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Overview
WROC-TV brings CBS to Rochester, New York, and is one of the full-power stations serving the Rochester, NY market.
WROC-TV at a glance
- Call sign
- WROC-TV
- Network
- CBS (subchannels: Bounce TV, Grit, Ion Mystery)
- Virtual channel
- 8
- RF channel
- 21
- City of license
- Rochester, New York
- TV market
- Rochester, NY
- Licensee
- Nexstar Media Inc.
- On the air since
- 1949
- Call sign since
- September 1979
- Studio address
- 201 Humboldt Street, Rochester, NY 14610
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 73964
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.rochesterfirst.com
On screen it is channel 8, though WROC-TV actually transmits on RF channel 21. Digital TVs map the two automatically after a channel scan. Its subchannels carry Bounce TV, Grit and Ion Mystery. WROC-TV also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
What's on WROC-TV's subchannels
| Channel | Programming |
|---|---|
| 8.1 | CBS |
| 8.2 | Bounce TV |
| 8.3 | Grit |
| 8.4 | Ion Mystery |
Nexstar Media Inc. holds the station's FCC license. WROC-TV has been on the air since 1949. The current call sign has been in place since September 1979.
FCC records list the station's main studio at 201 Humboldt Street in Rochester, NY. You can reach the station online at www.rochesterfirst.com.
Among the core children's programs WROC-TV reported to the FCC for 2025: Extraordinary World, Mission Unstoppable and Tails of Valor.
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WROC-TV at a glance
- Network
- CBS
- Channel
- 8 (RF 21)
- Licensed to
- Rochester, NY
- Subchannels
- Bounce TV, Grit, Ion Mystery
- TV market
- Rochester, NY
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