New York Metropolitan Edition

Covers New York City, Long Island, Southeastern New York State, Southwestern Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey.

To see a classic listing from 1953, click here.
City: Channel: Calls: Affiliation: Home Edition: Notes:
New York City [2] WCBS CBS CBS Flagship
New York City [4] WNBC NBC NBC Flagship
New York City [5] WNYW Fox Was flagship for the old Dumont network (as WABD) until 1955, when it folded; later was independent as WNEW until 1986, when Fox was founded
New York City [7] WABC ABC ABC Flagship
New York City [9] WWOR UPN (1) Was WOR until 1987
(2) Licensed in Secaucus, NJ
New York City [11] WPIX WB
New York City [13] WNET PBS (1) Licensed in Newark, NJ
(2) Shows instructional shows on school days
New York City [25] WNYE PBS (1) NYC Department of Education
(2) Shows instructional shows on school days
New York City [31] WPXN independent (1) Was PBS affiliate WNYC under City of New York ownership until 1996, when station was sold to Dow Jones and ITT for use as WBIS as a sports & business superstation; recently sold to Paxson, to be used as a flagship for Paxson's new "PaxNet" TV network.
(2) Currently shows informercials, religious shows, and programs from FX, Fox Sports, Fox Sports World, and CBS Eye On People.
New York City [47] WNJU TEL (1) Telemundo
(2) Licensed in Newark, NJ
Long Island [21] WLIW PBS (1) Licensed in Garden City
(2) Shows instructional shows on school days
Paterson [41] WXTV UNI Univision
Montclair [50] WNJN NJN Philadelphia (1) New Jersey Network, a PBS affiliated network
(2) Actual calls WNJM, "WNJN" calls used for promotion only
(3) Satellite of WNJT (52, Trenton)
(4) Shows instructional shows on school days
Hartford "3" WFSB CBS Hartford-New Haven
Hartford "30" WVIT NBC Hartford-New Haven Licensed in New Britain
Hartford "61" WTIC Fox Hartford-New Haven "WTIC" calls originally used for "3" until late-1970s
New Haven "8" WTNH ABC Hartford-New Haven
Waterford "20" WTXX UPN Hartford-New Haven
Stamford "49" WEDW PBS Hartford-New Haven (1) Connecticut Public Television
(2) Satellite of WEDH (24, Hartford)
(3) Shows instructional shows on school days

The following channels are listed in "Channels Listed" (complete with bullets), but not in main listings:
Channel: Calls: City: Description:
[43] WHAI Bridgeport Shop-At-Home
[54] WTBY Poughkeepsie TBN; religious
[58] WNJB New Brunswick Same as [50]
[62] WRNN Kingston, NY News & Information (also infomercials) (Home Edition: Albany)
[63] WMBC Newton Religious & General Information
[67] WHSI Smithtown Home Shopping Network (Satellite of [68]; originally subscription TV station WSNL until 1986)
[68] WHSE Newark Home Shopping Network (Originally subscription TV station WWHT until 1986)

Channels in coverage area, but not mentioned in this TVG:

WLNY (55) Riverhead, LI -- independent
WBNE (59) New Haven -- WB
WEDY (65) New Haven -- see "49"


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