WHAM-TV Channel 13 Rochester, NY

Website:
www.13wham.com

Owned and Operated by:
Newport Television, LLC.

Network Affiliation and Digital Sub-Channels:
13.1 ABC
13.2 CW

Mailing Address:
4225 West Henrietta Rd.
Rochester, NY 14623

Telephone Number:
Main Switchboard: (585) 334-8700
News Hotline: (585) 334-8713

Transmitter and Antenna Information:
FCC Facility ID: 73371
Broadcasting over-the-air (OTA) on RF Channel 59, between 740 and 746MHz.
Currently operating at an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 996.2kW
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) is 129 meters.
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) is 279 meters.
Antenna Height Above Ground Level (AGL) is 74 meters.

Service Contour Map from FCC.

Call letter history:

09/15/1962 4:00PM
WOKR-TV signs on to Channel 13.

01/14/2003
WOKR-DT granted Special Temporary Authority status on Channel 59.

01/10/2005 1:42AM
WOKR-TV/DT signs off the air.

01/10/2005 4:59AM
WHAM-TV become the new call letters of Channel 13.

01/10/2005 4:59AM
WHAM-DT become the new call letters of Channel 59.

10/17/2005
WHAM-DT granted license to cover full power on Channel 59.

11/13/2006
WHAM-DT begins carrying the CW Network on digital 13.2.

06/12/2009
WHAM-TV signs off analog channel 13.