CALL WROC-TV
City of license Rochester
Channel 8
Frequency 180-186 mHZ
Offset None
File No. BMLCT-1162
Location (N-LAT) 43° 8' 7"
Location (W-LON) 77° 35' 2"
Location Pinnacle Hill
ERP 316 kW
Polarization Horizontal
HAAT 152 meters
HRCAMSL 301 meters
Antenna Type RCA TF-12BH
12 Bay, Broadband Horizontal Pol.
Directional No
Tilt No
DTV Channel 45
Other Information
WROC-DT's main transmitter.
WROC-TV's auxiliary equipment.
WROC's backup DTV transmitter.
WROC-TV's analog Larcan transmitter.

 
 
WROC-DT's Channel 45 antenna.
The other half of the WROC-DT antenna.
Another view of the WROC-DT antenna (and WPXY's old antenna behind it).
WROC-TV's being phased out tech areas.
A real working film chain! (Currently used to transfer old films to Beta for archiving)
In that tech area, you can tell this was used for some sort of live production by the height of the ceiling plus acoustic tile.
While the picture is horribly out of focus, it shows the rich mahogany walls which line the main corridor in this impressive building.
Look above, that's a Marquee for the old live radio shows stage that used to be here back in the days of real live radio shows.
Currently it is used as an enterance to the newsroom.
The WROC newsroom.
The theater! This is where people sat to watch the old live radio shows. 
The news set "on stage" at the far back-stage end.
WROC TV also does the news at 10 on the local FOX affiliate WUHF-TV.
WROC's Stormwatch 8 weather center.
The sub-control built off of stage left, the Grass Valley 300 switcher.
The audio position which sits due right of the directors position.
Looking down from a room which was most likely a projection room. If you look real carefully you can see
the edge of the state. That section was built over some more seats which faced the old stage.
From old to new, WROC & WUHF's master control.
A view looking down the WROC / WUHF tech areas.
A view (albiet blurry) of the monitor wall.
A closer view of the monitor wall.
In the basement, there are some neat relics of the history of WHAM (AM) and WHFM (FM).
There is this scale model of the building which was built when the station was constructed.
WROC-TV's studios as seen today.
The top mount antenna of WROC & WHEC
A closer look at the RCA TF-12BH broadband antenna.
A different view.
The Pinnacle Hill transmitter site. You can just about see everything in this picture.
If you have a sharp eye, you will see the hidden American Tower tower...
Looking from the back door to the WXXI-TV/FM transmitter room.
Pinnacle as seen from the WJZR roof top antenna location.