WHAM (AM)
WHAM (1180 kHz) is a commercial clear channel AM radio station in Rochester, New York, United States. It is owned by iHeartMedia and airs a news/talk radio format. The studios and offices are at Five Star Bank Plaza in downtown Rochester.
| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| Branding | NewsRadio WHAM 1180 |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
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| WAIO, WDVI, WHTK, WKGS, WNBL, WVOR | |
| History | |
First air date | July 11, 1922 |
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| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 37545 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 W241DG (Rochester) |
| Repeater(s) | 95.1 WAIO-HD2 (Honeoye Falls) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | wham1180.iheart.com |
Its 50,000-watt non-directional transmitter, located in Chili, New York, operates the maximum power for commercial AM stations in the United States and Canada. During the day, it provides at least secondary coverage to all of Western New York, including Buffalo. It can also be heard in much of Southern Ontario, including Toronto, Peterborough, and Kingston. At night, WHAM can be received across much of the Eastern United States and Eastern Canada with a good radio. It is the Emergency Alert System's primary entry point station for Western New York.