| Local Stations |
| Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Power Level | Comments |
 | 7‑1 | 18 | WDBJ | 20.75 | 235° | 675 kW | Solid. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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07-1   |  | 18.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WDBJ | CBS | "WDBJ-7" | | 07-2 | | 18.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MY19 | MyN | "My 19" |
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| Operator: | Schurz Communications  | | Licensee: | WDBJ TELEVISION, INC. |
| Sister: | W04AG-D | | Analog Sign-on: | October 3, 1955 (7) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 30, 2002 (18) | | Certification : | Analog channel 7. Digital channel 18. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 18. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 18. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 7 : | 2001' 316 kW DA | | Old Facility: | Channel 18  : | 1988' 460 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WDBJ | | | 09/14/1978 | WDBJ-TV | | | 11/01/1983 | WDBJ | |
Expanded History:
Television on channel 7 begins in 1950, when Times World and the Polan Bros. of Huntington both applied for channel 7. Soon, the Polan Bros. instead filed a competing application for channel 10. The first station in the Roanoke valley, WROV-TV, went dark after only three months. Radio Roanoke (owner of WROV-AM 1240 and WROV-FM 103.7) filed a competing application for channel 7. Eventually, it was resolved with an agreement that Times World (owner of WDBJ-AM 960 and WDBJ-FM 94.9) would buy the UHF equipment of the now-dark WROV-TV, and in exchange Radio Roanoke would withdraw their application.
10/03/1955: WDBJ-7 signed on from Mill Mountain with studios in the Mountain Trust Bank Building.
--/--/1957: WDBJ-7 moved to a transmitter on Poor Mountain.
--/--/1969: WDBJ-7 was purchased by Schurz Communications.
04/20/2002: WDBJ-7 moved to studios in its new "Digital Broadcast Center" on Hershberger Road.
04/30/2002: WDBJ-DT signed on with a full-powered signal.
--/--/2004: WDBJ became the first in the market to invest in high-definition recording equipment. This allowed them to air a selection of movies from Paramount in high-definition.
09/05/2006: WDBJ-DT 7-2 "Seven Too" joined My Network TV.
09/11/2006: WDBJ-DT began carrying Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy in HD, the first HD syndicated programming in the market.
12/19/2006: WDBJ-DT 7-3 "Hometown Weather Channel" was discontinued.
04/22/2008, 5:00PM: WDBJ began HD newscasts.
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 | 8‑1 | 22 | WRIC‑TV | 123.39 | 84° | 850 kW | Solid signal almost every morning. After sunrise, signal goes away. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 08-1 | | 22.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1  | WRIC TV | ABC | "8 News" | | 08-2 | | 22.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | LiveWel | Live Well | |
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| Operator: | Young Broadcasting | | Licensee: | YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RICHMOND, INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 8. Digital channel 22. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 22. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 22. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 8 : | 1054' 269 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 22 : | 1076' 450 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WXEX | | | 01/02/1979 | WXEX-TV | | | 04/23/1990 | WRIC-TV | W RIChmond |
Station has no translators. |
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| 10‑1 | 30 | WSLS‑TV | 20.16 | 235° | 937 kW | Solid. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 10-1 | | 30.3 | | 1080i |  | DD5.1 | WSLS-HD | NBC | "WSLS-10" | | 10-2 | | 30.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WSLS-DT | Weather | "WSLS 10-2 Go" | | 10-3 | | 30.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Me-TV, | Me-TV | |
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| Operator: | Media-General | | Licensee: | MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, LLC |
| Analog Sign-on: | December 11, 1952 (10) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 30, 2002 (30) | | Certification : | Analog channel 10. Digital channel 30. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 10. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Elected channel 30. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 30. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 10 : | 2001' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 30 : | 1918' 55.46 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 30 : | 1942' 950 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WSLS | W Shenandoah Life InSurance | | 09/14/1978 | WSLS-TV | W Shenandoah Life InSurance |
Expanded History:
Television on channel 10 begins in 1950, when Shenandoah Life Insurance (owners of WSLS-AM 610 and WSLS-FM 99.1) applied for the frequency. Soon, Polan withdrew their application for channel 7 and instead went after channel 10. In time, they withdrew and WSLS went on the air December 11, 1952. |
Station has no translators. |
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| 13‑1 | 13 | WSET‑TV | 12.14 | 107° | 28.7 kW | Minor pixilation from time to time. |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 13-1 | | 13.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WSET-HD | ABC | "ABC13" | | 13-2 | | 13.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WSET-RT | Retro TV | "RTV 13.2" | | 13-3 | | 13.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WSET-WX | WeatherNation | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Allbritton Communications | | Licensee: | WSET INCORPORATED |
| Sister: | W05AA-D | | Analog Sign-on: | February 8, 1953 (13) | | Digital Sign-on: | September 8, 2003 (34) | | Certification : | Analog channel 13. Digital channel 34. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 13. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 13. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 13 : | 2051' 302 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 17.9 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 200 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 200 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 34 : | 1865' 200 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WSET | W Lynchburg, VirginiA | | 09/14/1978 | WSET-TV | NeWSET 13 |
Expanded History:
Lynchburg broadcasting, owner of WLVA (590AM) received a construction permit for channel 13 in Lynchburg and signed on February 8, 1953.
