WRNN ( aka WTZA ) have been off air & gone from local airwaves in the Hudson Valley for many years ,
but as of Friday 7/31/2020 the Hudson Valley has local TV service & ownership again.
WZPK Ch 29 commenced broadcasting on UHF Channel 29 from Sam's Point in Ellenville, NY.
WZPK will carry all 8 channels of WYBN TV 14 based in Windham NY.
Both stations transmit at 15,000 watts ERP with Circular Polarization from mountain tops. WZPK from Sam's Point & WYBN from the Helderberg Mts above Albany.
Mountain top tower sites help guarantee that a TV facility is receivable by the MOST viewers.
The programming is 8 channels of Diginets from WYBN. The nets are as follows.
Channel 14.1 (29.1) Buzz'r TV
Channel 14.2 (29.2) COZI TV
Channel 14.3 (29.3) This TV ( MGM Movies )
Channel 14.4 (29.4) France 24 News ( English version )
Channel 14.5 (29.5) Rev'n
Channel 14.6 (29.6) Retro TV
Channel 14.7 (29.7) Action TV
Channel 14.8 (29.8) Newsnet ( Domestic News on a wheel format )
Local programming is 24 hours of two news services.
Custom Ski reports from November thru March .
Custom Weather Reports both 30 & 60 seconds of reports on the Catskills to Albany.
These will expand to include the Mid Hudson Region.They air every half hour across all 8 diginets.Other local shows are aired as deemed relevant & timely.
The facilities are owned by two entrepreneurs who share a love for TV & broadcasting.
Mr. Frank Cospidas of Intrique TV based in Ct. and Dan Viles of Cable Ad Net NY Inc & WYBN TV 14 based in Red Hook & Windham NY.
Intrique TV will be launching two other UHF TV channels this summer / Fall in the Hudson Valley.
WYBN TV 14 will be adding more diginets this late fall.
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