WAVY-TV
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WAVY-TV, channel 10, is a television station
licensed
to Portsmouth, Virginia
, serving as the NBC
affiliate for the Hampton Roads
area (comprising the cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk
, Virginia Beach
, and Newport News
). WAVY is owned by LIN Television Corporation, and is a sister station
to Fox
affiliate WVBT
(channel 43). The two stations share studios and offices in Portsmouth, and WAVY-TV broadcasts from a transmitter in located in Suffolk, Virginia
.
and are municipally-owned by Accomack County
rather than WAVY Broadcasting, LLC and LIN TV. The Translators located in the Greater Hampton Roads
area are owned and operated by WAVY Broadcasting, LLC and LIN TV.
). The channel originally signed-on as an ABC
affiliate but swapped with then-NBC affiliate WVEC-TV
in 1959 due to its radio sister's long affiliation with NBC radio. In 1968, it became the second station owned by what was then known as LIN Broadcasting. WAND
in Decatur, Illinois
was the first owned by the company but was sold-off to a new owner in November 2007. As a result, WAVY-TV became the earliest station acquisition that is still owned by LIN TV through various ownership changes within the company along with one name change. In April 1989 WAVY-TV moved to their current studios located on Wavy Street in downtown Portsmouth, VA
from their longtime studio's that was located in an another part of Portsmouth, VA
of which was reported to be a former farmers market. WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV
studios is located across the street from the nTelos
Wireless Pavilion and near or across the street from the Elizabeth River
in Portsmouth, VA
. Both WAVY-TV and sister station WVBT-TV
share the same studios located on Wavy Street in Portsmouth, VA
.
Shortly after WVBT became the area's WB affiliate in 1995, WAVY began operating that station though a local marketing agreement
(LMA). LIN TV came to an affiliation agreement with Fox in November 1995 and WVBT became one of the company's affiliates with the network in August 1998. LIN TV purchased that station out-right in February 2002. WAVY was the first in the market
to broadcast a digital signal in 2001. On June 12, 2009 at 9 in the morning, WAVY-TV's digital signal remained on channel 31 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.
and Enfield
in North Carolina. Lawrenceville, Brunswick County
also once carried WAVY.
, called "Super Doppler 10", at it studios. It was the first in the area to air a local broadcast at 5:30 in the morning (beginning in 1992) and added weeknight 5:00 (in 1989) and 5:30 (in 1994) newscasts. It is known for being the first Hampton Roads station to use a helicopter
to cover local news after introducing "Chopper 10" in 1982. The current Bell 206 Longranger
helicopter has been used since 2000.
When WVBT made the switch to Fox in 1998, WAVY started producing a nightly 10 o'clock newscast on that station. It was not the market's first prime time show as CBS
affiliate WTKR
produced a short-lived newscast on WGNT
from 1995 until 1997. ABC
affiliate WVEC-TV
also produced a prime time show on WPEN-LP
from 1995 until it started LNC 4
(later LNC 5; now defunct) in 1997. WVEC continued to produce a 10 o'clock news on that station until January 30, 2009. The 45-minute broadcast on WVBT is followed by the Fox 43 Sports Wrap with sports news and highlights.
On July 21, 2008 at noon, WAVY and WVBT became the first stations in the market and their station group company to produce local newscasts in high definition. This is in contrast to rival WVEC's news being produced in 16:9
digital widescreen
which is not true high definition but matches the ratio of HD television screens. WVBT added an hour-long extension of WAVY's weekday morning news on February 2, 2009. The show airs in an entertainment and lifestyle program format.
Until January 2007, WVBT operated a 24-hour local weather channel on its second digital subchannel. Known on-air as the "WAVY Weather Station", it is now cable exclusive to address E/I
requirement concerns although listings on zap2it.com continue to show it as airing over-the-air. It can be found on Mediacom
channel 9, Charter
channel 22, and Cox
digital channel 227. There are live current conditions, updated forecasts, and a sweep of "Super Doppler 10". According to television listings on WVBT's website, it airs the "Fox AccuWeather Channel
" on its second digital subchannel which contradicts zap2it.com and removal of the "WAVY Weather Station".