--//1960's: ABC's Charles Gibson got his start at WSET.
--/--/1977: WLVA-TV changed calls to WSET-TV as part of its reimaging as "NeWSET-13"
09/04/2003: WSET-DT signed on with the ABC-HD Test Loop and Thurday Night football game.
09/04/2003: WSET-DT began regular broadcasts at 17.9 kW.
06/29/2005: WSET-DT boosted power to 200 kW.
02/24/2008: WSET-DT 13-2 began airing RTN. |
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 | 15‑1 | 3 | WBRA‑TV | 20.63 | 235° | 9.8 kW | Can only be picked up under extreme atmospheric conditions. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 15-1 | | 3.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WBRA-HD | PBS | "Blue Ridge PBS" | | 15-3 | | 3.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | World | World Channel | | | 03-8 | 3.8 | (These two subchannels are artifacts of the UpdateTV service. They do not show programming.) | | 03-9 | 3.9 |
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| Operator: | Blue Ridge Public Television | | Licensee: | BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC. |
| Analog Sign-on: | August 1967 (15) | | Digital Sign-on: | May 1, 2003 (3) | | Certification : | Analog channel 15. Digital channel 3. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 3. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 3. | | Petitioned For : | Channel 26 (2068' 1000 kW DA), which was dismissed: 08-114 | | Last Analog: | | Channel 15 : | 2080' 1820 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 3 : | 2028' 7.25 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WBRA | W Blue Ridge Area | | 10/18/1978 | WBRA-TV | W Blue Ridge Area |
Expanded History:
Signed on as NET in August of 1967.
--/--/1969: NET switched to PBS.
05/01/2003: WBRA-DT signed on with no PSIP, leaving most without audio.
10/27/2003: WBRA-DT began transmitting PSIP.
12/09/2003: WBRA-DT began 24/7 PBS-HD on 15-5.
05/06/2004: WBRA-DT added PBS You on 15-2.
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| 21‑1 | 20 | WWCW | 12.15 | 105° | 334 kW | Solid. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 21-1 | | 20.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WWCW-HD | CW | "CW5" | | 21-2 | | 20.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | FOX | FOX | "Fox 21/27" | (WFXR 27-1) |
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| Operator: | Grant Media | | Licensee: | GB LYNCHBURG LICENSING LLC |
| Sister: | WFXR | | Analog Sign-on: | 1984 (21) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 2002 (20) | | Certification : | Analog channel 21. Digital channel 20. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 20. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 20. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 21 : | 1640' 4170 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 20 : | 1641' 186.3 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 20 : | 1641' 520 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 20 : | 1641' 135 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 820504KE | | | 04/04/1983 | WJPR | W Jefferson-Pilot Roanoke | | 06/30/2006 | WWCW | W W CW 5 |
Expanded History:
Signed on as Independent WJPR in 1984.
--/--/1986: WJPR switched from Independent to Fox.
--/--/1992: Grant Media bought struggling WVFT-27 and began a simulcast of Fox as "Fox 21/27".
10/--/2001: WJPR was slated to become WBVA, WB21, but plans fell through.
04/--/2002: WJPR-DT signed on as WB "WBVA-5." (No Fox programming)
Late-/2002: Moved WB from 21-1 to 21-3; put Fox "Fox 21/27" on 21-1.
