List of television stations in Virginia

This is a list of broadcast television stations that are licensed 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		19	32	WCAV	CBS	Ion on 19.4, Fox on 27.1
		29	2	WVIR-TV	NBC	WeatherNation on 29.2, CW on 29.3, True Crime Network on 29.5
		41	26	WHTJ	PBS	PBS Plus on 41.2, World on 41.3, PBS Kids on 41.4, Create on 41.5
Charlottesville	Culpeper	41	26	WNVC	PBS	satellite of WNVT. PBS Plus on 41.2, World on 41.3, PBS Kids on 41.4, Create on 41.5
Harrisonburg		3	20	WHSV-TV	ABC	NBC on 3.2 (WSVW-LD 30.1), Ion on 3.3, MyNet/MeTV on 3.4, CBS on 3.5 (WSVF-CD 43.2)
Harrisonburg	Staunton	51	12	WVPT	PBS	PBS Plus on 51.2, Create on 51.3, PBS Kids on 51.4, World on 51.5
Norfolk/Virginia Beach	Norfolk	3	16	WTKR	CBS	Court TV on 3.2, Bounce TV on 3.3, HSN on 3.4, Circle on 3.5
	Portsmouth	10	19	WAVY-TV	NBC	SportsGrid on 10.2, getTV on 10.3, Shop LC on 10.4
	Hampton	13	11	WVEC	ABC	True Crime Network on 13.2, MeTV on 13.3, Quest on 13.4, Twist on 13.5, This TV on 13.6, H&I on 13.7, Shop LC on 13.8
	Hampton-Norfolk	15	31	WHRO-TV	PBS	World on 15.2, PBS Kids on 15.3, Create on 15.4
	Virginia Beach	21	7	WTPC-TV	TBN	Hillsong Channel on 21.2, Smile on 21.3, Enlace on 21.4, Positiv on 21.5
	Portsmouth	27	20	WGNT	CW	Antenna TV on 27.2, GRIT on 27.3, Dabl on 27.4, QVC2 on 27.5, HSN2 on 27.6
	Norfolk	33	33	WTVZ-TV	MyNet	Charge! on 33.2, Comet on 33.3, TBD on 33.4
	Virginia Beach	43	21	WVBT	Fox	Cozi TV on 43.2, Rewind TV on 43.3
	Norfolk	49	32	WPXV-TV	Ion	Scripps News on 49.2, Ion Mystery on 49.3, Defy TV on 49.4, TrueReal on 49.5, Laff on 49.6, QVC on 49.7
Richmond		6	23	WTVR-TV	CBS	Antenna TV on 6.2, Weather on 6.3, Court TV on 6.4, Ion on 6.5, Scripps News on 6.6, HSN on 6.7
Richmond	Petersburg	8	28	WRIC-TV	ABC	Ion on 8.2, getTV on 8.3, Laff on 8.4
Richmond		12	10	WWBT	NBC	MeTV on 12.2, Circle on 12.3, Ion Mystery on 12.4, True Crime Network on 12.5
Richmond		23	22	WCVE-TV	PBS	Create on 23.2, World on 23.3, PBS Kids on 23.4
Richmond	Spotsylvania Courthouse	23	22	WNVT	PBS	Create on 23.2, World on 23.3, PBS Kids on 23.4
Richmond		35	24	WRLH-TV	Fox	MyNet/TBD on 35.2, Comet on 35.3, Charge! on 35.4, Dabl on 35.5
Richmond		57	29	WCVW	PBS
Richmond	Ashland	65	8	WUPV	CW	Bounce TV on 65.2, Grit on 65.3, Laff on 65.4
Roanoke		7	30	WDBJ	CBS	Circle on 7.2, H&I on 7.3, True Crime Network on 7.4
Roanoke		10	34	WSLS-TV	NBC	getTV on 10.2, MeTV on 10.3, Start TV on 10.4, Movies! on 10.5
Roanoke	Lynchburg	13	7	WSET-TV	ABC	Stadium on 13.2, Comet on 13.3, TBD on 13.4
Roanoke		15	3	WBRA-TV	PBS	BRPBS2/World on 15.2, PBS Kids on 15.3, Create on 15.4, Blue Ridge PBS ECHO on 15.5
Roanoke	Lynchburg	21	21	WWCW	CW	Fox on 21.2 (WFXR 27.1), Laff on 21.3, Grit on 21.4
Roanoke	Danville	24	30	WZBJ	MyNet	Dabl on 24.3
Roanoke		27	36	WFXR	Fox	CW on 27.2, Bounce TV on 27.3, Ion Mystery on 27.4
Roanoke		38	27	WPXR-TV	Ion	Court TV on 38.2, Laff on 38.3, Ion Mystery on 38.4, Defy TV on 38.5, TrueReal on 38.6, Scripps News on 38.7
Tri-Cities	Bristol	5	5	WCYB-TV	NBC	CW on 5.2, Comet on 5.3
	Bristol	Digital Only	Digital Only	PBS Appalachia	PBS	PBS World, PBS Kids, Create
	Grundy	68	14	WLFG	Ind.	Defy TV on 68.2, Ion on 68.3, TrueReal on 68.4, True Crime Network on 68.5, Quest on 68.6, QVC on 68.7, Buzzr on 68.8, GEB Network on 68.9, Decades on 68.10, getTV on 68.11, Newsy on 68.12, TheGrio on 68.13
~Washington, D.C.	Arlington	14	15	WFDC-DT	UNI	getTV on 14.2, Grit on 14.3, UniMás on 14.4
	Front Royal	51	12	WVPY	PBS	satellite of WVPT. PBS Plus on 51.2, Create on 51.3, PBS Kids on 51.4, World on 51.5
	Manassas	66	35	WPXW-TV	Ion	Bounce TV on 66.2, Court TV on 66.3, Laff on 66.4, Ion Mystery on 66.5, Defy TV on 66.6, Scripps News on 66.7

