Editing WHAM (AM) (section)

===University of Rochester===
The station first [[Sign-on and sign-off|signed on]] the air on July 11, 1922.<ref>{{cite news|title=Widespread Circle Help To Mark WHAM Birthday|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-07-14-BC.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2014|agency=Broadcasting|date=July 14, 1947}}</ref> While not the first station to be licensed to the Rochester market (that distinction belongs to the defunct WHQ), it is the oldest surviving station in the area.

Industrialist [[George Eastman]], the founder of the Rochester-based [[Eastman Kodak Company]], helped the [[University of Rochester]] launch the station and thought the "WHAM" name would prove to be a clever marketing tool. Jim Barney helped the university get the station on the air.