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.
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 |
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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 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 20): WAZT-CD - (Jewelry TV) - Vienna
- Channel 49: W49AP - (TBN) - Roanoke
- Channel 53 (RF channel 10): WTTD-LD - (NBC) - Hampton
Translators
- Channel 6: WMTO-LP - Norfolk
- Channel 15 (RF channel 15): WUDW-LD - (Buzzr/Infomercials/Shop LC/Soul of the South) - Richmond
- Channel 17: WXOB-LP - (Religious Independent) - Richmond
- Channel 28 (RF channel 25): WWBK-LD - (3ABN) - Richmond
- Channel 29 (RF channel 22): W22EX-D - (NBC/WeatherNation TV/CW +) - Staunton
- Channel 30 (RF channel 30): WSVW-LD - (NBC/WeatherNation/The CW) - Harrisonburg
- Channel 30 (RF channel 30): WFWG-LD - (Azteca America/Cozi TV/Infomercials) - Richmond
- Channel 31 (RF channel 31): WUDJ-LD - (Dabl/Court TV/Bounce TV/Grit TV/Laff/Court TV Mystery) - Crozet
- Channel 48 (RF channel 48): WRID-LD - (Daystar) - Richmond
See also
- Virginia media
- List of newspapers in Virginia
- List of radio stations in Virginia
- Media of cities in Virginia: Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach
References
- "History of UHF Television: 14-25". uhftelevision.com.
- "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.
- "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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