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
20	WARL-TV	Arlington	1956–1960 (CP)		construction permit canceled
24	WBTM-TV	Danville	January 6, 1954 – December 31, 1954	ABC
27	WTOV-TV	Norfolk	October 22, 1953 – October 3, 1954 May 25, 1955 – October 30, 1959	ABC/DuMont	merged with WVEC-TV
27	WROV-TV	Roanoke	February 15, 1953 – July 13, 1953	Independent	financial distress
27	WRFT-TV WRLU-TV	Roanoke	March 4, 1966 – April 30, 1974 September 7, 1974–February 11, 1975	ABC	competition from WLVA-TV^[1]
29	WOTV	Richmond	1953–1957 (CP)		construction permit canceled
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
40	WRJK-TV	Bluefield	February 13, 1981 – July 27, 1983 (CP)		construction permit expired^[2]
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^[3]
44	WPCT-TV	Danville	September 24, 1988 – March 25, 1993 (CP)		construction permit expired^[4]
49	WTVQ	Norfolk	1967
50	WMEV-TV	Marion	1953 – February 15, 1954		construction permit forfeited
55	WTKC	Newport News	November 21, 1986 – January 9, 1989 (CP)		construction permit expired^[5]
60	WZZW	Roanoke	January 6, 1986 – May 10, 1988 (CP)		construction permit expired^[6]
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^[7]^[8]
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^[9]

