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Syracuse, New York United States |
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| Branding | Fox 68 |
| Channels |
Digital: 19 (UHF) Virtual: 68 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 68.1 Fox 68.2 TCN |
| Translators | 16 W16AX-D Ithaca |
| Owner |
Northwest Broadcasting (Bristlecone Broadcasting, LLC) |
| First air date | February 15, 1986 |
| Call letters' meaning | Syracuse Television |
| Sister station(s) | WNYS-TV, WICZ-TV, WBPN-LP |
| Former callsigns | WKAF (February–September 1986) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 68 (UHF, 1986–2009) |
| Former affiliations | Independent (1986–1987) |
| Transmitter power | 621 kW |
| Height | 445 m |
| Class | DT |
| Facility ID | 40758 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°52′50″N 76°12′0″W / 42.88056°N 76.20000°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | foxsyracuse.com |
WSYT is the Fox-affiliated television station for Central Upstate New York that is licensed to Syracuse. It broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 (or virtual channel 68.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter near Maple Grove, a hamlet of Otisco. Owned by Northwest Broadcasting, WSYT operates MyNetworkTV affiliate WNYS-TV (owned by Syracuse Broadcasting, Inc.) through a local marketing agreement (LMA).
The two stations share studios together on James Street/NY 290 in Syracuse's Near Northeast section. It operates a digital Class A repeater, W16AX-D, in Ithaca. This broadcasts a 720p high definition signal on UHF channel 16 (also remapping to virtual channel 68.1 via PSIP) from a transmitter, on the Ithaca College campus, along NY 96B in Eastern South Hill.