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WHAM-TV
Image:Wham.jpg
Rochester, New York
Branding 13 WHAM
Slogan More Local News. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of More Local Experience.
Channels Analog: 13 (VHF)

Digital: 59 (UHF)
Subchannels 13. In Broadcasting, a channel is a range of frequencies (or equivalently Wavelengths assigned by a government for the operation of a particular Television Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and In broadcasting digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same Digital radio or Digital television station 1 WHAM-TV
13. 2 CW-WHAM (CW)
Affiliations ABC
Owner Newport Television
First air date September 15, 1962
Call letters’ meaning taken from former sister radio station WHAM
Former callsigns WOKR (1962-2005)
Transmitter Power 316 kW (analog)
996. CW-WHAM is the branding of a digital television station operating out of Rochester New York. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over Property, which may be an object, land/real estate, Intellectual property Newport Television LLC is a television station Holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise WHAM is a Clear channel Talk radio station in Rochester New York, owned by Clear Channel Communications. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise In radio Telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power (ERP is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency (RF The watt (symbol W) is the SI derived unit of power, equal to one Joule of energy per Second. 2 kW (digital)
Height 152 m (analog)
129 m (digital)
Facility ID 73371
Transmitter Coordinates 43°8′7.1″N, 77°35′2″W
Website www.13wham.com

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WHAM is the only station in Rochester that has never changed its affiliation.

Contents

History

The station signed on air at exactly 4:00pm on September 15, 1962, under the call sign WOKR (for "We're OK, Rochester"). Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In March of 1970, WOKR was sold to Flower City Television Corp. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1977, Flower City was sold to Post Corporation, a media conglomerate based in Wisconsin. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays George N. Gillett Jr. purchased the station from Post Corporation in August of 1984 transferring it into Gillett Holdings, Inc. George N Gillett Jr (born October 22, 1938, in Racine, Wisconsin) is an American Businessman, owner of the ice hockey Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Hughes Broadcasting Partners (Paul Hughes and Veronis Suhler & Associates) purchased the station in June of 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Guy Gannett Communications acquired WOKR in April of 1995. Guy Gannett Communications -- no relation to the larger Gannett communications chain -- was a family-owned business consisting of newspapers in Maine and a handful The Ackerley Group acquired the station from Guy Gannett Communications (who sold most of their stations to Sinclair Broadcast Group, which already owned WUHF Fox31 in Rochester, and at the time duopolies were illegal) in 1998, with the acquisition closing in April of 1999. The Ackerley Group was an American media company that owned several television stations (mainly in New York State California as well as one in Fairbanks) that was Guy Gannett Communications -- no relation to the larger Gannett communications chain -- was a family-owned business consisting of newspapers in Maine and a handful The Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG) is the operator of the largest number of local Television stations in the United States with a total of 57 stations WUHF is a broadcast television station in Rochester New York, affiliated with the Fox network Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The station came under common ownership with Rochester's WHAM radio in June of 2002 after Ackerley Group merged with Clear Channel, WHAM radio's owner. WHAM is a Clear channel Talk radio station in Rochester New York, owned by Clear Channel Communications. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Ackerley Group was an American media company that owned several television stations (mainly in New York State California as well as one in Fairbanks) that was Speculation immediately started about whether WOKR would take on the WHAM-TV calls, which had last been used on Rochester television by what is now WROC-TV from 1949 to 1956. WROC-TV is the CBS affiliate in Rochester New York. It broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 8 and its digital signal on UHF channel 45 Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On January 10, 2005 at 1:42 am, channel 13 signed off the air for the last time as WOKR and returned to the air at 4:59 am that same day as WHAM-TV. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

WHAM has led the news ratings in Rochester for many years, and lead anchor Don Alhart has been at the station since 1966, as well as longtime local anchors Ginny Ryan and Doug Emblidge. Don Alhart is the main news anchor and Associate News Director for WHAM-TV News (Channel 13 ABC Affiliate in Rochester, New York. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

For many years WHAM-TV was one of 3 Rochester area stations offered on Cable in the Ottawa/Gatineau and Eastern Ontario regions. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Gatineau ( 2006 census population 242124 is a city in western Quebec, Canada. Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa and St The Rochester area stations were replaced with Detroit stations in September 2003 when the microwave relay system that provided these signals was discontinued. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. However, WHAM and other Rochester stations are still available in several communities along the north shore of Lake Ontario, such as Belleville, Ontario and Cobourg, Ontario. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Belleville ( 2006 population 48821 metropolitan population 91518 is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in southeastern Cobourg (2006 population 18210 is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located 110km east of Toronto.

On November 13, 2006, WHAM-TV took over control of what was then Rochester's CW (now CW-WHAM), the cable-only CW affiliate previously operated by the Rochester division of Time Warner Cable. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. CW-WHAM is the branding of a digital television station operating out of Rochester New York. The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. Time Warner Cable ( (formerly Warner Cable Communications) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions As a result, the station is now being simulcast on a subchannel of WHAM-DT.

On January 15, 2007, WHAM-TV began producing a four-hour, 5-9 AM morning newscast for CW-WHAM. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WHAM itself simulcasts the first two hours of that newscast.

Portions of WHAM-TV's programming, including the noon newscast, are streamed on the Internet as of 2007.

On April 20, 2007, Clear Channel entered into an agreement to sell its entire television stations group to Newport Television, a broadcasting holding company established by the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Newport Television LLC is a television station Holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television Providence Equity Partners is a Private equity firm headquartered in Providence Rhode Island that focuses on investments in media and telecommunications [1] WHAM radio is not part of the sale to Providence Equity, and it is currently unknown if the callsign will revert to WOKR or remain WHAM-TV.

On September 8, 2007, CW-WHAM begun airing Next Era Wrestling's Superstars of Wrestling, a popular wrestling program filmed and produced locally for the Rochester audience. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

News team

Anchors

Reporters

Weather

Sports

Past personalities

External links

References

  1. ^ Clear Channel Communications (2007-04-20). WSPA-TV, channel 7 is the CBS -affiliated Television station for western North and South Carolina that is licensed to Spartanburg North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. WWOR-TV, channel 9 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated television station licensed to Secaucus New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. "Clear Channel Agrees to Sell Television Station Group to Providence Equity Partners". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2007-04-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
  2. ^ "Northeast Radio Watch, May 21, 2001", Scott Fybush, 2001-05-21. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Retrieved on 2007-04-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus  
  3. ^ "Northeast Radio Watch, January 10, 2005", Scott Fybush, 2005-01-10. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Retrieved on 2007-04-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus  
  4. ^ "Celebrating the Life of Bill Peterson", WHAM-TV, 2006-11-22. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Retrieved on 2007-01-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.  


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