WRGB

WRGB
Schenectady–Albany–Troy, New York; United States;
City	Schenectady, New York
Channels	Digital: 35 (UHF); Virtual: 6;
Branding	CBS 6
Programming
Affiliations	6.1: CBS; 6.2: Roar; 6.3: Comet;
Ownership
Owner	Sinclair Broadcast Group; (WRGB Licensee, LLC);
Sister stations	WCWN
History
Founded	January 13, 1928 (as experimental station W2XB)
First air date	February 26, 1942
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 3 (VHF, 1938–1946), 4 (VHF, 1946–1954), 6 (VHF, 1954–2009); Digital: 39 (UHF, 2003–2009), 6 (VHF, 2009–2022);
Former affiliations	NBC (1942–1981); CBS (secondary, 1942–1954); DuMont (secondary, 1942–1954); ABC (secondary, 1948–1953);
Call sign meaning	Walter Ransom Gail Baker (GE engineer and head of NTSC); coincidental to the RGB color model of analog color television
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73942
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	392 m (1,286 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°37′31.3″N 74°0′36.7″W / 42.625361°N 74.010194°W
Translator(s)	5 (VHF) Schenectady (located in Hancock, MA); 29 (UHF) Schenectady (located in Ulster; NYC market); 15 (UHF) Glens Falls;
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	cbs6albany.com

WRGB (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Schenectady, New York, United States, serving the Capital District as an affiliate of CBS. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside CW affiliate WCWN (channel 45). The two stations share studios on Balltown Road in Niskayuna, New York; WRGB's transmitter is located on the Helderberg Escarpment west of New Salem.

WRGB is notable for being one of the first television stations in the world. It began broadcasting experimentally in early 1928, with the first daily programs being broadcast later that year. It later became one of a handful of television stations licensed for commercial broadcasting operation before the end of World War II, being the fourth overall to sign on and by far the smallest TV station during World War II.

The station launched the on-camera careers of TV chefs Art "Mr. Food" Ginsburg in the mid-1970s; and of Rachael Ray, who launched her "30 Minute Meals" segment on WRGB's newscasts in the mid-1990s.