THE ALBANY DTV MASTER TOWER

TV Lane #3. in Altamont, NY
ASRN: 1231728
495 feet to the base of the antenna.
500 feet to the top of the "WXXA Panel"

Dielectric THA-O4-1H/4UD-1-R-T 437.2m
WXXA-TV RF8 - 23.1 - Albany Primary
WNYA RF7 - 51.1 - Pittsfield Primary
WNYT RF 12 - 13.1 Albany Aux

Dielectric TUD-O5-12/60H-1-B 427.2m
WTEN RF 24 - 10.1 - Albany Primary
WMHT RF 25 - 17.1 - Schenectady Primary
WCWN RF 22 - 45.1 - Schenectady Primary

Dielectric THB-O3-5HB/15-1 412m
WNYT RF 12 - 13.1 - Albany Primary
WNYA RF 7 - 51.1 - Pittsfield Primary

Dielectric THB-O3-4/12-1 392m
WRGB RF6 - 6.1 - Schenectady Primary

Shively 6810-5R-SS 361m
WMHT-FM 89.1 Schenectady Primary

Dielectric TFU-24DSB-A 349m
WMHT Aux
Dielectric TFU-24WB 160 345m
WTEN Aux
Dielectric TFU-8WB-1-R-C160 342m
WMHT Aux




Looking up the tower at Sunset.


The top mount VHF antenna that is the channel 7 and 8 primary, and 12 aux.


The master UHF and upper VHF



The RF 12 primary, and 7 auxiliary


The RF 6 primary.


The standby antennas. WMHT-TV is left,  WTEN interim, middle, and WMHT interim, right.


Looking up at the WRGB and WMHT-FM antennas.


And the top mount TV antennas.


The new UHF combiner system on a custom built structure.

Older pictures below.


The DTV tower as seen in 2013. After the old 45 side mount antenna was moved down as standby.
The top space will be eventually occupied by WNYT


A closer view of the moved 45 antenna.


The whole TV tower.


Top mount two bay Panel antenna system for
WXXA-DT 7 Virtual 23
WNYT-DT 12 Virtual 13


The big UHF antenna below the top VHF system
WCWN-DT 43 Virtual 45
WTEN-DT 26 Virtual 10
WMHT-DT 34 Virtual 17
 


The sidemount former Analog site for WCWN, and current DT site for WCWN, however
WCWN has a CP to go to the top UHF. Moved down now as a standby.
 


WRGB-DT's panel.


WMHT-FM's new 5 bay FM,


The transmitter building. This is a classic picture! Can you figure out why?


The UHF combiner


The UHF Combiner


The VHF Combiner
 


WMHT-DT and old WRGB-DT standby antennas