List of television stations in Virginia

This is a list of television stations that are allowed in the state of Virginia. These stations show news, weather, shows, and learning programs to many people in Virginia. Watching TV helps families learn about their communities and the world. Each station helps connect people with stories and information.

Full-power

Stations are grouped by the area they cover and their channel number.

Full-power television stations in Virginia
Media market	Station	Channel	Primary affiliation(s)
Charlottesville	WCAV	19	CBS, Fox on 27.1
	WVIR-TV	29	NBC, The CW on 29.3
	WHTJ	41	PBS
	WNVC	41	PBS
Harrisonburg	WHSV-TV	3	ABC, NBC on 3.2, CBS on 3.5
Harrisonburg	WVPT	51	PBS
Norfolk	WTKR	3	CBS
	WAVY-TV	10	NBC
	WVEC	13	ABC
	WHRO-TV	15	PBS
	WTPC-TV	21	TBN
	WGNT	27	Independent
	WTVZ-TV	33	MyNetworkTV
	WVBT	43	Fox, The CW on 43.2
	WPXV-TV	49	Ion Television
Richmond	WTVR-TV	6	CBS
	WRIC-TV	8	ABC
	WWBT	12	NBC
	WCVE-TV	23	PBS
	WNVT	23	PBS
	WRLH-TV	35	Fox, MyNetworkTV and Roar on 35.2
	WCVW	57	PBS
	WUPV	65	The CW
Roanoke–Lynchburg	WDBJ	7	CBS
	WSLS-TV	10	NBC
	WSET-TV	13	ABC
	WBRA-TV	15	PBS
	WWCW	21	The CW, Fox on 21.2
	WZBJ	24	MyNetworkTV
	WFXR	27	Fox, The CW on 27.2
	WPXR-TV	38	Ion Television
~Johnson City, TN	WCYB-TV	5	NBC, The CW on 5.2
~Johnson City, TN	WLFG	68	Independent
~Washington, D.C.	WFDC-DT	14	Univision, UniMás on 14.4
	WVPY	51	PBS
	WPXW-TV	66	Ion Television

Digital-only

Virginia has TV stations that send shows only through digital signals. One example is PBS Appalachia Virginia. It helps the Tri-Cities area, which has parts of Tennessee and Virginia, and shows PBS programs.

Low-power

Low-power television stations in Virginia
Media market	Station	Channel	Primary affiliation(s)
Charlottesville	WVAW-LD	16	ABC
Harrisonburg	WSVW-LD	30	NBC, The CW on 30.3
Harrisonburg	WSVF-CD	43	Fox, CBS on 43.2
Norfolk	WGBS-LD	7	Infomercials
	W26EV-D	14	HSN
	WYSJ-CD	19	Various
	WMTO-LD	22	[Blank]
	WVAD-LD	25	Daystar
	WJHJ-LD	34	Quest
	WJGN-CD	38	Various
	W15DO-D	44	[Blank]
Richmond	WWBK-LD	28	Various
	WFWG-LD	30	Various
	WZTD-LD	45	Telemundo
	WRID-LD	48	Daystar
	WUDW-LD	53	Various
Roanoke–Lynchburg	WMDV-LD	23	Independent
	WZBJ-CD	24	MyNetworkTV
	W32EW-D	32	HSN
	WYAT-LD	40	Various
~Washington, D.C.	WDCN-LD	6	The Country Network, audio-only on 87.7 FM
	WDCO-CD	10	Roar
	WDWA-LD	23	Daystar

Translators

Translator television stations in Virginia
Media market	Station	Channel	Translating
Charlottesville	W13DV-D	13	WBPI-CD
	WAHU-LD	31	WCAV WVAW-LD
	WVIR-CD	29	WVIR-TV
Eastern Shore	W25AA-D	3.11 10.11 13.11 15.11	WTKR WAVY-TV WVEC WHRO-TV
	W18EG-D	3.12 10.12 13.12 15.12	WTKR WAVY-TV WVEC WHRO-TV
	WPMC-CD	36	WVBT
Harrisonburg	WHSV-TV (DRT)	3	WHSV-TV
	WHSV-TV (DRT)	3	WHSV-TV
	WHSV-TV (DRT)	3	WHSV-TV
	W22EX-D	30	WSVW-LD
	WHSV-TV (DRT)	3	WHSV-TV
Norfolk	WKTD-CD	17	WAVY-TV
	WITD-CD	23	WAVY-TV
	WLNO-CD	45	WVBT
Richmond	WRID-LD	12.6 65.6	WVBT WUPV
Roanoke–Lynchburg	W05AA-D	13	WSET-TV
~Johnson City, TN	WAPW-CD	19	WKPT-TV
~Johnson City, TN	WCYB-TV (DRT)	5	WCYB-TV

Defunct

Here are some television stations in Virginia that are no longer operating. Each station worked for a few years before stopping their broadcasts.

WACH-TV Newport News (1953–1954; 1954–1955)
WCHV-TV Charlottesville (construction permit, 1953–1954)
WHFV Fredericksburg (1973–1975)
WINA-TV Charlottesville (construction permit, 1965–1969)
WMSY-TV Marion (1981–2017)
WRFT-TV Roanoke (1966–1974; 1974–1975)
WROV-TV Roanoke (1953)
WSBN-TV Norton (1971–2017)
WTOV-TV Norfolk (1953–1954; 1955–1959)
WVRN-TV Richmond (1984–1988)