TV channel 6 watch
W06DU-D: channel 6 grant, Albany, NY
It was granted before the NCE FM translator window opens on November 4, 2026, so translator applications on 88.1 to 91.9 MHz near it now have to protect it (47 CFR 74.1205).
| Granted | August 12, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Service | Channel 6 LPTV |
| What | A new LPTV station |
| Community | Albany, NY |
| Facility ID | 795413 |
| FCC file number | 0000292949 |
| ERP | 3 kW |
| Antenna height | 587 m above mean sea level |
| Height above average terrain | 320.5 m (72 radials) |
| Site | 42.62694, -74.01111 |
| 47 dBu contour | 47 to 82 km from the site |
Towns inside the 47 dBu contour
Reserved band translator and LPFM sites here are limited.
- Albany, NY (101,317 people)
- Schenectady, NY (69,495 people)
- Troy, NY (51,065 people)
- Pittsfield, MA (43,121 people)
- Saratoga Springs, NY (28,741 people)
- Cohoes, NY (18,530 people)
- Amsterdam, NY (18,169 people)
- Gloversville, NY (14,894 people)
- North Adams, MA (12,492 people)
- Watervliet, NY (10,268 people)
- Rensselaer, NY (9,453 people)
- Johnstown, NY (8,027 people)
- Colonie, NY (7,691 people)
- Scotia, NY (7,321 people)
- Hudson, NY (5,735 people)
- Mechanicville, NY (5,083 people)
- Ballston Spa, NY (4,930 people)
- Cobleskill, NY (4,533 people)
- Menands, NY (4,501 people)
- Saugerties, NY (3,874 people)
- Catskill, NY (3,723 people)
- South Glens Falls, NY (3,723 people)
- Ravena, NY (3,246 people)
- Hoosick Falls, NY (3,190 people)
- Fort Edward, NY (3,138 people)
- Green Island, NY (2,971 people)
- Voorheesville, NY (2,846 people)
- Coxsackie, NY (2,686 people)
- Corinth, NY (2,638 people)
- Canajoharie, NY (2,064 people)
- Waterford, NY (2,020 people)
- Cambridge, NY (1,801 people)
- Stillwater, NY (1,759 people)
- Valatie, NY (1,709 people)
- North Bennington, VT (1,701 people)
- Greenwich, NY (1,669 people)
- Altamont, NY (1,651 people)
- Athens, NY (1,577 people)
- Chatham, NY (1,547 people)
- Philmont, NY (1,483 people)
And 7 smaller towns.
Just outside it
Within 25 km of the contour, where sites may be limited too.
- Kingston, NY (23,748 people)
- Glens Falls, NY (14,455 people)
- Hudson Falls, NY (7,359 people)
- Rhinebeck, NY (2,586 people)
- Dolgeville, NY (2,015 people)
- Fort Plain, NY (2,002 people)
- Red Hook, NY (1,956 people)
- Cooperstown, NY (1,844 people)
- St. Johnsville, NY (1,711 people)
- Richfield Springs, NY (1,090 people)
- Stamford, NY (1,064 people)
- Tivoli, NY (1,019 people)
- Lake George, NY (1,007 people)
← Every channel 6 grant and pending application
Why channel 6 matters
- TV channel 6 (82-88 MHz) sits right below the reserved FM band. An FM translator on channels 201 to 220 (88.1 to 91.9 MHz) near a channel 6 station has to keep its interfering contour off the TV station's 47 dBu contour (47 CFR 74.1205); LPFM stations have their own channel 6 spacings (47 CFR 73.825).
- The NCE FM translator window opens November 4, 2026. FCC staff has said pending channel 6 applications need not be protected in a window application. One granted before the window opens must be: the translator applicant needs extra steps, and a grant can keep a new translator permit from being granted.
- So this page lists every channel 6 grant as it happens, and every channel 6 application still pending.
Planning a translator or LPFM near a channel 6 station?
Nexus Broadcast checks every channel 6 station and pending application in its translator and LPFM studies, and prepares the showing when a site needs one. Every study runs on RF Navigator, our own broadcast engineering software.
From the FCC's LMS public database as of October 20, 2026, updated every morning. Contours are the FCC contour API's 47 dBu F(50,50) service contour from the filing's ERP and antenna height, drawn non-directional; towns are incorporated places of 1,000 people or more (Census 2024 estimates). Not a product of the FCC; check LMS and run a full study before you rely on it.