List of television stations in Virginia

This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Charlottesville	Charlottesville	19	19	WCAV	CBS	Fox via WAHU-CD on 19.3
Charlottesville	Charlottesville	29	32	WVIR-TV	NBC	The CW on 29.3
Charlottesville	Charlottesville	41	46	WHTJ	PBS
Harrisonburg	Harrisonburg	3	49	WHSV-TV	ABC	Fox via WSVF-CD on 3.3, MeTV and MyNetworkTV on 3.4
Harrisonburg	Staunton	51	11	WVPT	PBS
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Norfolk	3	40	WTKR	CBS
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Portsmouth	10	31	WAVY-TV	NBC	ABC (1957-1959). Bounce TV on 10.2
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Hampton	13	13	WVEC	ABC	NBC (1953-1959) MeTV on 13.2
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Hampton-Norfolk	15	16	WHRO-TV	PBS
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach	21	7	WTPC-TV	TBN
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Portsmouth	27	50	WGNT	CW
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Norfolk	33	33	WTVZ-TV	MNT
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Virginia Beach	43	29	WVBT	Fox
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Norfolk	49	46	WPXV-TV	ION
Richmond	Richmond	6	25	WTVR-TV	CBS
Richmond	Petersburg	8	22	WRIC-TV	ABC
Richmond	Richmond	12	12	WWBT	NBC	MeTV on 12.2
Richmond	Richmond	23	42	WCVE-TV	PBS
Richmond	Richmond	35	26	WRLH-TV	Fox	MyNetworkTV and This TV on 35.2
Richmond	Richmond	57	44	WCVW	PBS
Richmond	Ashland	65	47	WUPV	CW	Bounce TV on 65.2
Roanoke	Roanoke	7	18	WDBJ	CBS	MyNetworkTV on 7.2 and cable channel 19
Roanoke	Roanoke	10	30	WSLS-TV	NBC	Storm Team 10 on DT2, MeTV on DT3
Roanoke	Lynchburg	13	13	WSET-TV	ABC
Roanoke	Roanoke	15	3	WBRA-TV	PBS
Roanoke	Lynchburg	21	20	WWCW	CW	satellite of WFXR ch. 27 Roanoke on DT2
Roanoke	Danville	24	24	WZBJ	MNT
Roanoke	Roanoke	27	17	WFXR	Fox
Roanoke	Roanoke	38	36	WPXR-TV	ION
Tri-Cities	Bristol	5	5	WCYB-TV	NBC	The CW on 5.2
Tri-Cities	Grundy	68	49	WLFG	Ind.
~Washington, D.C.	Arlington	14	15	WFDC-DT	UNI
~Washington, D.C.	Fairfax	30	24	WNVC	ETV	satellite of WNVT ch. 53 Goldvein
~Washington, D.C.	Front Royal	42	21	WVPY	PBS	satellite of WVPT ch. 51 Staunton
~Washington, D.C.	Goldvein	53	30	WNVT	ETV
~Washington, D.C.	Manassas	66	34	WPXW-TV	ION

Defunct full-power stations

Including full-power construction permits that were awarded but returned or canceled before starting broadcasts.

Channel	Callsign	City of license	Dates	Affiliation	Notes
16	WWOD-TV	Lynchburg	1952–July 10, 1953 (CP)		construction permit forfeited^[1]
20	WARL-TV	Arlington	1956–1960 (CP)		construction permit canceled^[1]
24	WBTM-TV	Danville	January 6, 1954–December 31, 1954	ABC	^[1]
27	WTOV-TV	Norfolk	October 22, 1953–October 3, 1954 May 25, 1955–October 30, 1959	ABC/DuMont	merged with WVEC-TV^[2]
27	WROV-TV	Roanoke	February 15, 1953–July 13, 1953	Independent	financial distress^[2]
27	WRFT-TV	Roanoke	March 4, 1966–April 30, 1974	ABC	competition from WLVA-TV^[2]^[3]
29	WOTV	Richmond	1953–1957 (CP)		construction permit canceled^[2]
29	WINA-TV	Charlottesville	July 13, 1965–December 10, 1969 (CP)		construction permit canceled
32	WSBN-TV	Norton	March 30, 1971–March 27, 2017	PBS	equipment failure
33	WACH-TV	Newport News	October 8, 1953–March 26, 1954 May 27, 1954–July 1, 1955	Independent	^[2]
40	WRJK-TV	Bluefield	February 13, 1981–July 27, 1983 (CP)		construction permit expired^[4]
42	WMSY-TV	Marion	August 1, 1981–March 27, 2017	PBS	equipment failure
44	WHMS	Danville	June 22, 1984–June 22, 1986 (CP)		construction permit expired^[5]
44	WPCT-TV	Danville	September 24, 1988–March 25, 1993 (CP)		construction permit expired^[6]
49	WTVQ	Norfolk	1967		^[7]
50	WMEV-TV	Marion	1953–February 15, 1954		construction permit forfeited^[7]
55	WTKC	Newport News	November 21, 1986–January 9, 1989 (CP)		construction permit expired^[8]
60	WZZW	Roanoke	January 6, 1986–May 10, 1988 (CP)		construction permit expired^[9]
63	WVRN-TV	Richmond	January 1, 1984–September 9, 1988	Independent	merged with WRLH
64	WCHV-TV	Charlottesville	January 29, 1953–January 1954 (CP)		construction permit expired
65	WYDD	Blacksburg	June 6, 1987–March 11, 1991 (CP)		construction permit forfeited^[10]^[11]
69	WHFV	Fredericksburg	October 4, 1973–May 29, 1975	NBC	financial distress
69	WRBV	Fredericksburg	August 14, 1985–March 5, 1988 (CP)		construction permit expired^[12]

