WSKG-TV (Vestal, NY)

WSKG-TV is a PBS member television station that operates on virtual channel 46 and UHF digital channel 31. It is located in Binghamton, New York, and is owned by the WSKG Public Telecommunications Council. WSKG-TV has sister stations that are part of National Public Radio, including WSKG-FM (89.3) and WSQX-FM (91.5). All three stations share studio facilities on Gates Road in Vestal, New York, while WSKG-TV's transmitter is situated on Ingraham Hill in Binghamton.

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Corning city council adopts 2026 budget, tax levy increase

2 days ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

The Corning city council adopted the city’s 2026 budget on Monday. The $22.6 million budget comes with a nearly 5 percent tax levy, which exceeds the state tax cap. City council voted to override the tax levy limit with Local Law No. 2 of 2025. It is the first time in the history of the city the tax levy exceeded the tax cap. “We can tell our citizens that the city's being fiscally managed in a highly responsible way,” said Mayor Bill Boland.
'Risking patient lives’-Southern Tier hospitals brace for looming Medicaid cuts

3 days ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

The U.S. House of Representatives passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful” bill last week, which calls for billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid. If the cuts go through, healthcare systems in the Southern Tier would be at risk of shuttering and residents could struggle to access care.
Corning-Painted Post school district receives major grant, lowers proposed budget for revote

3 days ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

Corning Incorporated announced a nearly $2 million grant award for the Corning-Painted Post (C-PP) school district on May 30 during a special school board meeting. The funding will help bridge a $2.2 million deficit in the new and reduced$144 millionschool budget. Voters rejected the first $147 million budget proposal last month. Superintendent Michelle Caulfield said that last year Corning Inc.
A Lakota elder, a white author, and the story between them

1 week ago | wskg.org | Crystal Sarakas

This Sunday, Ithaca’s Cinemapolis will host a special screening of Neither Wolf Nor Dog, a film based on the book by Kent Nerburn. The event is part of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫʼ Learning Project’s ongoing film series, which highlights Indigenous stories and perspectives. The film tells the story of a white writer drawn into the life and teachings of a Lakota elder named Dan.
Walking on Water Productions shapes a new musical

1 week ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

Walking on Water Productions premiered a new musical a few years ago and have been work shopping it. It will get its first full staging in the Kitchen Theatre, 417 W. State Street in Ithaca from June 5 through June 15. Producter Priscilla Hummel and composer and co-lyricist Scotty Arnold join us to talk about the workshop process and finding their dream cast.
Report finds worsening racial disparities in New York parole process

1 week ago | wskg.org | Jeongyoon Han

Racial disparities in parole decisions continue to worsen across New York state, with new data showing a widening gap from a year ago. The state’s parole board is 33% less likely to release a person of color than a white person, according to a Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University School of Law report analyzing the most recent data spanning 2022 through March 2025.
Binghamton Salvation Army switches to mobile services after closing following fatal stabbing

1 week ago | wskg.org | Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

The Salvation Army of Binghamton is resuming its community meal and food pantry services after closing earlier this month following a fatal stabbing. The site closed at the request of Mayor Jared Kraham after a patron was fatally stabbed during a community meal in early May. Kraham told WSKG the location was not equipped to handle potential safety issues.
"Glory and Light" are on display with the Downtown Singers

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Bill Snyder

"Glory and Light" is the title of the Spring Concert by the Downtown Singers on Saturday, June 7 @ 7pm in Sarah Jane Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, 308 Main Street in Johnson City. Music Director Robert Manners joins us to talk about the program which features Antonio Vivaldi's famous "Gloria" and well as recent music by Elaine Hagenberg, "Illuminare" which features ancient texts set to lush harmonies, as well as Two Psalms by Gustav Holst.
Almost all New York school budgets passed this year. In the Southern Tier, some were less successful

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo |Natalie Abruzzo

This week, voters approved 97 percent of school district budgets across New York. These budgets decide how much money a district has to spend this coming school year, and how much homeowners in the area will pay in school taxes. In the greater Binghamton area, all the budgets passed. But for some, it has been a bit more complicated.
Broome, Tioga voters approve school district budgets, elect board members

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

Voters in Broome and Tioga counties approved their local budgets, passed propositions and elected school board members. According to preliminary results, all school districts in the Broome and Tioga county areas successfully passed their budgets. Ninety-seven percent of district budgets passed across New York Tuesday. School budgets set how much homeowners will pay in taxes and lay out the district’s spending plan for the year.