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WGY

clear-channel news/talk radio station in Schenectady, New York, United States
Organization radio_station Q7950020
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WGY

Summary

WGY is a radio station[1]. WGY ranks in the top 2% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WGY is located in Schenectady[3].
  • WGY is in the country of United States[4].
  • WGY's instance of is recorded as radio station[5].
  • WGY is owned by iHeartMedia[6].
  • WGY's radio format is recorded as news[7].
  • WGY's radio format is recorded as talk radio[8].
  • WGY's radio format is recorded as radio drama[9].
  • January 1, 1922 marks the founding of WGY[10].
  • WGY's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.7923, 'longitude': -74.0119}[11].
  • WGY's official website is recorded as http://www.wgy.com/[12].
  • WGY's licensed to broadcast to is recorded as Schenectady[13].

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Founding

January 1, 1922 marks the founding of WGY[10].

Ownership

WGY is owned by iHeartMedia[6].

Why It Matters

WGY ranks in the top 2% of radio_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap node id → 357605367
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 357605367, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/357605367 in United States"
  2. 21w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 42.7923, 'longitude': -74.0119}
    Official website → http://www.wgy.com/
    Viaf cluster id → 139727057
    Fcc facility id → 15329
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P154]]: WGY News Radio logo.png"
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