LPTV stations

Channel 4: WKPZ-CD - Pennington Gap
Channel 6: WDCN-LP - (Religious independent - Spanish/La Nueva) - Fairfax
Channel 7 (RF channel 11): WGBS-LD - (RTV) - Hampton
Channel 10 (RF channel 45): WDCO-CD - (Religious independent) - Woodstock
Channel 13: WIVC-LP - Charlottesville
Channel 14 (RF channel 14): W14DC-D - (HSN2) - Portsmouth
Channel 16: WAZC-LP - (Religious independent) - Luray
Channel 16 (RF channel 16): WVAW-LD - (ABC) - Charlottesville
Channel 17 (RF channel 17): WKTD-CD - (NBC/Bounce TV) - Portsmouth
Channel 18: W18BS - (TBN) - Hampton
Channel 18: WVBN-LP - (ShopHQ) - Virginia Beach
Channel 19 (RF channel 21): WAPW-CD - (MyNetworkTV) - Abingdon
Channel 19 (RF channel 19): WYSJ-CA - (ShopHQ) - Yorktown
Channel 23 (RF channel 23): WITD-CD - (NBC) - Chesapeake
Channel 23 (RF channel 23): WDWA-LP - (Daystar) - Dale City
Channel 23 (RF channel 23): WJDG-LD - Grundy
Channel 24 (RF channel 43): WZBJ-CD - (MyNetworkTV/Cozi TV/Decades) - Lynchburg
Channel 25: WSVF-LP - Staunton-Waynesboro
Channel 25 (RF channel 25): WVAD-LD - (Daystar) - Chesapeake
Channel 26 (RF channel 26): WEDD-LD - (Silent) - Roanoke
Channel 27 (RF channel 40): WAHU-CD - (AccuWeather/Fox/MyNetworkTV/This TV) - Charlottesville
Channel 30: W30BV - (Silent) - Norfolk
Channel 33: W33AD - Concord
Channel 35 (RF channel 35): WJDW-LD - (Religious independent) - Tazewell
Channel 36 (RF channel 7): WKIN-CD - (Heartland) - Weber County, VA/Kingsport, TN
Channel 38 (RF channel 38): WJGN-CD - (Religious independent/FamilyNet) - Chesapeake
Channel 39: WJHJ-LP - (ShopHQ) - Newport News, etc.
Channel 40: WYAT-LP - (This TV) - Martinsville
Channel 43: W43BO - (FOX) - Marion, etc.
Channel 43 (RF channel 43): WSVF-CD - (FOX/CBS) - Harrisonburg
Channel 43 (RF channel 36): WPMC-CD - (FOX) - Mappsville
Channel 44 (RF channel 32): W44CL-D - (HSN) - Roanoke
Channel 44 (RF channel 45): WMDV-LD - (Independent/Country music videos/Religious independent) - Danville
Channel 45 (RF channel 45): WNLO-CD - (FOX) - Norfolk
Channel 45 (RF channel 45): WZTD-LD - (Telemundo) - Richmond
Channel 48 (RF channel 46): WAZT-CD - (Religious independent) - Winchester
Channel 49: W49AP - (TBN) - Roanoke
Channel 53 (RF channel 10): WTTD-LD - (NBC) - Hampton

Translators

Channel 15 (RF channel 15): WUDW-LD - (Silent) - Crozet
Channel 17: WXOB-LP - (Religious Independent) - Richmond
Channel 26 (RF channel 35): WUDJ-LD - (Silent) - Crozet
Channel 29 (RF channel 30): W30CT-D - (NBC/WeatherNation/The CW) - Harrisonburg
Channel 29 (RF channel 22): W22EX-D - (NBC/WeatherNation TV/CW +) - Staunton
Channel 38 (RF channel 38): WFWG-LD - (Silent) - Crozet
Channel 39 (RF channel 28): WWBK-LD - (Silent) - Richmond
Channel 48 (RF channel 48): WRID-LD - (Daystar) - Richmond

References

1 2 3 "History of UHF Television: 14-25". uhftelevision.com.
1 2 3 4 5 "History of UHF Television: 26-44". uhftelevision.com.
↑ "Poor Mountain, Roanoke, VA". www.fybush.com.
↑ "DWRJK-TV Facility Data". FCCData.
↑ "DWHMS Facility Data". FCCData.
↑ "DWPCT Facility Data". FCCData.
1 2 "History of UHF Television: 45-83".
↑ "DWTKC Facility Data". FCCData.
↑ "DWZZW Facility Data". FCCData.
↑ "DWYDD Facility Data". FCCData.
↑ "For the record" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 8, 1991. p. 78.
↑ "DWRBV Facility Data". FCCData.

Bibliography

"United States TV Stations: Virginia", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive

External links

"State: Virginia". TV Query Broadcast Station Search. Washington DC: Federal Communications Commission.
"Virginia: News and Media: Television". DMOZ. AOL. (Directory ceased in 2017)
Virginia Association of Broadcasters

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[u2644-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "History of UHF Television: 26-44". uhftelevision.com.

[3] "Poor Mountain, Roanoke, VA". www.fybush.com.

[4] "DWRJK-TV Facility Data". FCCData.

[5] "DWHMS Facility Data". FCCData.

[6] "DWPCT Facility Data". FCCData.

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[8] "DWTKC Facility Data". FCCData.

[9] "DWZZW Facility Data". FCCData.

[10] "DWYDD Facility Data". FCCData.

[11] "For the record" (PDF). Broadcasting. April 8, 1991. p. 78.

[12] "DWRBV Facility Data". FCCData.