Rochester, NY News: WHEC-TV

WHEC-TV Channel 10 Rochester, NY

Website:
www.whec.com

Owned and Operated by:
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.

Network Affiliation and Digital Sub-Channels:
10.1 NBC
10.2 Pinpoint 10 Weather

Mailing Address:
191 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604

Telephone Number:
Main Switchboard: (585) 546-5670
News Hotline: (585) 232-1010

Transmitter and Antenna Information:
FCC Facility ID: 70041
Broadcasting over-the-air (OTA) on RF Channel 58, between 734 and 740MHz.
Currently operating at an Effective Radiated Power (ERP) of 415kW.
Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) is 135 meters.
Antenna Height Above Mean Sea Level (AMSL) is 282.3 meters.
Antenna Height Above Ground Level (AGL) is 75 meters.

Service Contour Map from FCC.

Call letter history:

11/01/1953
WHEC-TV and WVET-TV sign on to Channel 10 as a share-time operation.

1961
The owners of WVET-TV buy WROC-TV; WVET-TV signs off Channel 10; WHEC-TV takes over full operation.

07/01/1989
WHEC-TV picks up NBC. CBS moves to WROC-TV.

09/12/2002
WHEC-DT granted Special Temporary Authority status on Channel 58.

09/27/2002
WHEC-DT signs on under Special Temporary Authority on Channel 58.

12/08/2005
WHEC-DT granted license to cover at full power on Channel 58.

06/12/2009
WHEC-TV signs off from analog Channel 10.

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