WNYZ-LD is a low-power television station in New York City, owned by K Media. It broadcasts on VHF channel 6, commonly known as an "FM6 operation" because the audio portion of the signal lies at 87.75 MHz, receivable by analog FM radios, tuned to the 87.75 frequency. Throughout its existence, the station has operated closer to a radio station than a television station. WNYZ-LD broadcasts video, usually silent films, which are repeated throughout the day to fulfill the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirement that video be broadcast on the licensed frequency. The station airs this programming without commercials, while viewers hear the audio of WWRU out of Jersey City, New Jersey. History As W33BS The station originated in 1987. It first signed on in 1998 as W33BS in Darien, Connecticut; later as UHF channel 33. As WNYZ-LP The station was moved to VHF channel 6 in 2003 and the call sign was changed to WNYZ-LP. At that time the station was re-licensed to New York City. The station's original owner, Reverend Dr. Carrie L. Thomas, sold the station to the now defunct Island Broadcasting Company after its transition to channel 6. The new owner dropped its religious format, and began operating WNYZ as an FM radio station. Since the New York City FM radio dial is significantly crowded, the market had not added a station to the FM band since 1985. This rather unconventional work-around effectively extended the available FM band in the city. The audio programming broadcast over WNYZ was originally Russian pop music. The station was branded as, "Radio Everything" (). Brief digital operation In November 2008, Island Broadcasting installed an Axcera DT325B digital VHF transmitter with the Axciter/Bandwidth Enhancement Technology (BET) option, which permitted WNYZ-LP to simultaneously transmit a single 480i SD digital stream using virtual channel 1.1, along with the analog audio carrier on 87.75 MHz. This allowed the station to serve both its radio and television audiences. At first, WNYZ broadcast color bars, a legal ID, and a message telling viewers to listen to 87.7 FM. Then in 2009, the station broadcast The Jared Whitham Channel featuring Jared Whitham, a bespectacled local area comic/musician. The station operated in this hybrid analog/digital mode for just over one year. Pulse 87 From February 11, 2008, to October 30, 2009, WNYZ-LP was leased to Brooklyn-based Mega Media Group, that programmed the station with a rhythmic contemporary format, branded