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| [[WXXW-LP]]
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| [[Independent station (North America)|Independent]]
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| style="text-align:left" | Johnson Broadcasting Company
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| [[WBPN-LP]]
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| [[MyNetworkTV|MNTV]]
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| style="text-align:left" | [[Northwest Broadcasting]]
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| [[WBNG-TV|WBNG]]
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| [[CBS]]
| 12.2<br>12.3
| style="text-align:left" | [[The CW]] ''(formerly cable-only "[[WBNG-DT2|WBXI]]")''<br>[[MeTV]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[QuincyGray Newspapers|Quincy Newspapers, Inc.Television]]
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| [[WBGH-CD]]
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| [[NBC]]
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| style="text-align:left" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] ''([[WIVT]] HD simulcast)''
| style="text-align:left" | [[Nexstar BroadcastingMedia Group]]
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| [[WIVT]]
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| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 34.2<br>34.3<br>34.4
| style="text-align:left" | [[NBC]] ''([[WBGH-CD]] HD simulcast)''<br>[[Laff (TV network)|Laff]]<br>[[Escape (TV network)|Escape]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[Nexstar BroadcastingMedia Group]]
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| [[WICZ-TV|WICZ]]
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| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| 40.2<br>40.3
| style="text-align:left" | [[MyNetworkTV|MNTV]] ''([[WBPN-LP]] simulcast)''<br>[[Ion Television]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[NorthwestImagicomm BroadcastingCommunications]]
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| [[WSKG-TV|WSKG]]
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| [[PBS]]
| 42.2<br>42.3<br>42.4
| style="text-align:left" | [[WorldPBS Kids]]<br>[[Create (TV channel)|WorldCreate]]<br>[[CreateWorld (TV channel)|CreateWorld]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[WSKG Public Telecommunications Council]]
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There are also two local cable stations in Binghamton, both carried by [[TimeCharter Warner CableCommunications]]. (doing business as Charter Spectrum). [[YNNSpectrum News Central New York]] broadcasts 24-hour local [[United States cable news|cable news]] programming, and [[Time Warner CableSpectrum Sports Channel (New York)|Time Warner CableSpectrum Sports]] provides [[regional sports network|regional sports]] programming,. with bothBoth channels originatingoriginate from [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]., but maintain distinct feeds for the Binghamton market. Binghamton falls under the regional broadcasting market of the [[YES Network]], [[MSG (TV channel)|MSG]], and [[SportsNet New York]].
 
==Radio stations==
As of 2021, Nielsen ranks Binghamton as the [[United States]]' 187th194th largest [[Designated market area|radio market]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Radio Market Survey Population, Rankings & Information - FallSpring 20142021|url=httphttps://www.nielsen.com/wp-content/damuploads/corporatesites/us3/en2021/docs/nielsen-audio05/market_populations_and_rankings_2014bluebook_sp21.pdf|publisher=[[Nielsen Company]]|accessdate=1112 SeptemberAugust 20142021|year=20142021}}</ref>
 
===FM===
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| [[NPR]]
| [[Public radio]] ([[Classical music|classical]]/news)
| [[WSKG Public Telecommunications Council]]
| style="text-align:right" | 11,500
| [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]
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| [[NPR]]
| [[Public radio]] ([[jazz]]/news)
| [[WSKG Public Telecommunications Council]]
| style="text-align:right" | 3,500
| [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]
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| style="text-align:center" | [[WINR|W245BV]]
| style="text-align:center" | 96.9
| ''OldiesUS 96.9''<br/>[[AP Radio]]<br/>[[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]]<br/>[[Premiere Radio Networks]]
| [[OldiesClassic Country]]<br/>''simulcast of [[WINR]]''
| [[iHeartMedia]]
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| style="text-align:center" | 101.7
| ''Magic 101.7''
| [[Adult Rock]]
| [[Hot adult contemporary|Hot AC]]
| [[GM Broadcasting]]
| style="text-align:right" | 5806,000
| [[BinghamtonJohnson City, New York|BinghamtonJohnson City]]
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| style="text-align:leftcenter" | Johnson[[WLTB]] Broadcasting CompanyHD2
| style="text-align:leftcenter" | 102.5
| ''102.5 The Vault''
| [[Classic Hits]]
| [[GM Broadcasting]]
| style="text-align:leftright" | 261
| [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]]
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| style="text-align:center" | [[WWYL]]
| style="text-align:center" | 104.1
| ''WildKiss 104.1''
| [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40/CHR]]
| [[Townsquare Media]]
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| style="text-align:center" | [[WINR]]
| style="text-align:center" | 680
| ''OldiesUS 96.9''<br/>[[AP Radio]]<br/>[[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]]<br/>[[Premiere Radio Networks]]
| [[OldiesClassic Country]]
| [[iHeartMedia]]
| style="text-align:right" | 5,000
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| style="text-align:right" | 36
| [[Owego, New York|Owego]]
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| style="text-align:center" | [[WYOS]]
| style="text-align:center" | 1360
| ''ESPN Radio 1360''<br/>[[ESPN Radio]]
| [[Sports radio|Sports]]
| [[Townsquare Media]]
| style="text-align:right" | 5,000
| style="text-align:right" | 500
| [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]
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| style="text-align:center" | [[WENE]]
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===Non-commercial===
* ''The Bridge'' ([[Independent Media Center]] affiliate, online)
* ''Binghamton Review'' ([[Binghamton University]] student newspaper, biweekly)
* ''[[Pipe Dream (newspaper)|Pipe Dream]]'' ([[Binghamton University]] student newspaper, twice weekly)
* ''Triple Cities Carousel'' (arts news, monthly)
* ''What's Goin' On Binghamton'' (arts, entertainment, weekly, online)
 
