capital District of New York State and Western New England. Licensed to Albany, the station broadcasts an analog signal on VHF channel 10 and a digital signal on UHF channel 26. WTEN's transmitter is located at the Helderberg Mountains tower farm in New Scotland. Owned by Young Broadcasting, the station has studios located on Northern Blvd. in Albany. WTEN is known on-air either by its call letters or the branding of "News 10".

WTEN operates a full-time satellite WCDC-TV. Licensed to Adams, Massachusetts, the station broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 19 and a digital signal on UHF channel 36. WCDC's transmitter is located on the highest point in Massachusetts, Mount Greylock. There is no on-air reference to WCDC but the station is mentioned in WTEN's legal ID, EEO public file report, and on the News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel. WCDC's signal reliably covers the western half of Massachusetts, Southern Vermont, Northern Connecticut, and Southwestern New Hampshire. WCDC, along with MyNetworkTV affiliate WNYA, can be considered rimshot signals into the Springfield - Holyoke, Massachusetts market. Despite WCDC being located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Time Warner cable systems in the county carry WTEN's signal instead of WCDC¹. The station is a full-time simulcast of WTEN.

Contents 1 Digital Programming 2 History 2.1 WTEN 2.2 WCDC 2.3 WCDB 3 Newscasts 3.1 Newscast Titles 4 News Team 5 Past Staff 6 External links

WTEN's digital signal is multiplexed:

Ch	Programming
10.1 / 26.1	main WTEN programming (ABC)
10.2 / 26.2	News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel (24-hour local weather channel)
10.3 / 26.3	Retro Television Network

WTEN began broadcasting on March 26, 1954 known as WROW-TV. The station was affiliated with CBS and broadcasted on channel 41. It was owned by Hudson Valley Communications Company along with WROW-AM. In 1957, it moved to channel 10 and had its call letters changed to WCDA-TV. The calls were changed again to the current WTEN around 1960. Hudson Valley Communications eventually became Capital Cities Television Corp in 1955, and then later Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp. both forerunners of Capital Cities Communications with WTEN becoming its flagship station.

In 1968, Capital Cities sold the original three stations of the group (WTEN, WPRO-TV in Providence (RI) and WJRT-TV in Flint (MI)) to Poole Broadcasting. Nine years later, Poole sold WTEN, WJRT, and WPRO (now WPRI-TV) to Knight-Ridder. The new owner signed an affiliation deal with ABC which resulted in WTEN swapping affiliations with WAST (now WNYT) to become the market's ABC affiliate. Young Broadcasting bought WTEN and its sister station WKRN-TV in Nashville (TN) from Knight-Ridder upon the latter's exit from broadcasting.

WTEN signed on its digital signal on UHF channel 26 in 2004 and began offering high-definition service. WTEN's HDTV signal can also be seen on Time Warner digital cable channel 1810.

On October 1, 2007, station owner Young Broadcasting launched Equity Broadcasting's Retro Television Network on WTEN's DT3 digital subchannel. This launch is part of a test of the network with sister stations WBAY in Green Bay (WI) and KRON in San Francisco (CA). The network features classic sitcoms and dramas. It remains to be seen if this channel will be offered on Time Warner digital cable systems in the Capital District and / or Berkshire County (MA).

WCDC began broadcasting on March 26, 1954 (the same date as parent station WROW-TV) as WMGT (Mount Greylock Television) on channel 74. The tower location on Mount Greylock helped WCDC serve not only as a major boost to WROW-TV but also as the market's secondary affiliate of DuMont from its launch until the network's demise in 1956.

In 1955, WMGT moved to channel 19 and in 1957 the call letters were changed to the current WCDC-TV. The WCDC call letters were derived from WTEN's former calls WCDA. The WMGT call sign is now used on the NBC affiliate in Macon (GA).

WCDC's digital signal on UHF channel 36 signed on nearly 18 months before WTEN's did. However, it not upgrade to high-definition programming until WTEN-DT signed on. WCDC's digital signal is currently not offered on Time Warner digital cable systems in Berkshire County (MA).

Prior to WCDA's move to channel 10, a second satellite was operated by WCDA located on channel 29 in the Montgomery County village of Hagaman. The station, with the call letters of WCDB, signed off the air in 1959 after the WCDA move rendered WCDB superfluous (even though it did provide some primary CBS coverage to Utica). The WCDB calls would return to the air in 1978 and serve the student-run radio station at the University at Albany.

In 2005, WTEN launched a 24-hour local weather channel on its DT2 digital subchannel. It is known as the News 10 Storm Tracker Weather Channel and can also be see in the Capital District on Time Warner digital cable channel 554. The channel is not seen on WCDC's digital signal but it is offered on Time Warner digital cable systems in Berkshire County (MA). The weather channel can also be seen via live streaming video on WTEN's website. WTEN's weather radar is known as "News 10 Storm Tracker HD Doppler".

• Action News (1970s-1986)
• 10 Eyewitness News (1986-1995)
• News 10 (1995-present)

Anchors
(In Alphabetical Order)

Personality	Position	WTEN Since
Steve Ammerman	News 10 at 5, News 10 at 6, News 10 at 11	1997
Christina Arangio	News 10 at 5:30, News 10 at 11	2007
Tracy Egan	News 10 at Noon	1994
Dori Marlin	News 10 in the Morning (weekdays)	2005
Mark O'Brien	News 10 in the Morning (weekdays)	2007
Elisa Streeter	News 10 at 5:30, News 10 at 6	ca. 1989
Anya Tucker	News 10 at 6, News 10 at 11 (weekends)	unknown
Alyssa Van Wie	News 10 in the Morning (weekends)	2004

Reporters
(In Alphabetical Order)

Personality	Position	WTEN Since
John Craig	General Assignment Reporter	2000
Eric Egan	General Assignment Reporter	2007
Tracy Egan	Reporter, News 10 at 5, News 10 at 5:30, News 10 at 6 (weeknights)	1994
Demetra Ganias	General Assignment Reporter	2006
Dori Marlin	General Assignment Reporter	2005
John McLoughlin	General Assignment Reporter/Managing Editor (since 2003)	1972
Jeff Stoecker	General Assignment Reporter	unknown
Latricia Thomas	General Assignment Reporter	2005

Storm Tracker 10 Meteorologists
(in order of rank)

Personality	Position	WTEN Since
Steve Capporizzo	News 10 at 5, News 10 at 5:30, News 10 at 6, News 10 at 11, News 10 Chief Meteorologist/Host of: "Pet Connection" specials seen six times a year	1989
Andy Gregorio	News10 in the Morning	1997
Katie Virtue	News10 at 6, News10 at 11 (weekends), News10 at Noon	2005
Chris Gloninger	News10 in the Morning (weekends), News10 at Noon	2007

Sports
(in order of rank)

Personality	Position	WTEN Since
Brian Sinkoff	Sports Director, News10 at 6, News10 at 11/Host of: Friday Night Frenzy	2005
Jamie Seh	News10 at 6, News10 at 11 (weekends)/Host of: Friday Night Frenzy	2006

