WROC-TV (Channel 8) is CBS affiliated television station, licensed to Rochester, New York. Nexstar Media Group is the owner of the channel 8. The WROC-TV (Channel 8) founded in 1949 and the first show of this station aired 69 years ago on 11 June 1949. The call letter meaning of WROC-TV (Channel 8) “Rochester”. The studios of WROC-TV are located on Humboldt Street in Rochester, and transmitter of Channel 8 occupied on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton, United States.
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Slogan
“The Team You Can Trust”
Website
The online streaming of WROC-TV (Channel 8) is available on the following link.
www.rochesterfirst.com/
History
WROC-TV first started with call letters WHAM-TV on 11 June 1949. At this time, Stromberg Carlson has owned this channel. At this time, Stromberg Carlson has owned this channel. Beside of this, the station was also affiliated with DuMont Television Network. In 1955, Stromberg Carlson merged with General Dynamics and then in 1956 Transcontinent Broadcasting purchased the station. The owners changed into WROC-TV and then sold to veterans broadcasting Company in 1961. On 8 September 1962 WROC-TV moved to channel 8 under Veterans ownership. Veterans merged with Rust Craft in 1964 and sold the channel Ziff Davis in 1979. In 1996, Television Station Partners sold the WROC-TV and other sister channels to Smith broadcasting, and in 1999 Nexstar purchased the station.
Programming
WROC-TV (Channel 8) offers, the variety of programming, including, news, talk shows, ComedyDrama, Newsmagazine, political thriller drama, Soap Opera and other entertainment series. A list of programming given below, have a look at it.
God Friended Me
It is a comedy-drama, explores the questions of faith, existence, and science. The program describes the changes in lives.
Madam Secretary
Madam Secretary is a political drama thriller which explores the Secretary Elizabeth McCord’s life.
The Young and the Restless
It is a Soap Opera, focuses on two core families: one is working class Foster family and second Wealthy Brooks family. Bell exchanged these family with the other two families.
Jeopardy!
It is Game show, premises quiz competition in which participants presented with general knowledge clues in form of answers.
| Sr. No |
Programs |
Category |
| 1 |
48 Hours |
Newsmagazine |
| 2 |
Madam Secretary |
Political Drama
Thriller |
| 3 |
Inside Edition Weekend |
Newsmagazine |
| 4 |
God Friended Me |
Comedy Drama |
| 5 |
News 8 at Sunrise |
News |
| 6 |
The Dr. Oz Show |
TV Series |
| 7 |
The Bold and the Beautiful |
Soap Opera |
| 8 |
The Young and the Restless |
Soap Opera |
| 9 |
The Talk |
Talk Show |
| 10 |
Jeopardy! |
Game Show |
| 11 |
The Neighborhood |
Comedy |
| 12 |
Magnum P.I. |
Drama Series |
| 13 |
Bull |
Drama Series |
| 14 |
Comics Unleashed |
Talk Show |
| 15 |
Let’s Make a Deal |
Game Show |
Availability
| Digital Availability |
| Main WROC-TV programming |
Channel 8.1 |
| Bounce TV |
Channel 8.2 |
| Laff |
Channel 8.3 |
| Escape |
Channel 8.4 |
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