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WMHT PROVIDES WEEKLY LOCAL AND REGIONAL PROGRAMMING ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, COOKING, HEALTH, ECONOMIC ISSUES AND ARTS IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND BEYOND.PROGRAMMING AT A GLANCESINCE 1953, WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA HAS PROVIDED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND LEARNING THROUGH THE POWER OF MEDIA. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY CONFIDENT IN ITS IDENTITY, ITS POTENTIAL FULLY REALIZED, INSPIRED, AND CONNECTED THROUGH TRUSTED PUBLIC MEDIA. IN 2025, WE CONTINUED TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY WITH ROBUST CONTENT HIGHLIGHTING THE UNIQUE STORIES AND STRENGTHS HOUSED IN OUR DIVERSE REGION.NORTH TO NEW YORKA COMPANION PIECE TO HENRY LOUIS GATES JR'S PBS SERIES GREAT MIGRATIONS, WMHT'S NORTH TO NEW YORK: THE GREAT MIGRATION IN NY'S CAPITAL REGION, IS AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THOSE WHO LEFT ALL THEY KNEW BEHIND TO MAKE THE CAPITAL REGION HOME. FROM LAND TO LEGACY: 100 YEARS OF NY STATE PARKSIN SEPTEMBER, WMHT PREMIERED THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY "FROM LAND TO LEGACY: 100 YEARS OF NY STATE PARKS". SPANNING A CENTURY OF PRESERVATION, THE FILM INCLUDES HISTORICAL LANDSCAPES, FROM THE FIRST AMERICAN CONSERVATION EFFORTS AT NIAGARA FALLS TO THE MULTICULTURAL NARRATIVES OF SOJOURNER TRUTH AND ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARKS.REFLECTIONS ON THE ERIE CANALIN REFLECTIONS ON THE ERIE CANAL, WMHT LOOKS BACK AT THE 200- YEAR JOURNEY OF THE MAN-MADE WATERWAY THAT MADE NEW YORK THE EMPIRE STATE. WMHT ALSO PRODUCED A 10-PART ONLINE SERIES TO ALLOW THE VIEWER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ERIE CANAL. TVFILMTVFILM IS AN ENGAGING SHOWCASE FOR SHORT, CREATIVE WORKS OF A DIVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY OF INDEPENDENT FILM AND MEDIA ARTISTS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK. TVFILM OFFERS FILMMAKERS IN OUR AREA THE CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON THE CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING. WE WELCOME SUBMISSIONS FROM ALL FILMMAKERS AND ENCOURAGE ENTRIES FROM WOMEN, BIPOC, DISABLED, AND OTHER TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED FILMMAKERS. TVFILM SEASON 17 FEATURED A RECORD NUMBER OF FILMS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED FILMMAKERS ACROSS A VARIED SELECTION OF GENRES.AHA!WMHT'S WEEKLY ARTS AND CULTURE SHOW, AHA! A HOUSE FOR ARTS CONTINUED TO PUT A SPOTLIGHT ON REGIONAL ARTISTS OF ALL MEDIUMS AND STYLES. AHA!'S HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS COVERAGE OF DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES. EACH EPISODE FEATURES AN IN-THE-FIELD ARTIST PROFILE, A STUDIO INTERVIEW WITH CREATIVES AND LEADERS OF LOCAL ARTS INSTITUTIONS, AND A PERFORMANCE BY A LOCAL MUSICIAN OR BAND.NEW YORK NOWNEW YORK NOW, WMHT'S EMMY AWARD-WINNING, IN-DEPTH PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM, CONTINUED REPORTING ON ISSUES OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE. MANAGING EDITOR SHANTEL DESTRA ALONG WITH HOST, ELISE KLINE PROVIDED CONSTANT, TIMELY COVERAGE OF THE LATEST IN NEW YORK WHILE MAINTAINING A ROSTER OF POLITICIANS, CIVIL SERVANTS, JOURNALISTS, AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF NEW YORK NOW, WMHT CELEBRATED THIS MILESTONE ANNIVERSARY WITH THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY NEW YORK NOW & THEN: 50 YEARS OF SERVICE.

WMHT HAS 2 RADIO SERVICES WEXT (97.7) A AAA-FORMAT, AND WMHT-FM A CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION. WMHT-FM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CLASSICAL MUSIC PROGRAMMING, COMBINING ORIGINAL PRODUCTION, DISTINCTIVE SPECIALITY PROGRAMS, LIVE CONCERT PRESENTATIONS AND THE TALENTS OF LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED HOSTS. THE CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION WMHT-FM IS LOCATED AT 89.1 IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND ON WRHV-FM 88.7 IN THE POUGHKEEPSIE AREA (AND ALSO AVAILABLE VIA HD RADIO), WMHT HELPS KEEP THE ARTS THRIVING IN OUR COMMUNITY BY MAKING WONDERFUL CLASSICAL MUSIC ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. WMHT AND WRHV AIRS RENOWNED PROGRAMS SUCH AS "BACH'S LUNCH, "PERFORMANCE TODAY", "SYMPHONYCAST AND "WMHT LIVE", "COMPOSER'S NOTEBOOK" ALONG WITH NPR NEWS UPDATES. WMHT-FM ALSO CELEBRATES STUDENT MUSICIANS WITH THE MONTHLY FEATURE " CLASSICAL STUDENT MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH." NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL WAS INTRODUCED TO OUR COMMUNITY WHICH BROUGHT STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION. MUSIC FROM THE HOLIDAYS WAS A WELCOME ADDITION TO THE HOLIDAY PROGRAMMING WHICH SHOWCASED CAPITAL REGION YOUTH CHOIRS PERFORMING SEASON SONGS AND HOLIDAY FAVORITES. WMHT HAS WORKED TO ASSIST THE LOCAL MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS WITH THEIR PRESENTATION OF LIVE MUSIC, AND FOR WAYS TO HIGHLIGHT THEIR WORK. PARTNERS INCLUDED THE ALBANY SYMPHONY, ALBANY PRO MUSICA, MUSICIANS OF MA'ALWYCK, HUDSON VALLEY PHILHARMONIC, MAVERICK CONCERT SERIES, FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC, TROY CHROMATIC CONCERTS, GLIMMERGLASS OPERA, TANGLEWOOD, SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, TROY SAVINGS BANK MUSIC HALL, AND CAPITAL REGION CLASSICAL, AND MORE.WMHT ALSO OPERATES RISE WHICH IS A 24-HOUR RADIO INFORMATION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED IN NEW YORK'S CAPITAL REGION AND HUDSON VALLEY. BESIDES WMHT/WRHV AND RISE, WMHT ALSO OPERATES 97.7 AND 106.1. WEXT IS THE CAPITAL REGION'S LISTENER-SUPPORTED ROOTS AND ROCK STATION FROM WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA. WITH 30,000 TO 35,000 LISTENERS, WEXT'S GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE LISTENING EXPERIENCE WITH MUSIC THAT KNOWS NO BOUNDARY OF GENRE.WEXT CELEBRATED 18 YEARS OF MUSIC DISCOVERY. LIVE AT EXT SESSIONS HAVE INCLUDED BRIAN DUNNE, ALLISON STRONG, THE JAWS OF BROOKLYN, RUTH THEODORE, AND BRAISON CYRUS. LOCAL 518 SESSIONS HAVE INCLUDED KEEGAN JAMES, MAGGIE DOHERTY, CARMEN LOOKSHIRE, DAKOTA BATES, MARTY WENDELL, CAROLYN SHAPIRO