List of television stations in Virginia


This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of Virginia.
See also List of television stations in Washington, D.C.

Full-power stations

VC refers to the station's PSIP virtual channel. RF refers to the station's physical RF channel.
Area servedCity of licenseVCRFCallsignNetworkNotes
CharlottesvilleCharlottesville1919WCAVCBSFox on 27.1
CharlottesvilleCharlottesville2932WVIR-TVNBCThe CW on 29.3
CharlottesvilleCharlottesville4146WHTJPBS
HarrisonburgHarrisonburg320WHSV-TVABCFox via WSVF-CD on 3.3, MeTV and MyNetworkTV on 3.4
HarrisonburgStaunton5111WVPTPBS
Norfolk/Virginia BeachNorfolk340WTKRCBSThis TV on 3.2, Charge TV on 3.3
Norfolk/Virginia BeachPortsmouth1031WAVY-TVNBCABC. Bounce TV on 10.2, Get TV on 10.3, CBN on 10.4
Norfolk/Virginia BeachHampton1313WVECABCNBC, Justice Network on 13.2, MeTV on 13.3, Quest on 13.4
Norfolk/Virginia BeachHampton-Norfolk1516WHRO-TVPBSWorld on 15.2, PBS Kids on 15.3 and Create, 15.4
Norfolk/Virginia BeachVirginia Beach217WTPC-TVTBN
Norfolk/Virginia BeachPortsmouth2750WGNTCWAntenna TV on 27.2, TBD TV on 27.3
Norfolk/Virginia BeachNorfolk3333WTVZ-TVMNTStadium TV on 33.2, Comet on 33.3, TBD TV on 33.4
Norfolk/Virginia BeachVirginia Beach4329WVBTFoxCozi TV on 43.2, H & I TV on 43.3
Norfolk/Virginia BeachNorfolk4946WPXV-TVION
RichmondRichmond625WTVR-TVCBS
RichmondPetersburg822WRIC-TVABC
RichmondRichmond1212WWBTNBCMeTV on 12.2
RichmondRichmond2342WCVE-TVPBS
RichmondRichmond3524WRLH-TVFoxMyNetworkTV and This TV on 35.2
RichmondRichmond5744WCVWPBS
RichmondAshland658WUPVCWBounce TV on 65.2
RoanokeRoanoke730WDBJCBSMyNetworkTV on 7.2 and cable channel 19
RoanokeRoanoke1034WSLS-TVNBCStorm Team 10 on DT2, MeTV on DT3
RoanokeLynchburg1313WSET-TVABC
RoanokeRoanoke153WBRA-TVPBS
RoanokeLynchburg2121WWCWCWsatellite of WFXR ch. 27 Roanoke on DT2
RoanokeDanville2430WZBJMNTSub-channel of WDBJ RF 30
RoanokeRoanoke2736WFXRFox
RoanokeRoanoke3827WPXR-TVION
Tri-CitiesBristol55WCYB-TVNBCThe CW on 5.2
Tri-CitiesGrundy6849WLFGInd.
~Washington, D.C.Arlington1415WFDC-DTUNI
~Washington, D.C.Fairfax3024WNVCETVsatellite of WNVT ch. 53 Goldvein
~Washington, D.C.Front Royal4221WVPYPBSsatellite of WVPT ch. 51 Staunton
~Washington, D.C.Goldvein5330WNVTETV
~Washington, D.C.Manassas6634WPXW-TVION

Defunct full-power stations

Including full-power construction permits that were awarded but returned or canceled before starting broadcasts.
ChannelCallsignCity of licenseDatesAffiliationNotes
16WWOD-TVLynchburg1952–July 10, 1953 construction permit forfeited
20WARL-TVArlington1956–1960 construction permit canceled
24WBTM-TVDanvilleJanuary 6, 1954–December 31, 1954ABC
27WTOV-TVNorfolkOctober 22, 1953–October 3, 1954
May 25, 1955–October 30, 1959		ABC/DuMontmerged with WVEC-TV
27WROV-TVRoanokeFebruary 15, 1953–July 13, 1953Independentfinancial distress
27WRFT-TVRoanokeMarch 4, 1966–April 30, 1974ABCcompetition from WLVA-TV
29WOTVRichmond1953–1957 construction permit canceled
29WINA-TVCharlottesvilleJuly 13, 1965–December 10, 1969 construction permit canceled
32WSBN-TVNortonMarch 30, 1971–March 27, 2017PBSequipment failure
33WACH-TVNewport NewsOctober 8, 1953–March 26, 1954
May 27, 1954–July 1, 1955		Independent
40WRJK-TVBluefieldFebruary 13, 1981–July 27, 1983 construction permit expired
42WMSY-TVMarionAugust 1, 1981–March 27, 2017PBSequipment failure
44WHMSDanvilleJune 22, 1984–June 22, 1986 construction permit expired
44WPCT-TVDanvilleSeptember 24, 1988–March 25, 1993 construction permit expired
49WTVQNorfolk1967
50WMEV-TVMarion1953–February 15, 1954construction permit forfeited
55WTKCNewport NewsNovember 21, 1986–January 9, 1989 construction permit expired
60WZZWRoanokeJanuary 6, 1986–May 10, 1988 construction permit expired
63WVRN-TVRichmondJanuary 1, 1984–September 9, 1988Independentmerged with WRLH
64WCHV-TVCharlottesvilleJanuary 29, 1953–January 1954 construction permit expired
65WYDDBlacksburgJune 6, 1987–March 11, 1991 construction permit forfeited
69WHFVFredericksburgOctober 4, 1973–May 29, 1975NBCfinancial distress
69WRBVFredericksburgAugust 14, 1985–March 5, 1988 construction permit expired

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