==Binghamton in filmpopular and televisionmedia==
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* ''[[Night Gallery]]'' – [[Rod Serling]]'s home address in Binghamton was used in the episode "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar." Serling was famously fond of the city and based the ''Twilight Zone'' episode "[[Walking Distance]]" on the carousel near his childhood home. A plaque placed in the ground near the carousel commemorates this and there is a plaque commemorating Serling in front of the Binghamton High School on Main Street. In the "Twilight Zone" episode "Mirror Image," Paul Grinstead is from Binghamton (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0734590/; episode watched and confirmed by editor).
* The song "[[Ragged Old Flag (song)|Ragged Old Flag]]" was written by Johnny Cash when he was in Binghamton for a concert in 1974.<ref>{{cite AV media | title=Johnny Cash interview by Ralph Emery | medium=Television production | url=https://www.facebook.com/rand.nowell/videos/10211668827706390/}}</ref> The song references a flag in the courthouse square, which was likely inspired by the [[Broome County Courthouse]] square.
* ''[[Liebestraum (film)|Liebestraum]]'' – This motion picture was filmed in many locations in and around Binghamton, in particular utilizing the Perry Block, a building with a cast-iron facade. Binghamton has one of the last remaining examples of such architecture downtown.
* ''[[Inside Deep Throat]]''
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*''[[Pardon the Interruption]]'' – Tony Kornhiser went to Binghamton University and often mentions the school's basketball team.
* A scene in an episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' was shot in Downtown Binghamton (yet to be verified by a credible source).
*The pregame fight in ''[[SlapshotSlap Shot (film)|Slap Shot]]'' – The fictional Broome County Blades are from Binghamton. The pregame fight is based on a real story that took place on January 16, 1975 in Binghamton, when the [[Syracuse Blazers]] and [[Broome Dusters]] had a 30-minute pregame brawl.
*The music video for [[Taylor Swift]]'s "[[Back to December]]" was filmed in Binghamton.
*A large portion of the international web series ''[[Pioneer One]]'' was filmed in Binghamton.
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* ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' - The episode "[[Turf War (The Office)|Turf War]]" focuses on the closing of the Binghamton branch of Sabre. Jim, Andy, and Dwight visit a Binghamton business to woo them as a potential client.<ref name="av">{{cite web|last=McNutt|first=Myles|title=Turf War|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/turf-war,72893/|publisher=[[The A.V. Club]]|accessdate=4 May 2012|date=4 May 2012}}</ref>
* ''[[Family Guy]]'' - In the episode "[[Valentine's Day in Quahog]]", Peter tells his ex-girlfriend that he will meet her in Binghamton for a Fine Young Cannibals concert.
* ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'' - In the episode "Fear,", Conrad mentions sending Victoria to an office in Binghamton to "christen a landfill.".
* ''[[What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)|What We Do in the Shadows]]'' - In the episode "Freddie", Laszlo takes Baby Colin to perform in Binghamton when there's a contract dispute with them and Nadja.
* ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' - In the episode "Susan", Midge mentions that the trash collector suit that she's wearing belongs to a man who is hiding out in Binghamton.
 
==Binghamton in books==
*''A History of the Binghamton Slovaks'', by Imrich Mazar: A chronicle of one of Binghamton's largest ethnic populations.
*''From Vision to Excellence: A Popular History of Binghamton University'', by Karen T. Hammond: Although Hammond's book focuses on the [[State University of New York|SUNY]] campus, it also provides interesting information on the city of Binghamton.
*''Binghamton (Images of America)'', by Ed Aswad and Suzanne M. Meredith: A photographic history. There are several companion books dealing with [[IBM]], [[Endicott, New York|Endicott]], [[Johnson City, New York|Johnson City]], and [[baseball]] and [[ice hockey|hockey]] in [[Broome County]].
*''A Mind of Summer'', by Erik Grayson: Includes "Tales of Three Cities", a short oral history of the greater Binghamton area.
*''Diary of a Binghamton boy in the 1860s'', by Morris Treadwell: Early Binghamton through the eyes of a young boy.
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*''A Picture Post-Card History of New York's Broome County Area — Binghamton, Johnson City, Endicott, Owego, and Surrounding Communities'', published by the Kiwanis Club of Binghamton
*''Tastes and Tales of New York's Southern Tier'', by Paul VanSavage, Suzanne M. Meredith and Ed Aswad: Profiles of Binghamton area restaurants and other food related businesses.
*''Drunkard's Refuge: The Lessons of the New York State Inebriate Asylum'', by John W. Crowley and William L. White: Provides a history of the nation's first mental health facility to treat alcoholism as a disease (located on the grounds of the current Binghamton Psychiatric Center). The site of the facility is on the National Endangered Properties List.<ref>[http://www.preservenys.org/psychhospitals.htm Preservenys.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509061436/http://www.preservenys.org/psychhospitals.htm |date=2008-05-09 }}</ref>
*''The Fear of Being Found'', by [[Erin Elizabeth Smith]]: A collection of poems partially set in Binghamton.
*''The Dark Paper'' Series, by local author Waldo Tomosky: Five anthologies (horror and otherwise).
*''Joe and the Vinegar Pissers'', by Waldo Tomosky: Centers on local youth in the 1940s who spend their time terrorizing their parents and the local fire chief.
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