WUHF
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- This is about the Rochester station. WPXN-TV in New York City, also channel 31, used the WUHF callsign briefly in the 1960s.
WUHF | |
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Rochester, New York | |
Branding | FOX Rochester / FOX31 |
Channels | 31 (UHF) analog, 28 (UHF, under STA) digital |
Affiliations | FOX |
Owner | Sinclair Broadcast Group - Under LSA with Nexstar Broadcasting Group (WROC-TV) |
Founded | May 15, 1980 |
Call letters meaning | W Ultra High Frequency (reference to the station's broadcast frequency) |
Former affiliations | Independent (1980-1987) |
Website | www.foxrochester.com |
WUHF is a broadcast television station in Rochester, New York, affiliated with the FOX network. It broadcasts its analog signal on channel 31 and its digital signal on 28, and is seen on cable channel 7. Its transmitter is located on Pinnacle Hill in Brighton, New York. The station's license and other FCC assets are held by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, but the station is operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group-owned CBS affiliate WROC-TV under a local sales agreement.
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[edit] History
WUHF Channel 31 began operations on May 15, 1980 as a general entertainment independent station running cartoons, sitcoms (classic and recent), movies, drama shows, and religious shows. The station was owned by Malrite. In 1986 WUHF became a charter affiliate of FOX for Rochester and then known as Fox 31. Most of the religious shows were gone by then. In 1989 Act III Broadcasting would buy WUHF. In a group deal Abry would become the owner of WUHF in 1994. By 1996 WUHF was controlled by Sinclair and eventually sold to them. In the 90's the classic sitcoms, movies, and drama shows made way for talk shows, reality shows, and court shows. Cartoons were ended on weekdays at the end of 2001 when Fox ended its weekday kids block nationwide. In 2000 the station became known as Fox Rochester (although it adopted a "Fox 31" logo in 2003), and in 2006 WHUF added 31.2 as an affiliate of The Tube All Music Channel.
[edit] Cable Carriage
In 1994, several cable systems in Canada started carrying WUHF via the Cancom communications satellite in out-of-market areas where FOX was not otherwise available, although it had been carried by the cable systems in Belleville, Ontario and other communities on the north shore of Lake Ontario since the 1980s. It is also carried in the 1000 Islands Region of the North Country in the town of Hammond (via Citizens Cable TV).
WUHF has been carried on satellite systems since 2001, and it is currently the only Rochester-based TV station seen in Canada on StarChoice.
WUHF's digital signal (Channel 28) signed onto the air in 2004 under a Special Temporary Authority.
[edit] Newscast
WUHF had produced its own 10pm local newscast since 1998. In 2003, WUHF converted its newscast to Sinclair's News Central format, which consisted of national and international news segments, weather and sports reports produced at News Central's headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland. The local news operation at WUHF was significantly sized down as a result.
In August 2005, the Sinclair Broadcast Group entered into a Local Service Agreement with Nexstar Broadcasting, the owners of Rochester's CBS affiliate WROC-TV Channel 8. Sinclair agreed to be the subordinate entity allowing Nexstar to control programming for WUHF. The News Central format was abandoned, and news broadcasts on WUHF ceased on September 1, 2005. The remainder of WUHF's news operation was laid off in this move. The 10pm newscast returned to air on November 1 under the title "First at 10", and currently features WROC's on-air staff.
