WHAM-TV

For the TV station that signed on as WHAM-TV, see WROC-TV.
WHAM-TV
Channels
Branding
  • 13 WHAM ABC; 13 WHAM News
  • CW Rochester (DT2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
OperatorSinclair Broadcast Group via LMA
WUHF
History
First air date
  • September 15, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-09-15) (interim operation)
  • March 1, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-03-01) (current incarnation)
Former call signs
  • WAAE-TV (CP, 1967–1970)[2][3]
  • WOKR (interim operation 1962–1970, current incarnation 1970–2005)[1]
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 13 (VHF, 1962–2009)
  • Digital: 59 (UHF, 2002–2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2019)
Call sign meaning
taken from former sister WHAM radio, pronounced like "wham"
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73371
ERP30 kW
HAAT155 m (509 ft)
Transmitter coordinates43°8′7″N 77°35′2″W / 43.13528°N 77.58389°W / 43.13528; -77.58389
Links
Public license information
Website13wham.com
cwrochester.com

WHAM-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Rochester, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW. It is owned by Deerfield Media, which maintains a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of Fox affiliate WUHF (channel 31), for the provision of certain services.[5] The two stations share studios on West Henrietta Road (NY 15) in Henrietta (with a Rochester mailing address); WHAM-TV's transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill on the border between Rochester and Brighton.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rei was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "History Cards for WHAM-TV".
  3. ^ "Section A TV Broadcasting Yearbook 1964" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHAM-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ Daneman, Matthiew (December 3, 2012). "WHAM-TV partially sold to Sinclair Broadcast". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved December 3, 2012.