- Not to be confused with KTEN.
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WROW-TV
1953–1956
WTEN began broadcasting on October 14, 1953 as WROW-TV on UHF channel 41. It was owned by the Hudson Valley Broadcasting Company, operating alongside WROW radio (590 AM). It was a primary ABC affiliate.
WCDA
After WROW was sold off to a New York City-based syndicate group, channel 41 changed its callsign to WCDA, and launching a satellite station, WCDB (channel 29), in nearby Hagaman.
1956–1957
WTEN
Hudson Valley merged with Durham Broadcasting Enterprises in December 1957, the owners of WTVD in Durham to form Capital Cities Television Corporation (predecessor of Capital Cities Communications) with WTEN as its flagship station. Also that year, channel 41 (by now, in VHF channel 10)'s call letters were changed again to the current WTEN. With the callsign change, its satellite changed its call letters to WCDC.
1957–1961
1961–1967
1967–1976
WTEN was sold to Poole Broadcasting as Capital Cities merged with Triangle Publications in 1971.
1976–1977
1977–1982
On October 23, 1977, WTEN rejoined ABC after a 22 year absence; the CBS affiliation went to WAST (currently a NBC affiliate as WNYT). Poole sold channel 10, including WJRT-TV and WPRI-TV, to Knight Ridder Broadcasting.
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1982–1986
During this time, WTEN's alternate "TVTEN" logo provided a rare example of a TV station identifying its channel number as both a number and a word.
1986–present
The "10" in this logo has been used by the station since.
1986–1988
1988–1995
1995–2011
1995–2000
2000–2011
2011–2013, 2013-2019
2011-2013
2013
WTEN unveiled its new logo on March 26, 2013; however, this would last for only a few months.
2013–2019
WTEN's satellite station, WCDC-TV, shut down on November 19, 2017.
2019–present
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External links
TV stations in the Capital District of New York, including Albany, Schenectady, and Troy
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