Cap Com Broadcasts Unique Deal

ALBANY, N.Y. - At the top of every hour, listeners of radio station WGY, AM 810 hear, 'Your news. Your talk. From the Capital Communication Federal Credit Union studios.' before every news broadcast. The hourly tout is part of a unique sponsorship deal the credit union struck which gave it the naming rights to the station's studios for one year. The newly named, state-of-the-art Capital Communications Federal Credit Union Studios are located at the WGY broadcast center in Latham.

WGY is owned by Clear Channel Communications, which has sold the naming rights to other studios around the country. WGY was founded in 1922 and is one of New York's oldest radio stations. CapCom FCU is the state capital's second largest credit union, with $550 million in assets and 53,000 members.

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