WLNY-TV

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WLNY-TV (channel 55), branded as New York 55, is an independent television station licensed to Riverhead, New York, United States. It is owned by the CBS Television Stations group alongside CBS flagship WCBS-TV (channel 2), with both stations sharing studios within the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan. WLNY-TV's transmitter is located in Ridge, New York. Its over-the-air signal covers most of Long Island, and it is available on cable and satellite systems throughout the New York City television market. Channel 55 went on air on April 28, 1985, as WLIG. For its first 26 years of existence, it was owned by Long Island businessman Michael Pascucci; it primarily offered older movies and syndicated shows, though it also featured a 10 p.m. newscast. It spent seven years fighting with Cablevision of Long Island for a channel on the cable system, a battle which sapped the station of potential viewers and was only resolved with the reinstatement of must-carry regulations...

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