North Country Public Radio

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North Country Public Radio
Broadcast area North Country, New York and bordering areas of Vermont, Ontario and Quebec
Frequency See § Stations
BrandingNCPR
Programming
Format Public radio
Ownership
Owner St. Lawrence University
History
First air date
March 7, 1968;56 years ago (1968-03-07) [1]
Technical information
Translator(s) See § Translators
Links
Webcast NCPR Webcast (M3U)
NCPR Webcast (PLS)
Website www.northcountrypublicradio.org

North Country Public Radio (NCPR) is a National Public Radio (NPR) member regional radio network headquartered in Canton, New York. The member-supported network is owned by St. Lawrence University (SLU) and is the NPR member for the Adirondack North Country region of northern New York. Its radio studios are in the Noble Medical Building on the SLU campus.

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The flagship station, WSLU in Canton, signed on for the first time on March 7, 1968, on 96.7 MHz. [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, WSLU moved to 89.5 MHz, [a] and NCPR built the first of several low-powered FM translators. [1] [2] Much of the surrounding area was among the few places in the Northeastern United States that were 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 16 full-power FM transmitters and 17 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, Kingston, Ontario and Cornwall, Ontario. [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]

In November 2024, NCPR opened up a new FM transmitter at Ellensburg, New York on 88.9 FM with a call sign WELN. The new signal will cover communities along Route 11 between Malone and Plattsburgh, NY which was previously a dead air zone. [6]

Stations

Call sign Frequency City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Transmitter coordinates
WXLH91.3 FM Blue Mountain Lake New York 66427 A78527 m (1,729 ft) 43°52′18.2″N74°24′0.5″W / 43.871722°N 74.400139°W / 43.871722; -74.400139 (WXLH)
WXLB91.7 FM Boonville New York 175085 A100107 m (351 ft) 43°26′53.2″N75°20′46.6″W / 43.448111°N 75.346278°W / 43.448111; -75.346278 (WXLB)
WSLZ88.1 FM Cape Vincent New York 176912 A2,00092 m (302 ft) 44°6′58.2″N76°20′19.8″W / 44.116167°N 76.338833°W / 44.116167; -76.338833 (WSLZ)
WSLU [i] 89.5 FM Canton New York 66433 C240,00091 m (299 ft) 44°32′1.2″N75°5′48.7″W / 44.533667°N 75.096861°W / 44.533667; -75.096861 (WSLU)
WSLG90.5 FM Gouverneur New York 175081 A2,00063 m (207 ft) 44°15′32.2″N75°34′38.7″W / 44.258944°N 75.577417°W / 44.258944; -75.577417 (WSLG)
WXLE105.9 FM Indian Lake New York 183338 A590−61.5 m (−202 ft) 43°45′27.2″N74°14′44.5″W / 43.757556°N 74.245694°W / 43.757556; -74.245694 (WXLE)
WXLL91.7 FM Lake Placid New York 176270 A100−32 m (−105 ft) 44°17′8.1″N73°59′14.5″W / 44.285583°N 73.987361°W / 44.285583; -73.987361 (WXLL)
WXLD89.7 FM Lowville New York 175083 A22080 m (260 ft) 43°48′31.4″N75°30′40.2″W / 43.808722°N 75.511167°W / 43.808722; -75.511167 (WXLD)
WSLO90.9 FM Malone New York 66431 A200106 m (348 ft) 44°49′46.1″N74°22′29.6″W / 44.829472°N 74.374889°W / 44.829472; -74.374889 (WSLO)
WXLG89.9 FM North Creek New York 66425 C3200608 m (1,995 ft) 43°40′22.2″N74°2′56.4″W / 43.672833°N 74.049000°W / 43.672833; -74.049000 (WXLG)
WXLU88.1 FM Peru New York 66428 C31,000341 m (1,119 ft) 44°34′25.1″N73°40′27.5″W / 44.573639°N 73.674306°W / 44.573639; -73.674306 (WXLU)
WSLL90.5 FM Saranac Lake New York 66435 A600107 m (351 ft) 44°20′28.1″N74°7′41.5″W / 44.341139°N 74.128194°W / 44.341139; -74.128194 (WSLL)
WXLS88.3 FM Tupper Lake New York 175082 A110433 m (1,421 ft) 44°9′34.2″N74°28′32.6″W / 44.159500°N 74.475722°W / 44.159500; -74.475722 (WXLS)
WSLJ88.9 FM Watertown New York 66429 A280130 m (430 ft) 43°57′23″N75°50′25″W / 43.95639°N 75.84028°W / 43.95639; -75.84028 (WSLJ)
WXLJ 94.1 FM Whitehall New York 52637 A3,000100 m (330 ft) 43°28′37.2″N73°26′54.4″W / 43.477000°N 73.448444°W / 43.477000; -73.448444 (WXLJ)
WXLQ90.5 FM Bristol Vermont 176918 A160181 m (594 ft) 44°13′24.1″N73°7′25.4″W / 44.223361°N 73.123722°W / 44.223361; -73.123722 (WXLQ)

