WHAM-TV

WHAM-TV
Channels
Branding
  • 13 WHAM ABC; 13 WHAM News
  • CW Rochester (13.2)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WUHF
History
First air date
September 15, 1962 (1962-09-15)
Former call signs
  • WAAE-TV (CP, 1967–1970)
  • WOKR (interim operation 1962–1970, current incarnation 1970–2005)
Former channel numbers
  • 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
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
Website

WHAM-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Rochester, New York, United States, affiliated with ABC and The CW. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside Fox affiliate WUHF (channel 31). 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.