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WGY kicked off its centennial year with a podcast series called “Wireless: 100 Years of WGY”. It is hosted by WGY news anchor Mike Patrick and features interviews with familiar WGY voices with new episodes released weekly.

The 100th anniversar­y of WGY will be observed by two local amateur radio clubs — the East Greenbush and the Schenectad­y Museum amateur radio associatio­ns — on Feb. 19 and 20 using a special event amateur station that will reach other “hams” all over the world. The station will use the call sign W7Y, with the 7 representi­ng “G” — the 7th letter of the alphabet. Amateur radio operators — also known as “hams” — who contact the Special Event station will be able to request a reception report “QSL” card designed especially for the occasion. WGY’s legacy is also tied to shortwave broadcasti­ng. From the 1920s until the early 1960s, parent company General Electric operated two powerful shortwave stations from Schenectad­y — WGEO and WGEA. Members of the public who would like to see the special event station in operation will also be able to visit the Schenectad­y Museum facility between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday.

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