WHEC-TV

WHEC-TV

Channels
Branding10 NBC; News 10 NBC
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
FoundedMarch 11, 1953; 71 years ago (1953-03-11)[1]
First air date
November 1, 1953 (70 years ago) (1953-11-01)
Former call signs
WVET-TV (shared operation, 1953–1961)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1953–2009)
  • Digital: 58 (UHF, 2002–2009)
Call sign meaning
Hickson Electric Company (founders of WHEC radio)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID70041
ERP18.1 kW
HAAT153 m (502 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°8′8.3″N 77°35′1.3″W / 43.135639°N 77.583694°W / 43.135639; -77.583694
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.whec.com

WHEC-TV (channel 10) is a television station in Rochester, New York, United States, affiliated with NBC. Owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, the station maintains studios on East Avenue in Downtown Rochester and a transmitter on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton.

  1. ^ "For the record–Actions of the FCC–New TV stations–Decisions." Broadcasting - Telecasting, March 23, 1953, pp. 99-100. [1][2]
  2. ^ "Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, NY May 8, 1967 p. 8". Democrat and Chronicle. May 8, 1967. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHEC-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.