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Translators

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)
City of license State Facility ID Class ERP
(W)
Height
(m (ft))
Transmitter coordinatesRebroadcasts
W217AE91.3 Alexandria Bay New York 66419 D654.8 m (16 ft) 44°20′15.4″N75°55′13.9″W / 44.337611°N 75.920528°W / 44.337611; -75.920528 (W217AE) WSLJ
W272BL102.3 Carthage New York 148449 D439.3 m (31 ft) 43°58′36.2″N75°36′37.6″W / 43.976722°N 75.610444°W / 43.976722; -75.610444 (W272BL) WSLJ
W262BO100.3 Clayton New York 147500 D9036.4 m (119 ft) 44°13′48.1″N76°4′44.7″W / 44.230028°N 76.079083°W / 44.230028; -76.079083 (W262BO) WSLU
W217CC91.3 Elizabethtown New York 153015 D80−176 m (−577 ft) 44°13′14.2″N73°36′42.9″W / 44.220611°N 73.611917°W / 44.220611; -73.611917 (W217CC) WSLL
W271AW102.1 Jay New York 153067 D10−215.8 m (−708 ft) 44°21′57.1″N73°43′29.5″W / 44.365861°N 73.724861°W / 44.365861; -73.724861 (W271AW) WSLL
W211BU90.1 Keene New York 86890 D10−56.5 m (−185 ft) 44°15′3.1″N73°45′51.5″W / 44.250861°N 73.764306°W / 44.250861; -73.764306 (W211BU) WSLL
W242AZ96.3 Keene Valley New York 152966 D10−361.1 m (−1,185 ft) 44°11′19.1″N73°47′22.4″W / 44.188639°N 73.789556°W / 44.188639; -73.789556 (W242AZ) WSLL
W271DP102.1 Lake George New York 157065 D10384.2 m (1,260 ft) 43°25′12.2″N73°45′35.4″W / 43.420056°N 73.759833°W / 43.420056; -73.759833 (W271DP) WXLG
W219BG91.7 Long Lake New York 66417 D976 m (249 ft) 43°57′39.2″N74°25′17.5″W / 43.960889°N 74.421528°W / 43.960889; -74.421528 (W219BG) WSLU
W212BQ90.3 Morristown New York 122757 D5546.1 m (151 ft) 44°35′17″N75°38′34″W / 44.58806°N 75.64278°W / 44.58806; -75.64278 (W212BQ) WSLU
W247BB97.3 Newcomb New York 148374 D1068.3 m (224 ft) 43°57′22.2″N74°10′24.5″W / 43.956167°N 74.173472°W / 43.956167; -74.173472 (W247BB) WXLH
W282AV104.3 North Creek New York 153111 D10−137.4 m (−451 ft) 43°41′38.2″N73°59′4.4″W / 43.693944°N 73.984556°W / 43.693944; -73.984556 (W282AV) WXLG
W204BJ88.7 Old Forge New York 92529 D1954.6 m (179 ft) 43°42′4.2″N74°58′18.6″W / 43.701167°N 74.971833°W / 43.701167; -74.971833 (W204BJ) WXLH
W205BW88.9 Paul Smiths New York 122754 D5525 m (82 ft) 44°26′11.1″N74°15′35.5″W / 44.436417°N 74.259861°W / 44.436417; -74.259861 (W205BW) WSLL
W237BR95.3 Schroon Lake New York 153091 D110−98.6 m (−323 ft) 43°51′16.2″N73°45′26.5″W / 43.854500°N 73.757361°W / 43.854500; -73.757361 (W237BR) WXLG
W248BL97.5 Speculator New York 122743 D10180.7 m (593 ft) 43°31′26.2″N74°21′37.5″W / 43.523944°N 74.360417°W / 43.523944; -74.360417 (W248BL) WXLG
W224BI92.7 Wells New York 148328 D10−129.2 m (−424 ft) 43°23′7.2″N74°18′18.4″W / 43.385333°N 74.305111°W / 43.385333; -74.305111 (W224BI) WXLG

Notes

  1. For regulatory purposes, WSLU on 89.5 operates on a new license issued in 1985; the original 96.7 license was sold and is now WNCQ-FM 102.9.

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