[edit] External links
- Query the FCC's TV station database for WUHF
- RNYN - WUHF Television
- Nexstar Broadcasting Group: WUHF Station Profile
Fox Network Affiliates in the state of New York | |
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WNYW 5 (New York City) - WXXA 23 (Albany) - WWNY-DT 7.2 / WNYF-CA & WNYF-LP 28 (Watertown) - WUTV 29 (Buffalo) - WUHF 31 (Rochester) - WFXV 33 (Utica) |
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See also: ABC, CBS, CW, MyNetworkTV, NBC, PBS and Other stations in New York |
Corporate Staff: David D. Smith (COB and President & CEO) | Frederick G. Smith | J. Duncan Smith | Robert E. Smith | Daniel C. Keith | Martin R. Leader | Lawrence E. McCanna | Basil A. Thomas | David B. Amy | Lucy A. Rutishauser | Barry M. Faber | David R. Bochenek | Nat S. Ostroff | Donald H. Thompson | Thomas I. Waters III | Darren Shapiro | Gregg Siegel | Jeff Sleete | M. William Butler | Steven M. Marks | Delbert R. Parks III | Joe DeFeo |
ABC Network Affiliates: KDNL | WCHS | WEAR | WGGB | WICD | WICS | WKEF | WLOS | WSYX | WXLV |
CW Network Affiliates: KOCB | KVCW | WLFL | WNAB4 | WNUV2 | WTTO/WDBB | WUCW | WVTV |
Fox Network Affiliates: KABB | KBSI | KDSM | KOKH | WBFF | WDKY | WMSN | WPGH5 | WRGT2 | WRLH | WSMH | WSYT | WTAT2 | WTTE2 | WUHF1 | WUTV | WVAH2 | WYZZ1 | WZTV |
MyNetworkTV Affiliates: KMYS | KVMY | WABM | WCGV | WDKA3 | WFGX3 | WMMP | WMYA2 | WMYV | WNYO | WNYS3 | WPMY | WRDC | WRLH DT-2 | WSTR | WSYX DT-2 | WTTA3 | WTVZ | WUXP |
1Sinclair has ownership interests in these stations, but management capabilities belong to Nexstar Broadcasting Group. |
2Sinclair operates these stations owned by Cunningham Broadcasting under a local marketing agreement. |
3Sinclair operates these stations, which are owned by local groups, under a local marketing agreement. |
4Sinclair operates this station owned by Tennessee Broadcasting under an outsourcing agreement. |
5Cox Enterprises holds a 10% interest in this station. |
6Sinclair holds a 10% interest in this station, of which Cox Enterprises owns the remaining 90%. |
Annual Revenue: $1.24 billion USD (2004) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: SBGI| Website: www.sbgi.net |
Corporate Staff: Perry A. Sook (President & CEO) | Matt Devine (CFO) | Duane A. Lammers (COO) | Timothy Busch | Brian Jones | Shirley E. Green | Susana G. Schuler-Willingham | Richard Stolpe | Paul Greeley | Blake R. Battaglia | Erik Brooks | Jay M. Grossman | Brent Stone | Royce Yudkoff | Geoff Armstrong | Michael Donovan | I. Martin Pompadur |
ABC Network Affiliates: KAMC1 | KMID | KODE1 | KQTV | KSVI | WDHN | WJET | WTVO1 | WUTR2 |
CBS Network Affiliates: KLBK | KLST | KOLR1 | KTAB | WCIA | WMBD | WROC | WTAJ2 | WYOU1 |
Fox Network Affiliates: KARD | KCIT1 | KHMT1 | KFTA4 | KJTL1 | KSFX | WFFT | WFXP1 | WFXV | WFXW1 | WQRF | WTVW | WUHF5 | WYZZ5 |
NBC Network Affiliates: KARK | KAMR | KBTV | KFDX | KNWA | KRBC1 | KSAN1 | KSNF | KTAL | WBRE | WHAG | WTWO |
1Nexstar operates these stations owned by Mission Broadcasting. |
2The FCC has approved the acquisitions of these stations from Montecito Broadcast Group, which are now awaiting finalization. |
3Nexstar awaits the license to the station. Clear Channel will still operate the station for the time being, having put its entire television group up for sale. |
4Sale of the station to Mission Broadcasting is awaiting FCC approval. Nexstar will continue to operate the station. |
5Nexstar operates these stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. |
Annual Revenue: $226.1 million USD (2005) | Employees: Unknown at this time. | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: NXST | Website: www.nexstarbroadcasting.com |