WSKG is operated by WSKG Public Telecommunications Council, a private non-profit corporation chartered by the Board of Regents of the State University of New York in association with the New York State Department of Education, and provides a public educational telecommunications service under the governance of a Board of Trustees which is selected from the communities served by the Station.

WSKG is a community licensee and is authorized by the FCC to operate television and radio broadcasting services.

WSKG provides a public broadcasting service to residents of the Station's coverage area. To accomplish this WSKG produces programs locally and purchases programs from Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), American Public Television (APT), National Public Radio (NPR), and American Public Media, Public Radio International and others. WSKG then promotes these programs to the public through this web site, the program guide GAMUT, other publications, use of the stations' own air time, and through other media.

WSKG seeks educational, social and cultural concerns to address through public telecommunications in cooperation with others... and does so through the Community Advisory Board, featuring listeners & viewers from various communities in WSKG's coverage area.

COVERAGE AREA

WSKG covers 21 counties in New York and Pennsylvania.

WSKG Radio frequencies are 89.3fm in Binghamton, 90.9fm in Ithaca/Watkins Glen, 88.7fm in Hornell/Alfred, 91.1fm in Corning/Elmira and 91.7 in Oneonta/Cooperstown. WSQX Radio frequencies are 91.5fm in Binghamton, 88.1fm in Greene/Norwich and 90.7fm in Corning.

WSKG TV broadcasts on Channels 46.1 and 30.1 and on Channel 704 on most Time Warner Cable systems. WSKG World broadcasts on Channels 46.2 and 30.2 and on Channel 705 on most Time Warner Cable systems. WSKG Create broadcasts on Channels 46.3 and 30.3 and on Channel 706 on most Time Warner Cable systems.

WSKG and WSQX Radio is available for online livestreaming 24/7 via WSKG.org, and our locally-produced radio shows are available online on-demand, as well. You can access WSKG and WSQX Radio on your mobile device via the free NPR News app. Many of WSKG TV Original Productions are available via WSKG.org, YouTube and the WSKG Video Portal. Recieve updates, info and interact with the station on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram @WSKGpubmedia and Pinterest or via our online contact form.

WSKG Radio and Television Coverage Area
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MISSION

Guided by your aspirations, WSKG serves to inspire with the highest quality educational programming, explore the arts, culture and heritage of the region and beyond, engage in thoughtful consideration of news and issues of importance, and entertain with the very best in multimedia programming.

VISION

WSKG: striving to be your trusted partner, enriching the lives of the people and communities we serve.

VALUES

At WSKG we strongly value:

  • Diversity: in opinion, thought and culture.

  • Creativity and Innovation: in thinking, programming, and content development.

  • Integrity: in how we conduct our business, in the programming we create.

  • Courage: to be different, accept failure, to take a stand.

  • Transparency: to open the activities of the station to public inquiry.

  • Accountability: in all our actions.

  • Open Mindedness: in how we approach issues and opinions.

  • Responsiveness: to community interests, needs and new ideas

These values help us to clearly define our mission as an organization serving our community.

GOALS

Content and Services:

  • Goal 1: Provide content and services designed to meet identified community needs and interests.

  • Goal 2: Increase local relevance, significance and impact of content and services.

  • Goal 3: Provide content and services using current and emerging technologies.

  • Goal 4: Build awareness of content and services in the communities we serve.

Financial:

  • Goal 1: Diversify revenue portfolio.

  • Goal 2: Increase funding for production of content.

  • Goal 3: Build Operating Reserves.

  • Goal 4: Develop Business Continuity and Disaster plans.

Organizational:

  • Goal 1: Create an organization culture that reflects the WSKG values of Diversity, Creativity, Integrity, Courage, Transparency, Accountability, Open Mindedness, and Responsiveness.

  • Goal 2: Develop a culture of fundraising throughout WSKG.