• Cary Berglund (Weekend/Noon anchor, 1986-1989; now at KNBC in Los Angeles)
• Jim Brennan (6:00/11:00 p.m. anchor, 1991-2000; now hosts "New York Week in Review", aired on PBS stations across New York state)
• Greg Floyd (Weekend anchor in the mid 1980's until leaving for WTZA in Kingston, then resurfacing at WXXA and WRGB)
• Cynthia Fodor (6:00/11:00 p.m. anchor -1990's). Now with KCCI, Des Moines, Iowa and serves as Mid-West Bureau Chief for the nationally-syndicated travel magazine radio show, "The Travel Hour with Stephen Pickford and Friends" (formerly the Travel World Radio Show)
• Bob Gordon (Weatherman during the 1970s, preceded Bob Kovachick)
• John Guaraldi (meteorologist from 1981 until about the mid-90s, now meteorologist at WPLG-TV in Miami)
• Bob Kovachick (Now of WNYT, was chief meteorologist at WTEN from April 1977 until 1986, was the first credentialed meteorologist in the Albany market)
• George Layton (a/k/a George Leighton) was the station's chief announcer (late 50's to 1989). Nicknamed 'The Voice of God' for his booming baritone voice; also was known as 'Old Skipper' on The Good Ship News (1962 - 1968) and occasionally did the weekend weather (deceased)
• Doug Myers (Reporter and News Producer 1971 until 1989) previously was a radio news reporter for WPTR in the late 60's, now communications director for Albany International Airport in Albany, New York.
• Walt McClure (key reporter from 1999-2005, now in the same role at WXXA-TV)
• Scott Patterson (reporter from 2001-2005, now weekend anchor at KPTM in Omaha, Nebraska)
• Terry McSweeney (6:00/11:00 p.m. anchor from 2000-2006, 5:00 p.m. anchor 2002-2006, presently in California [1])
• Dan Murphy (Sports Director from 1992-2005 and previously weekend sports, now host of "Murphy's Law" on WOFX radio)
• Ryan Nobles (Weekday morning anchor, whereabouts unknown)
• Ed O'Brien (Sports Director from 1986-89, fired upon Young's purchase of the station and went to WRGB where he is now weekday morning anchor)
• Mary Caroline Powers (Co-anchored the noon news for many years with Ralph Vartigan. Worked at WRGB during the 1970s and later worked in public television and as an editor at The Saratogian newspaper)
• Rip Rowan (Sports anchor from 1968-86, later worked for the Albany-Colonie Yankees AA farm team)
• Sharman Sachetti (Former morning anchor - as of 2005 a reporter at WFXT)
• Susan Raff (former business reporter), has been with WFSB since 1995
• Mai Shiozaki (Former freelance morning anchor - was press secretary for National Organization for Women)
• Jeff Smith (Weekend meteorologist 2004-January 2007, now weekend mornings at WABC-TV)
• John Spadafora (Weekend sports anchor from 1992-2005, now heads communications for the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce)
• Ralph Vartigan (Longtime host of the children's program "The Good Ship News" as 'Commander Ralph', and later co-anchor of the noon news)
• Dick Wood (Main anchor from 1973-1991, as of 2006 hosts a jazz show on WABY Moon Radio)
• Herb Starr (reporter, weekend anchor, 1970-1975; communications dir., NY Lt Gov; corporate media advisor. Now a private investor)
• Dick (Hill) McCarthy, (anchor, 1970s, later in communications for New York state. WABY did sports reports
• Richard Roth, (reporter, early 70s, is a CBS News correspondent based in London)
• Richard Reingold, (reporter, early 70s, was president and general manager of WUSA-TV, Washington, DC)
• Dick Williams, (reporter-weekend anchor, early 70s, hosts WAGA-TV (FOX 5)'s Georgia Gang in Atlanta)

• WTEN & WCDC
• ABC
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WTEN
• Query the FCC's TV station database for WCDC
• History of Pioneer High Power UHF Station WMGT

¹ - WTEN cable carriage information courtesy Time Warner cable engineering staff, Pittsfield, MA.

Preceded by WCDA	WTEN 1960-present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by WMGT	WCDC 1960-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Albany / Schenectady / Troy market (Nielsen DMA #56)

Local television stations WVBK-CA 2 (RSN) - WRGB 6 (CBS) - WNCE-CA 8 (A1) - WTEN 10 / WCDC 19 (ABC) (Local WX on WTEN-DT2) (RTN on WTEN-DT3) - WNYT 13 (NBC) (WX+ on DT2) - WNYA-CA 15 / WNYA 51 (MNTV) - WMHT 17 (PBS) - WXXA 23 (FOX) (VTV on DT2) - WVBG-LP 25 (RSN) - WNGN-LP 35 / WNGX-LP 42 (Family Net) WCWN 45 (The CW) - W52DF 52 / WTBY 54 (TBN) - W58CX 58 (3ABN) Local digital television channels WYPX 50 (ION) Local and regional cable television channels TW3 - TWTV7 - TW18 - Capital News 9 - FSN New York - SNY - YES - MSG - NY1 - WRNN (Jewelry TV, Rye Brook) Defunct television channels WEDG 4 (UPN) - WCDB 29 (CBS)

