WHAM (AM)
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| Broadcast area | Rochester, New York/Western New York |
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| Branding | NewsRadio WHAM 1180 |
| Slogan | Rochester's News, Weather, and Traffic Station |
| Frequency | 1180 kHz |
| First air date | 1922 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 50,000 watts |
| Class | A |
| Transmitter coordinates |
43°4′55″N 77°43′30″W / 43.08194°N 77.72500°W 43°5′51″N 77°35′1″W / 43.09750°N 77.58361°W auxiliary (backup) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Radio Networks, Fox News Radio, Westwood One |
| Owner |
iHeartMedia, Inc. (Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) |
| Sister stations | WAIO, WDVI, WHTK, WKGS, WNBL, WVOR |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WHAM 1180.com |
WHAM (1180 kHz) is an AM clear channel station in Rochester, New York. It is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and airs a News/Talk format. Its 50,000-watt non-directional transmitter, located in Chili, New York, is the maximum power for commercial AM stations in the U.S., allowing WHAM to be heard on some nights through much of the Eastern U.S. and Canada. Its studios are located at One HSBC Plaza in downtown Rochester. WHAM is an affiliate of the Fox News Radio Network.
As with most iHeartMedia News/Talk stations, WHAM carries a mix of local shows and nationally syndicated programs from Premiere Networks, a subsidiary of iHeartMedia. Local weekday programs include The WHAM Morning News (5 to 8 am) and The WHAM 5 O'Clock Hour News (5 to 6 pm), Bob Lonsberry, and his wonderful producer, Barry (8 am to noon), Kimberly and Beck (8 to 9 pm) and Sports Talk with Bob Matthews (6 to 8 pm). Matthews is a former Rochester Democrat and Chronicle columnist. Matthews is usually joined every Wednesday by former NFL player Fred Smerlas.
The Premiere Networks syndicated weekday lineup features Rush Limbaugh (noon to 3 pm), Sean Hannity (3 to 5 pm), Clyde Lewis (midnight to 1 am) and Coast to Coast AM with George Noory (1 to 5 am). Michael Savage from the Westwood One Network is heard weeknights from 9 am to midnight. Weekend programming includes shows on money, health, home repair, law, Bill Cunningham, computer expert Leo Laporte "The Tech Guy," and some brokered programming.
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