North Country Public Radio
Broadcast areaNorth Country, New York and bordering areas of Vermont, Ontario and Quebec
FrequencySee § Stations
BrandingNCPR
Programming
FormatPublic Radio
Ownership
OwnerSt. Lawrence University
History
First air date
March 7, 1968 (1968-03-07) (on 96.7 MHz)[1]
Technical information
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
WebcastNCPR Webcast (M3U)
NCPR Webcast (PLS)
Websitewww.northcountrypublicradio.org
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North Country Public Radio is a National Public Radio member regional radio network headquartered in Canton, New York. The member-supported network is owned by St. Lawrence University and is the National Public Radio (NPR) member for the Adirondack North Country region of northern New York. Its radio studios are in the Noble Medical Building on the SLU campus.

The flagship station, WSLU in Canton, signed on for the first time on March 7, 1968 (originally on 96.7 MHz).[1][2] It was a charter member of NPR.[2] It adopted the on-air name North Country Public Radio in 1984.[1] In the same year, it built the first of several low-powered FM translators.[1][2] Much of the surrounding area was among the few places in the Northeastern United States that were still without public radio. Its first full-powered repeaters, WSLO in Malone and WSLL in Saranac Lake, began broadcasting in 1989, with additional stations signing on in the early 1990s.[2]

It now comprises 15 full-power FM transmitters and 18 low-powered translators serving the North Country, parts of western Vermont and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec with regional and national news, public affairs programs, and an eclectic variety of music.[3][4] Major cities in its coverage area are Watertown, Plattsburgh, and Glens Falls in New York, as well as Burlington, Vermont and Cornwall, Ontario.[3]

In May 2011, North Country Public Radio also launched WREM, a radio station in Canton which offers a distinct program schedule sourced from Public Radio Exchange.[5]

Stations

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))
WXLH91.3 FMBlue Mountain LakeNew York66427 A78527 m (1,729 ft)
WXLB91.7 FMBoonvilleNew York175085 A100107 m (351 ft)
WSLZ88.1 FMCape VincentNew York176912 A2,00092 m (302 ft)
WSLU[lower-alpha 1]89.5 FMCantonNew York66433 C240,00091 m (299 ft)
WSLG90.5 FMGouverneurNew York175081 A2,00063 m (207 ft)
WXLE105.9 FMIndian LakeNew York183338 A590−61.5 m (−202 ft)
WXLL91.7 FMLake PlacidNew York176270 A100−32 m (−105 ft)
WXLD89.7 FMLowvilleNew York175083 A22080 m (260 ft)
WSLO90.9 FMMaloneNew York66431 A200106 m (348 ft)
WXLG89.9 FMNorth CreekNew York66425 C3200608 m (1,995 ft)
WXLU88.1 FMPeruNew York66428 C31,000341 m (1,119 ft)
WSLL90.5 FMSaranac LakeNew York66435 A600107 m (351 ft)
WXLS88.3 FMTupper LakeNew York175082 A110433 m (1,421 ft)
WSLJ88.9 FMWatertownNew York66429 A280130 m (430 ft)
WXLQ90.5 FMBristolVermont176918 A160181 m (594 ft)

Notes:

Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Rebroadcasts
W217AE91.3Alexandria BayNew York66419 D654.8 m (16 ft)WSLJ
W272BL102.3CarthageNew York148449 D439.3 m (31 ft)WSLJ
W262BO100.3ClaytonNew York147500 D9036.4 m (119 ft)WSLU
W217CC91.3ElizabethtownNew York153015 D80−176 m (−577 ft)WSLL
W247BJ97.3Glens FallsNew York158397 D3814.5 m (48 ft)WXLG
W271AW102.1JayNew York153067 D10−215.8 m (−708 ft)WSLL
W211BU90.1KeeneNew York86890 D10−56.5 m (−185 ft)WSLL
W242AZ96.3Keene ValleyNew York152966 D10−361.1 m (−1,185 ft)WSLL
W271DP102.1Lake GeorgeNew York157065 D10384.2 m (1,260 ft)WXLG
W219BG91.7Long LakeNew York66417 D976 m (249 ft)WSLU
W212BQ90.3MorristownNew York122757 D5546.1 m (151 ft)WSLU
W247BB97.3NewcombNew York148374 D1068.3 m (224 ft)WXLH
W282AV104.3North CreekNew York153111 D10−137.4 m (−451 ft)WXLG
W204BJ88.7Old ForgeNew York92529 D1954.6 m (179 ft)WXLH
W205BW88.9Paul SmithsNew York122754 D5525 m (82 ft)WSLL
W237BR95.3Schroon LakeNew York153091 D110−98.6 m (−323 ft)WXLG
W248BL97.5SpeculatorNew York122743 D10180.7 m (593 ft)WXLG
W224BI92.7WellsNew York148328 D10−129.2 m (−424 ft)WXLG

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Chaisson, Bill. "North Country Public Radio celebrates 50th anniversary", Lake Placid News. March 16, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "NCPR: A Brief History", North Country Public Radio. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "NCPR: on the Air and on the Map", North Country Public Radio. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  4. ↑ "About NCPR", North Country Public Radio. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ "World Ends, NERW Rolls On". NorthEast Radio Watch, May 23, 2011.


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