s ▁operations , ▁the ▁network ' s ▁programming ▁( which ▁only ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁late ▁night ▁program ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁was ▁not ▁available ▁over - the - air ▁in ▁the ▁Sy rac use ▁market . ▁ ▁Fl at ley ▁owned ▁W SY T ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁En core ▁Communic ations , ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁Max ▁Media ▁Properties . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁S inc la ir ▁Broadcast ▁Group ▁bought ▁the ▁station . ▁That ▁company ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁local ▁market ing ▁agreement ▁with ▁UP N ▁affili ate ▁W N YS - TV ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁began ▁operating ▁that ▁station ▁out ▁of ▁W SY T ' s ▁stud ios . ▁It ▁was ▁carried ▁on ▁cable ▁in ▁the ▁King ston , ▁Ontario ▁area ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁That ▁market ▁is ▁currently ▁served ▁by ▁W N Y F - CD ▁in ▁Wat ert own ▁( for ▁over - the - air ▁AT SC ▁view ers ) ▁and ▁on ▁cable ▁by ▁W UT V ▁in ▁Buff alo ▁and ▁W U H F ▁in ▁Ro chester . ▁ ▁Like ▁other ▁S inc la ir - owned ▁stations ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁W SY T ▁and ▁W N YS - TV ▁have ▁been ▁transm itting ▁digital - only ▁signals ▁since ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Until ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁W SY T ▁had ▁the ▁highest ▁analog ▁channel ▁allocation ▁of