North Country Public Radio

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 NPR member for the Adirondack North Country region of northern New York. Its studios are located in the Noble Medical Building on the SLU campus.

North Country Public Radio

Broadcast area	North Country, New York and bordering areas of Vermont, Ontario and Quebec
Frequency	See § Stations
Branding	NCPR
Slogan	Stories. Music. Life.
Programming
Format	Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	St. Lawrence University
History
First air date	March 7, 1968[1]
Technical information
Translator(s)	See § Translators
Links
Webcast	NCPR Webcast (M3U) NCPR Webcast (PLS)
Website	www.northcountrypublicradio.org

The flagship station, WSLU in Canton, signed on for the first time on March 7, 1968.[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 translators;[1][2] much of the surrounding area was among the few areas of the Northeastern United States that was 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.[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	Location	ERP W	Height m (ft)
WSLG	90.5 FM	Gouverneur, New York	2,000	63 meters (207 ft)
WSLJ	88.9 FM	Watertown, New York	280	91 meters (299 ft)
WSLL	90.5 FM	Saranac Lake, New York	600	107 meters (351 ft)
WSLO	90.9 FM	Malone, New York	200	106 meters (348 ft)
WSLU	89.5 FM	Canton, New York	40,000	91 meters (299 ft)
WSLZ	88.1 FM	Cape Vincent, New York	2,000	92 meters (302 ft)
WXLB	91.7 FM	Boonville, New York	100	107 meters (351 ft)
WXLD	89.7 FM	Lowville, New York	220	80 meters (260 ft)
WXLE	105.9 FM	Indian Lake, New York	590	−61.5 meters (−202 ft)
WXLG	89.9 FM	North Creek, New York	200	608 meters (1,995 ft)
WXLH	91.3 FM	Blue Mountain Lake, New York	78	527 meters (1,729 ft)
WXLL	91.7 FM	Lake Placid, New York	100	−32 meters (−105 ft)
WXLQ	90.5 FM	Bristol, Vermont	160	181 meters (594 ft)
WXLS	88.3 FM	Tupper Lake, New York	110	433 meters (1,421 ft)
WXLU	88.1 FM	Peru/Plattsburgh, New York	1,000	341 meters (1,119 ft)

Translators

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP (W)	Height (m (ft))	Class	FCC info
W204BJ	88.7	Old Forge, New York	19	54.6 m (179 ft)	D	FCC
W205BW	88.9	Paul Smiths, New York	55	25 m (82 ft)	D	FCC
W211BU	90.1	Keene, New York	10	−56.5 m (−185 ft)	D	FCC
W212BQ	90.3	Morristown, New York	55	46.1 m (151 ft)	D	FCC
W217AE	91.3	Alexandria Bay, New York	65	4.8 m (16 ft)	D	FCC
W217CC	91.3	Elizabethtown, New York	80	−176 m (−577 ft)	D	FCC
W219BG	91.7	Long Lake, New York	9	76 m (249 ft)	D	FCC
W224BI	92.7	Wells, New York	10	−129.2 m (−424 ft)	D	FCC
W228BO	93.5	Lake George, New York	8	384.2 m (1,260 ft)	D	FCC
W237BR	95.3	Schroon Lake, New York	110	−98.6 m (−323 ft)	D	FCC
W242AZ	96.3	Keene Valley, New York	10	−361.1 m (−1,185 ft)	D	FCC
W247BB	97.3	Newcomb, New York	10	68.3 m (224 ft)	D	FCC
W247BJ	97.3	Glens Falls, New York	38	14.5 m (48 ft)	D	FCC
W248BL	97.5	Speculator, New York	10	180.7 m (593 ft)	D	FCC
W262BO	100.3	Clayton, New York	90	36.4 m (119 ft)	D	FCC
W271AW	102.1	Jay, New York	10	−215.8 m (−708 ft)	D	FCC
W272BL	102.3	Carthage, New York	43	9.3 m (31 ft)	D	FCC
W282AV	104.3	North Creek, New York	10	−137.4 m (−451 ft)	D	FCC

References

1. Chaisson, Bill. "North Country Public Radio celebrates 50th anniversary", Lake Placid News. March 16, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
2. "NCPR: A Brief History", North Country Public Radio. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
3. "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.

External links

• NCPR website
• UpNorth Music