01/19/2005: WJPR-DT began airing HD Fox programming on 21-1 with WB on 21-2.
09/18/2006: The WBVA subchannel changed from WB "WBVA-5" to CW "The CW 5."
10/13/2006: WWCW-DT began airing HD Fox programming on 21-2 with Fox in SD on 21-1. |
Station has no translators. |
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| 27‑1 | 17 | WFXR | 20.6 | 235° | 683 kW | Solid. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 27-1 | | 17.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | FOX HD | FOX | "Fox 21/27" | | 27-2 | | 17.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WCW5 | CW | "CW5" | (WWCW 21-1) |
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| Operator: | Grant Media | | Licensee: | GB ROANOKE LICENSING LLC |
| Sister: | WWCW | | Certification : | Analog channel 27. Digital channel 17. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 17. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 17. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 27 : | 1991' 2690 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 17 : | 1957' 2.97 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 17 : | 1949' 400 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 800409KE | | | 07/23/1984 | WVFT | W Victory Faith Television | | 10/25/1993 | WFXR-TV | W FoX Roanoke | | 06/23/2009 | WFXR | W FoX Roanoke |
Expanded History:
Signed on as WROV-TV in 1953.
--/--/1953: WROV-TV signed off.
--/--/1965: WRFT-TV signed on as ABC.
--/--/1975: WRFT-TV signed off.
--/--/1984: WVFT-TV signed on as Independent.
--/--1992: Grant Media bought WVFT and paired it up with WJPR as WFXR "Fox 21/27."
10/02/2003: WFXR-DT signed on at very low power with dead air.
02/25/2004: WFXR-DT began airing programming.
01/19/2005: WFXR-DT began airing HD Fox programming on 27-1 with WB on 27-2.
09/18/2006: WFXR-DT 27-2 changed from WB "WB5" to CW "The CW 5." |
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| 38‑1 | 36 | WPXR‑TV | 20.83 | 235° | 598 kW | Solid. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 38-1 | | 36.3 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | ION | ION | | | 38-2 | | 36.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | qubo | Qubo | | | 38-3 | | 36.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | IONLife | ION Life | | | 38-4 | | 36.6 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | ShopTV | Infomercials | |
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| Operator: | Ion Media Networks | | Licensee: | ION MEDIA LICENSE COMPANY, LLC |
| Analog Sign-on: | August 1986 (38) | | Digital Sign-on: | April 30, 2002 (36) | | Certification : | Analog channel 38. Digital channel 36. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 36. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 36. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 38 : | 2044' 1350 kW DA |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 820201KI | | | 07/11/1983 | WEFC | W Evangelical Foursquare Church | | 01/13/1998 | WPXR | W PaX Roanoke | | 06/15/2009 | WPXR-TV | W PaX Roanoke |
Expanded History:
Signed on in August 1986 as Religious WEFC, owned by the Evangelical Foursquare Church.
01/13/1998: Switched to INTV Infomercials as WPXR.
08/31/1998: Switched from INTV Infomercials to PAX.
04/30/2002: WPXR-DT signed on at full power with a 3-hour per day schedule.
