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Overview
Licensed to Schenectady, New York, WCWN carries The CW programming for viewers in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY market.
Tune to channel 45 to watch WCWN. Its over-the-air signal uses RF channel 22; the virtual number 45 is what appears on the TV guide. The station's subchannels add Charge! and The Nest. It is among the stations broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV) as well.
Subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 45.1 | The CW |
| 45.2 | Charge! |
| 45.4 | The Nest |
The FCC license is held by WCWN Licensee, LLC. It first signed on in 1984. It has used the WCWN call letters since May 2006.
WCWN's main studio, per its FCC filings, is at 1400 Balltown Road, Schnectady, NY 12309. You can reach the station online at www.wcwn.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WCWN listed educational programs including Jack Hanna Into the Wild, Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin and Teen Kids News.
WCWN at a glance
- Call sign
- WCWN
- Network
- The CW (subchannels: Charge!, The Nest)
- Virtual channel
- 45
- RF channel
- 22
- City of license
- Schenectady, New York
- TV market
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
- Licensee
- WCWN Licensee, LLC
- On the air since
- 1984
- Call sign since
- May 2006
- Studio address
- 1400 Balltown Road, Schnectady, NY 12309
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 73264
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wcwn.com
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WCWN at a glance
- Network
- The CW
- Channel
- 45 (RF 22)
- Licensed to
- Schenectady, NY
- Subchannels
- Charge!, The Nest
- TV market
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY








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