| Local Stations |
| Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Power Level | Comments |
 | 6‑1 | 25 | WTVR‑TV | 76.51 | 117° | 410 kW | |
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Channel | Physical
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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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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| 8‑1 | 22 | WRIC‑TV | 76.5 | 117° | 850 kW | |
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Channel | Physical
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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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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| 12‑1 | 12 | WWBT | 81.46 | 116° | 26 kW | Receive most of the time, occasional dropouts. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 12-1 | | 12.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WWBT-DT | NBC | "NBC12" | | 12-2 | | 12.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | 12 MeTV | Me-TV | |
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| Operator: | Raycom Media | | Licensee: | WWBT LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC |
| Sister: | WUPV | | Certification : | Analog channel 12. Digital channel 54. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 12. (Disapproved) | | Conflict Round 1 : | Maintained by NCA. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 12. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 12 : | 791' 316 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 54 : | 692' 860 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 54 : | 692' 1000 kW ND (LIC) | | Channel 54 : | 692' 500 kW ND (STA) | | Channel 12 : | 794' 6 kW ND (LIC) |
Station has no translators. |
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| 29‑1 | 32 | WVIR‑TV | 19.77 | 99° | 1000 kW | |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 29-1 | | 32.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | NBC29HD | NBC | "NBC 29" | | 29-2 | | 32.4 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | NBC29W+ | Weather | "NBC 29 Weather Plus" | | 29-3 | | 32.5 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | CW29 | CW+ | "CW 29" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Waterman Broadcasting  | | Licensee: | VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Analog Sign-on: | 1973 (29) | | Digital Sign-on: | 2002 (32) | | Certification : | Analog channel 29. Digital channel 32. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 32. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 32. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 29 : | 1191' 5000 kW ND | | Old Facility: | | Channel 32 : | 1005' 6.5 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WVIR | W VIRginia | | 06/19/1980 | WVIR-TV | W VIRginia |
Expanded History:
03/11/1973: WVIR-TV signed on with NBC.
--/--/2002: WVIR-DT 32 signed on at 6.5 kW.
07/21/2004: WVIR-DT boosted power to 1000 kW.
01/24/2008: WVIR-DT began producing news in widescreen SD.
04/19/2008: WVIR-DT began HD newscasts.
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Translators:Map the translators. |
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| 35‑1 | 26 | WRLH‑TV | 76.51 | 117° | 800 kW | |
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Channel | Physical
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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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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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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| 41‑1 | 46 | WHTJ | 19.65 | 100° | 84.8 kW | |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 41-1 | | 46.1 |  | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WHTJ-HD | PBS | "WHTJ" | | 41-2 | | 46.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WHTJ-D2 | Create | | | 41-3 | | 46.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | WHTJ-D3 | MHz Worldview | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Commonwealth Public Broadcasting | | Licensee: | COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Analog Sign-on: | 1989 (41) | | Digital Sign-on: | 2003 (46) | | Certification : | Analog channel 41. Digital channel 46. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 46. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 46. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 41 : | 1155' 251 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 46 : | 1088' 8.5 kW DA (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 851224KH | | | 07/24/1987 | WHTJ | W Home of Thomas Jefferson |
Expanded History:
--/--/1989: WHTJ-TV signed on repeating WCVE in Richmond.
--/--/2003: WHTJ-DT 46 signed on at 8.5 kW.
--/--/2005: WHTJ-DT boosted power to 165 kW.
11/01/2007: WHTJ-DT began airing PBS-HD and MHz World View.
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Station has no translators. |
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 | 51‑1 | 11 | WVPT | 19.64 | 100° | 0 kW | Every once in a while my decoder will pause at RF 11, but I've never been a... |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 51-1 | | 11.1 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WVPT-HD | PBS | "WVPT" | | 51-2 | | 11.2 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | CREATE | Create | "WVPT Create" | | 51-3 | | 11.3 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | V me | V-Me | |
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Technical Data and Screencaps
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FAC-ID: 60111 FCC Query CDBS List Correspondence RabbitEars TV Query REC Query FCC Station Profile
TSID: 3081 (0x0C09) | DD-PL (1): | Channel 11 STAUNTON, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 980,774) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 2260' 10 kW DA (H) (57 Mile Contour / 10255 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (1.38 kW TPO + 8.6 dB gain = 10 kW ERP) | | | 32' AGL; 4373' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; 1° Elec Beam Tilt; Micro Communications 3VTV-02/4 | | | NAD27: N 38° 9' 54" (38.165), W 79° 18' 51" (-79.314) (S) (F) Elliot Knob (VA) | | DD-PL (2): | Channel 11 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 226,412) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 1092' 0.1 kW DA (H) (24 Mile Contour / 1935 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (0.02789 kW TPO + 5.55 dB gain = 0.1 kW ERP) | | | 223' AGL; 1623' ASL (1018222); Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Scala DRV-1 | | | NAD27: N 37° 59' 0" (37.983), W 78° 29' 2" (-78.484) (S) (F) Carters Mountain (VA) | | DD-PL (3): | Channel 11 MONTEREY, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 7,847) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 1541' 0.008 kW DA (H) (21 Mile Contour / 1464 Sq. Mi. Area) | | (0.0012 kW TPO + 8.24 dB gain = 0.008 kW ERP) | | | 141' AGL; 4389' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | Elevation Pattern; Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt; Scala CL-713 | | | NAD27: N 38° 20' 39" (38.344), W 79° 35' 47" (-79.596) (S) (F) Sounding Knob (VA) | | DD-PL (A): | Channel 11 STAUNTON, VA (SCM) (Est. Pop. 1,162,784) |  | | BPEDT-20120321ADL (1480720) - App