06/27/2004: WPXR-DT began multicasting four digital services. |
Station has no translators. |
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| 43‑1 | 43 | WTLU‑CD | 37.71 | 90° | 15 kW | Comes in and out, but usually pretty reliable. Not bad considering being 40... |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 43-1 | | 43.1 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | WTLU-HD | Religious | "The Liberty Channel" | | 43-2 | | 43.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WTLU-SD | Religious | "The Liberty Channel" | (WTLU-CD 43-1) |
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| DX Stations | | Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Date | Time | Comments |
| 50‑1 | 49 | WRAZ | 137.77 | 147° | 09‑06‑2012 | 22:49 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 50-1 | | 49.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WRAZ-HD | FOX | "Fox 50" | | 50-2 | | 49.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | MeTV | Me-TV | "MeTV Raleigh" | | 50-1 | |  | | | | WRAZ MH | FOX | "Fox 50" | (WRAZ 50-1) |
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| Operator: | Capitol Broadcasting | | Licensee: | WRAZ-TV, INC. |
| Sister: | WRAL-TV | | Certification : | Analog channel 50. Digital channel 49. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 49. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 49. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 50 : | 1801' 5000 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 49 : | 2015' 200 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 841004KF | | | 06/03/1993 | WACN | | | 05/12/1995 | WRAZ | |
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| 5‑1 | 48 | WRAL‑TV | 137.77 | 147° | 09‑06‑2012 | 22:48 | Coming in crystal clear for now. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 05-1 | | 48.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WRAL_HD | CBS | "WRAL-TV 5" | | 05-2 | | 48.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WRAL-2 | This TV | "This WRAL.2" | | 05-1 | | | | | | WRAL MH | CBS | "WRAL-TV 5" | (WRAL-TV 05-1) | | 05-201 | | | | | | Datacasting | | | |
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| Operator: | Capitol Broadcasting | | Licensee: | CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. |
| Sister: | WRAZ | | Certification : | Analog channel 5. Digital channel 53. | | Elected Round 1 : | Negotiated for channel 48 with fallback to channel 53 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by engineering statement (2064' 916 kW DA). (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 48. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 5 : | 1982' 100 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 53 : | 2064' 1000 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 48 : | 2064' 500 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WRAL | W RALeigh | | 07/31/1978 | WRAL-TV | W RALeigh |
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| 28‑1 | 28 | WRDC | 137.45 | 147° | 09‑06‑2012 | 22:48 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 28-1 | | 28.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WRDC-HD | MyN | "My RDC TV" |
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | RALEIGH (WRDC-TV) LICENSEE, INC. |
| Sister: | WLFL | | Certification : | Analog channel 28. Digital channel 27. | | Elected Round 1 : | Negotiated for channel 28 with fallback to channel 27 if agreement was disapproved. (Approved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by engineering statement (2001' 225 kW ND). (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 28. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 28 : | 1919' 5000 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 27 : | 2001' 9.1 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 27 : | 2001' 915 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| 08/09/1978 | WRDU-TV | W Raleigh Durham UNC | | 07/31/1978 | WPTF-TV | We Protect The Family | | 10/25/1991 | WRDC | W Raleigh Durham Chapel Hill |
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| 35‑1 | 26 | WRLH‑TV | 123.4 | 84° | 08‑14‑2011 | 23:12 | |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Hours | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 35-1 | | 26.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WRLH-FO | FOX | | "Fox Richmond" | | 35-2 | | 26.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WRLH-TH | MyN | (07p-01a) | | | 35-2 | | 26.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WRLH-TH | This TV | (01a-07p) | |
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| Operator: | Sinclair | | Licensee: | WRLH LICENSEE, LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 35. Digital channel 26. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 26. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 26. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 35 : | 1260' 2570 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 26 : | 1048' 12.4 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | NEW00145 | | | 10/20/1980 | WRHP-TV | | | 11/10/1981 | WRLH-TV | |
Station has no translators. |
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| 6‑1 | 25 | WTVR‑TV | 123.4 | 84° | 08‑14‑2011 | 23:11 | Only watchable under extreme atmospheric conditions. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 06-1 | | 25.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WTVR-HD | CBS | "CBS 6" | | 06-2 | | 25.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CBS6ANT | Antenna TV | | | 06-3 | | 25.5 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CBS6XTR | Weather | (NOAA Audio) | "6 XTRA" |
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| Operator: | Local TV | | Licensee: | COMMUNITY TELEVISION OF VIRIGINIA LICENSE, LLC |
| Certification : | Analog channel 6. Digital channel 25. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 25. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 25. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 6 : | 840' 100 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WTVR | W TV Richmond | | 08/28/1979 | WTVR-TV | W TV Richmond |
Station has no translators. |
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| 12‑1 | 31 | WXII‑TV | 74.37 | 203° | 08‑14‑2011 | 23:08 | Hit and miss coverage. Got better coverage in analog. |
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Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 12-1 | | 31.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WXII-TV | NBC | "WXII 12" | | 12-2 | | 31.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Me-TV | Me-TV | |
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| Operator: | Hearst-Argyle | | Licensee: | WXII HEARST TELEVISION INC. |
| Certification : | Analog channel 12. Digital channel 31. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 31. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 31. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 12 : | 1982' 316 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 31 : | 1877' 408 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WXII | W XII (Roman numerals spell out 12) | | 04/01/1982 | WXII-TV | W XII (Roman numerals spell out 12) |
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