7 News is an iconic brand in the Western New York region. Our news team is committed to making our audience feel engaged, informed and empowered. We seek to provide in-depth reports and investigations in addition to the real-time coverage our viewers rely on.
Our 7 First Alert Weather team gives our audience the information they need to prepare for their day and beyond. Owned and operated by The E.W. Scripps Company, we proudly serve the Buffalo community.
Buffalo is New York's second-most populous city after New York City with 258,703 residents, and with a population of 1.13 million, the metropolitan area is the 50th largest in the United States. The city's nickname is "The City of Good Neighbors.”
Travel + Leisure magazine named Buffalo as America’s Favorite City in 2016, based on categories from architecture to restaurants, craft breweries and public parks. National Geographic named Buffalo No. 1 on the list of best food cities in the world.
Forbes ranked Buffalo as the 10th ‘Happiest Cities to Work in the United States.
The Washington Post ranks Buffalo as the No. 1 housing market in the country.
Buffalo Niagara’s location is the key to the workings of the largest international Mega-Region between the US and Canada. The tremendous infrastructure makes it an international destination, with access to 40 percent of the US population in under 500 miles.
Our international border makes our region a bi-national gateway for commerce, facilitating $85 billion in annual trade between Canada and the United States.
Buffalo is home to four professional sports teams: NFL Buffalo Bills, NHL Buffalo Sabres, Lacrosse Buffalo Bandits and Minor League Buffalo Bisons.
WROC Channel 8 is the Rochester, New York CBS affiliate station -- we are honored and privileged to serve the people of Rochester, NY with best-in-class local news, weather, and sports.
WROC is dedicated to our local business community as drivers of our region's economic vitality. Our local marketing team creates results driven solutions to ensure our local business partners thrive.
Our commitment to the Rochester community goes beyond our local newscasts – it is long ingrained in our culture and within all we do.
We are Rochester's Official Broadcast station for the Buffalo Bills and the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.
Watch News 8:
Monday - Friday: 5am - 7am, 12pm, 4-5pm, 5pm - 6:30pm, 11pm
Saturday & Sunday: 6pm, 11pm
WROC-TV is all about our local community -- with the resources of the Nation's largest local TV and Media company -- Nexstar Media Inc. Owned by Nexstar, we offer employees incredible growth opportunities locally and across the country.
Nexstar also staffs a growing and diversified digital media operation encompassing content management and mobile platforms, content marketing, targeted advertising products and strategic digital design and advertising operations.
To learn more, contact Wendy Bello, Vice President, and General Manager at 585-287-8001.