BLEDT‑20130214ACP (1551091) - App | | 1000' 30 kW ND ( ) (71 Mile Contour / 15866 Sq. Mi. Area) | | 0' AGL; 0' ASL; Full Service Filter | | | Unknown or 0° Elec Beam Tilt | | | NAD27: N 38° 9' 54" (38.165), W 79° 18' 51" (-79.314) (S) (F) Elliot Knob (VA) |
TSReader Data: Elliot's Knob (02/22/2013) Carter's Mountain (03/16/2013)
Bitrate Allocation: Variable
Digital
Channel | Display
Channel |
Call Sign | Src
ID | PMT
PID | Video | Dimensions | Aspect
Ratio | Video
PID | Video
(Mbps) | PCR
PID | Audio
Type | Audio
PID | Audio
Bitrate |
| 11.1 | 51-1 | WVPT-HD | 1 | 0x0030 | 1080i | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | 0x0031 | 5 ‑ 16 | 0x0031 | DD5.1 | 0x0034 | 384kbps | | Screen Cap 1 | | 11.2 | 51-2 | CREATE | 2 | 0x0040 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0041 | 0.5 ‑ 7 | 0x0041 | DD2.0 | 0x0044 | 192kbps | | Screen Cap 1 | | 11.3 | 51-3 | V me | 3 | 0x0050 | 480i | 704x480 | 4:3 | 0x0051 | 0.5 ‑ 7 | 0x0051 | DD2.0 | 0x0054 | 192kbps | | Screen Cap 1 |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Shenandoah Valley Educational Television Corporation | | Licensee: | SHENANDOAH VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CORPORATION |
| Certification : | Analog channel 51. Digital channel 11. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 11. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 11. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 51 : | 2231' 525 kW DA | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 3.2 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 10 kW DA (STA) | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 10 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 11 : | 2231' 10 kW DA (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WVPT | W Valley Public Television |
Station has no translators. |
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| DX Stations | | Quality | Display | Physical | Call Letters | Distance | Direction | Date | Time | Comments |
| 10‑1 | 31 | WAVY‑TV | 152.59 | 122° | 09‑07‑2010 | 10:06 | When conditions favorable for DX'ing |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 10-1 | | 31.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WAVY | NBC | "WAVY-TV 10" | | 10-2 | | 31.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Bounce | Bounce TV | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | LIN | | Licensee: | WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC |
| Sisters: | WKTD-CD, WVBT, WNLO-CD, WBTD-LD, WTTD-LD | | Certification : | Analog channel 10. Digital channel 31. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 31. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 31. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 10 : | 991' 316 kW ND |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WAVY | | | 06/25/1981 | WAVY-TV | |
Translators:| Call Sign | Ch | Location | TSReader Data | | WBTD-LD | 43 | SUFFOLK, VA | | | W14DY-D | 14 | ONANCOCK, VA | |
Map the translators. |
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| 57‑1 | 44 | WCVW | 76.51 | 117° | 09‑07‑2010 | 10:02 | Receive about 90% of the time. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 57-1 | | 44.1 | | 1080i | | DD2.0 | WCVW-HD | PBS | "WCVW" |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Commonwealth Public Broadcasting | | Licensee: | COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Sister: | WCVE-TV | | Certification : | Analog channel 57. Digital channel 44. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 44. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 44. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 57 : | 961' 50 kW ND | | Old Facilities: | | Channel 44 : | 1022' 270 kW DA (LIC) | | Channel 44 : | 1076' 100 kW ND (LIC) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WCVW | W Central Virginia Educational Television W |
Station has no translators. |
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| 65‑1 | 47 | WUPV | 88.65 | 102° | 09‑07‑2010 | 10:02 | Receive only late night and early mornings. |
Display
Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 65-1 | | 47.3 | | 1080i | | DD5.1 | WUPV-DT | CW | "CW Richmond" | | 65-2 | | 47.4 | | 480i | | DD2.0 | Bounce | Bounce TV | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Raycom Media by SSA | | Licensee: | WUPV LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC (Thomas Henson) |
| Sister: | WWBT | | Certification : | Analog channel 65. Digital channel 47. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 47. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 47. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 65 : | 863' 2690 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 47 : | 292' 9.2 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | 840620KG | | | 04/28/1986 | WZXK | | | 09/15/1994 | WAWB | W Ashland WB | | 09/03/1997 | WUPV | W UPN Virginia |
Station has no translators. |
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| 43‑1 | 18 | WFXB | 266.03 | 184° | 09‑02‑2010 | 21:25 | Just at Hurricane Earl was passing off the east coast I was able to pi... |
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Channel | Physical
Channel | Video | Audio | Call Sign | Network/Programming | Nickname | Notes | Print
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| 43-1 | | 18.3 | | 720p | | DD5.1 | WFXB-DT | FOX | "WFXB Fox TV" | | 43-2 | | 18.4 | | 720p | | DD2.0 | WFXB-DV | FOX | (SAP Audio) | "WFXB Fox TV" | (WFXB 43-1) | | 43-3 | | 18.5 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WFXB-WX | Radar | (NOAA Audio) | | | 43-4 | | 18.6 | | 480i (w) | | DD2.0 | WFXB-Me | Me-TV | |
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Historical, Ownership, Transition, and Translator Data
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| Operator: | Bahakel Communications | | Licensee: | SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS |
| Certification : | Analog channel 43. Digital channel 18. | | Elected Round 1 : | Elected channel 18. (Approved) | | Final Channel : | Channel 18. | | Last Analog: | | Channel 43 : | 1398' 5000 kW DA | | Old Facility: | | Channel 18 : | 148' 5 kW ND (STA) |
| Call Sign History: |
| | WGSE | | | 11/01/1996 | WFXB | W FoX Myrtle Beach |
Station has no translators. |
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