1 6 ) ▁in ▁I th aca ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁Class ▁A ▁transl ator ▁of ▁W SY T ; ▁this ▁station ' s ▁transmit ter ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁I th aca ▁College ▁campus , ▁along ▁NY ▁ 9 6 B ▁in ▁Eastern ▁South ▁Hill . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁assigned ▁the ▁call ▁letters ▁W K AF ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁U H F ▁channel ▁ 6 2 ▁rather ▁than ▁ 6 8 . ▁After ▁being ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁channel ▁ 6 8 , ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁W K AF ▁( Channel ▁ 6 2 ▁Inc .) ▁got ▁the ▁station ▁on - the - air ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁the ▁out let ▁a ired ▁religious ▁programming ▁for ▁three ▁hours ▁a ▁day . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁The ▁Fl at ley ▁Company ▁in ▁late - 1 9 8 6 ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁construction ▁of ▁its ▁facility ▁on ▁James ▁Street ▁in ▁Sy rac use ▁began . ▁W SY T ▁began ▁full - time ▁operation ▁on ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁with ▁a ▁general ▁entertain ment ▁format ▁of ▁cart o ons , ▁classic ▁sit com s , ▁recent ▁sit com s , ▁mov ies , ▁drama ▁shows , ▁and ▁sports . ▁The ▁launch ▁of ▁W SY T ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁prime ▁time ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁Fox ▁network ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁station ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁affili ate ▁with ▁ever ▁since . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁six ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁network '