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WMHT company history timeline

1953

The Mohawk-Hudson Council on Educational Television was formed in 1953, through financial support from commercial station WRGB (channel 6), its then-parent company General Electric (which was based in Schenectady) and many supporters and local businesses in the Albany/Capital Region.

1962

WMHT signed on the air on March 26, 1962 on UHF channel 17 as the second educational TV station in the state of New York.

1970

From the outset the station was a member of National Educational Television (NET) and became one of PBS' charter members after the two stations merged in 1970.

1972

In 1972, WMHT expanded into FM radio by launching the first non-commercial classical music station in the United States (a format that continues to this day).

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1953
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