WGY is a 50,000 watt raio station licensed to Schenectady, New York. It is one of the United States's oldest radio stations as well as the oldest in New York's Capital Region. WGY is the heritage clear channel occupant of the 810 kHz frequency and has a signal which blankets much of the Northeast by day and much of the eastern United States by night, being heard as far away as Chicago. Owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, the station broadcasts a talk radio format and is operated out of the company's Albany complex in Latham, just outside of Schenectady. WGY's main competitors in the region are WROW and WGDJ.