LPTV stations

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Network	Notes
Charlottesville	Crozet	13	13	W13DV-D	Silent
Charlottesville		16	16	WVAW-LD	ABC	AccuWeather on 16.2, MeTV on 27.2
Charlottesville	Crozet	31	31	WAHU-LD	Silent
Harrisonburg		30	30	WSVW-LD	NBC	WeatherNation on 30.2, CW on 30.3, True Crime Network on 30.4, Circle on 30.5
Harrisonburg		43	36	WSVF-CD	Fox	CBS on 43.2
Mappsville		36	36	WPMC-CD	Fox (WVBT 43.1)
Norfolk	Carrollton	7	12	WGBS-LD	Silent
	Portsmouth	14	26	W26EV-D	HSN	QVC on 14.2, HSN2 on 14.3, QVC2 on 14.4, QVC3 on 14.5, Dabl on 14.6
	Portsmouth	17	17	WKTD-CD	NBC	Bounce on 17.2, GetTV on 17.3, CBN News on 17.4
	Yorktown	19	36	WYSJ-CD	Silent
	Norfolk	22	6	WMTO-LD	Silent
	Chesapeake	23	23	WITD-CD	NBC	Bounce on 23.2, GetTV on 23.3, CBN News on 23.4
	Chesapeake	25	25	WVAD-LD	Daystar
	Newport News	34	34	WJHJ-LD	Silent
	Newport News	38	27	WJGN-CD	NRB TV
Norfolk		44	15	W15DO-D	Silent
Norfolk		45	14	WLNO-CD	Fox	Cozi TV on 45.2, H&I on 45.3
Onancock		3.11	25	W25AA-D	CBS (WTKR 3.1)	NBC on 10.11 (WAVY-TV 10.1), ABC on 13.11 (WVEC 13.1), PBS on 15.11 (WHRO-TV 15.1)
Onancock		3.12	18	W18EG-D	CBS (WTKR 3.1)	NBC on 10.12 (WAVY-TV 10.1), ABC on 13.12 (WVEC 13.1), PBS on 15.12 (WHRO-TV 15.1)
Richmond		15	15	WUDW-LD	Buzzr	Infomercials on 15.2-3;5-6, Shop LC on 15.4
		28	25	WWBK-LD	Infomercials	Infomercials on 28.2-4
		30	30	WFWG-LD	Azteca América	Cozi TV on 30.2, Infomercials on 30.3-4;6, Cheddar on 30.5
		45	34	WZTD-LD	Telemundo	LX on 45.2
		48	36	WRID-LD	Daystar
Roanoke	Danville	23	23	WMDV-LD	Danville's Own
Roanoke	Lynchburg	24	19	WZBJ-CD	MyNet	Cozi TV on 24.2, Decades on 24.3
Roanoke		32	32	W32EW-D	HSN	QVC on 32.2, HSN2 on 32.3, QVC2 on 32.4, QVC3 on 32.5, Dabl on 32.6
Roanoke	Martinsville	40	25	WYAT-LD	This TV
~Washington D.C.	Fairfax	6	6	WDCN-LD	The Country Network	La Nueva 87.7 (radio station)
	Woodstock	10	24	WDCO-CD	Jewelry TV
	Damascus	23	29	WDWA-LD	Daystar

Translators

Area served	City of license	VC	RF	Callsign	Translating	Network	Notes
Charlottesville		29	35	WVIR-CD	WVIR-TV	NBC	WeatherNation on 29.2, CW on 29.3, True Crime Network on 29.4
Harrisonburg	Broadway	3	15	WHSV-TV (DRT)	WHSV-TV	ABC	NBC on 3.2 (WSVW-LD 30.1), Ion on 3.3, MyNet/MeTV on 3.4, CBS on 3.5 (WSVF-CD 43.2)
	Luray	3	28	WHSV-TV (DRT)	WHSV-TV	ABC	NBC on 3.2 (WSVW-LD 30.1), Ion on 3.3, MyNet/MeTV on 3.4, CBS on 3.5 (WSVF-CD 43.2)
	Massanutten	3	34	WHSV-TV (DRT)	WHSV-TV	ABC	NBC on 3.2 (WSVW-LD 30.1), Ion on 3.3, MyNet/MeTV on 3.4, CBS on 3.5 (WSVF-CD 43.2)
	Staunton	30	22	W22EX-D	WSVW-LD	NBC	WeatherNation on 30.2, CW on 30.3, True Crime Network on 30.4, Circle on 30.5
	Winchester	3	24	WHSV-TV (DRT)	WHSV-TV	ABC	NBC on 3.2 (WSVW-LD 30.1), Ion on 3.3, MyNet/MeTV on 3.4, CBS on 3.5 (WSVF-CD 43.2)
Roanoke		13	5	W05AA-D	WSET-TV	ABC	Stadium on 13.2, Comet on 13.3, TBD on 13.4
Tri-Cities	Abingdon	19	23	WAPW-CD	WKPT-TV	Cozi TV	MeTV on 19.2 (WAPK-CD 36.1), Laff on 19.3, Court TV Mystery on 19.4, Start TV on 19.5, Movies! on 19.6, Court TV on 19.7
Tri-Cities	Bristol	5	35	WCYB-TV (DRT)	WCYB-TV	NBC	CW on 5.2, Comet on 5.3

References

^ "Poor Mountain, Roanoke, VA". www.fybush.com.
^ "DWRJK-TV Facility Data". FCCData.
^ "DWHMS Facility Data". FCCData.
^ "DWPCT Facility Data". FCCData.
^ "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

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

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

[3] "DWHMS Facility Data". FCCData.

[4] "DWPCT Facility Data". FCCData.

[5] "DWTKC Facility Data". FCCData.

[6] "DWZZW Facility Data". FCCData.

[7] "DWYDD Facility Data". FCCData.

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

[9] "DWRBV Facility Data". FCCData.

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