WROC (AM)

WROC
Broadcast areaRochester metro area
Frequency950 kHz
Branding95.7 The Fan
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatSports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Former call signs
  • WARC (1947–53)
  • WBBF (1953–98)
  • WEZO (1998–2000)
  • WBBF (2000–02)
Call sign meaning
Rochester or referring to WROC-TV
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID71205
ClassB
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
43°06′25″N 77°35′51″W / 43.10694°N 77.59750°W / 43.10694; -77.59750
Translator(s)95.7 W239BF (Rochester, relays WBEE-HD2)
Repeater(s)92.5 WBEE-HD2 (Rochester)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/thefanrochester

WROC (950 kHz), currently branded as 95.7 The Fan, is an AM radio station licensed to Rochester, New York, airing a sports radio format. The format is closely affiliated with Buffalo sister station WGR, and carries content from Infinity Sports Network, the BetQL Network, and local shows, along with play-by-play from teams owned by Pegula Sports and Entertainment.[2] The station's studios are located at High Falls Studios downtown, and its transmitter tower is on Rochester's southside near the I-390/I-590 freeway interchange.

The station's call sign is a reference to WROC-TV; while the stations are not and have never been co-owned, WROC radio has an agreement with WROC-TV to provide local news coverage, and the borrowing of the WROC call sign from WROC-TV is included in this agreement. (The WROC call sign was previously used on 1280 kHz, now WHTK, which was originally co-owned with WROC-TV.)

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WROC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Fybush, Scott. “Mad Dog" Russo Splits From WFAN. August 18, 2008.