v • d • e Broadcast television in the Springfield / Holyoke market  (Nielsen DMA #109)
WWLP 22 / WFXQ-CA 28 (NBC) - WGGB 40 (ABC) - WHTX 43 (UNI) - WGBY 57 (PBS) - WDMR-LP 65 (TEL) - WSHM-LP 67 (CBS) Out-of-market stations serving / available in Springfield / Holyoke WCDC 19 (ABC, Adams) - WEDH 24 (PBS / CPTV, Hartford) - WNYA 51 (MNTV, Pittsfield) - WCTX 59 (MNTV, New Haven) - WTIC 61 (FOX, Hartford) Defunct stations WRLP 32 (NBC / IND) Local and regional Cable television channels CN8 - NECN - NESN - CSN New England - WSBK (Ind, Boston) - "WBQT" 16 (The CW)
See also Broadcast television in the Albany and Hartford / New Haven markets

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of New York
WABC 7 (New York City) - WKBW 7 (Buffalo) - WSYR 9 (Syracuse) - WTEN 10 (Albany) - WHAM 13 (Rochester) - WUTR 20 (Utica) WIVT 34 (Binghamton) - WENY 36 (Elmira) - WWTI 50 (Watertown)
See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in New York

v • d • e ABC Network Affiliates in the state of Massachusetts
WCVB 5 (Boston) - WLNE 6 (New Bedford) - WCDC 19 (Adams) - WGGB 40 (Springfield)
See also: CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in Massachusetts

v • d • e Other Television Stations in the state of New York
Religious Stations: WBQM-LP 3 (COR, Brooklyn) - WEBR-CA 17 (GCN, Manhattan) - W20BA 20 (TBN, Massena) - WNYB 26 (TCT, Jamestown) - W26BS 26 (TBN, Binghamton) WNGN-LP 35 / WNGX-LP 42 (FamilyNet, Troy / Schenectady) - WKOB-LP 42 (Daystar, New York) - WTBY 54 (TBN, Poughkeepsie) W58CX 58 (3ABN, Saratoga Springs) Spanish-Language Stations: WNYN-LP 39 (Azteca América, Deer Park) - WNYI 52 (Univision, Ithaca) - WFTY 67 (TeleFutura, Smithtown) ION Television Affiliates: WWBI-LP 27 / WCWF 40 (Plattsburgh / Saranac Lake) - WPXN 31 (New York) - WYPX 50 (Amsterdam) - WPXJ 51 (Batavia) WSPX 56 (Syracuse) Other Stations: WNYZ-LP 6 (Ind, Roslyn) - WNCE-CA 8 (A1, Glens Falls) - WNYE 25 (Ind, New York) - WVBG-LP 25 (RSN, Greenwich) WNXY-LP 26 (Ind, New York) - WXNY-LP 32 (Ind, New York) - WNYX-LP 35 (Ind, New York) - WRNN-DT 48 (JTV / News, FUNi on DT3, Kingston) WVVH-LP 50 (A1, Southampton) - WBXZ-LP 56 (HSN, Buffalo) - WLNY-DT 57 (Ind, Riverhead) - W60AI 60 (HSN, New York) WNGS 67 (RTN, Springville)
See also: ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, MyNetwork TV, NBC and PBS stations in New York

v • d • e Young Broadcasting
ABC Affiliates: WATE · WBAY¹ · WKRN · WRIC · WTEN¹ / WCDC CBS Affiliates: KELO / KCLO / KDLO / KPLO · KLFY · WLNS MyNetworkTV Affiliate: KRON¹ NBC Affiliate: KWQC Local Weather Channels: WBAY Stormcenter 2 24/7  · KWQC 24-7 Weather Channel ¹ - Broadcasts Retro Television Network on a digital subchannel Key People: Adam Young and Vincent Young Website: www.youngbroadcasting.com