On September 12, 2011, The Hampton Roads Show, an hour-long local lifestyle and entertainment program, moved from WVBT at 8 a.m. to WAVY at 11 a.m. With the move, weekend sports anchor Chris Reckling became co-host.
of WAVY-TV
and later WVBT-TV 43.2
. The WAVY Weather Station broadcasts taped weather segments by WAVY-TV
's meteorologists. It also shows live Super Doppler 10 imagery and Super Doppler 10 WeatherNet data.
The WAVY Weather Station started in 1995 as Local Weather Station, or LWS. It was one of the first 24-hour cable weather channels for LIN TV
, the name was also used on other LIN-owned stations such as WISH-TV
and WANE-TV
. The name was changed to WAVY Weather Station in 2003.
The WAVY Weather Station was available over-the-air as a digital subchannel, but was pulled around New Year's Day 2007 when FCC rules were tightened regarding E/I
programming and EAS
testing and alerts on subchannels.
The WAVY Weather Station can be seen on Cox
Cable digital channel 227 in the Greater Hampton Roads
area. The WAVY Weather Station can also be seen on other cable systems and channels across Hampton Roads
, Northeastern North Carolina, Northern Outer Banks
of North Carolina and the Eastern Shore of Virginia
.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
, serving as the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate for the Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
area (comprising the cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay...
, and Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
). WAVY is owned by LIN Television Corporation, and is a sister station
Sister station
In broadcasting, sister stations or sister channels are radio and/or television stations operated by the same ownership....
to Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
affiliate WVBT
WVBT
WVBT is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Hampton Roads area of Southeastern Virginia that is licensed to Virginia Beach. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 from a transmitter in the Driver section of Suffolk...
(channel 43). The two stations share studios and offices in Portsmouth, and WAVY-TV broadcasts from a transmitter in located in Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...
.
Translators
In addition to its main signal, WAVY-TV is rebroadcast on seven translators. Both W30CI and W42DP are located in the Eastern Shore of VirginiaEastern Shore of Virginia
The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two counties on the Atlantic coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. Its population was 45,553 as of 2010...
and are municipally-owned by Accomack County
Accomack County, Virginia
As of the census of 2010, there were 33,164 people, 15,299 households, and 10,388 families residing in the county. The population density was 84 people per square mile . There were 19,550 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
rather than WAVY Broadcasting, LLC and LIN TV. The Translators located in the Greater Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
area are owned and operated by WAVY Broadcasting, LLC and LIN TV.
| Call letters | Channel | City of license | Transmitter location |
|---|---|---|---|
| WKTD-CD | 17 | Portsmouth Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S... |
WAVY - Driver Tower |
| WITD-CA | 23 | Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile... |
|
| WCTX-CA | 35 | Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay... |
Columbus Center Building |
| WBTD-LP | 52 | Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:... |
WAVY - Driver Tower |
| WTTD-LD | 10 | Hampton Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts... |
Downtown - AT&T Tower |
| W30CI | 30 | Onancock Onancock, Virginia Onancock is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,525 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Onancock is located at .... |
|
| W42DP | 42 | Craddockville Craddockville, Virginia -References:*... |
Digital Television
| Chanel | Video | Aspect | Programming |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.1 | 1080i | 16:9 | Main WAVY-TV programming / NBC |
| 10.2 | 480i | 4:3 | Bounce TV Bounce TV Bounce TV is a United States television network airing on digital terrestrial television stations. Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created exclusively for African Americans," Bounce TV launched on September 26, 2011 and features programming geared toward blacks in... |
History
WAVY-TV, the Hampton Roads area's third-oldest VHF television station, began operations on September 1, 1957. It was originally owned by Tidewater Teleradio along with WAVY radio (1350 AM, now WGPLWGPL
WGPL is a Black Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WGPL is owned and operated by Christian Broadcasting of Norfolk....
). The channel originally signed-on as an ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate but swapped with then-NBC affiliate WVEC-TV
WVEC-TV
WVEC is the ABC affiliate television station for the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, which includes Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and the surrounding area. It is licensed to Hampton, with its main studio in downtown Norfolk. Its transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia...
in 1959 due to its radio sister's long affiliation with NBC radio. In 1968, it became the second station owned by what was then known as LIN Broadcasting. WAND
WAND
WAND, virtual channel 17, is an NBC-affiliated television station serving the Decatur–Springfield–Champaign area. It is owned by Block Communications...
in Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, Illinois
Decatur is the largest city and the county seat of Macon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city, sometimes called "the Soybean Capital of the World", was founded in 1823 and is located along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. In 2000 the city population was 81,500,...
was the first owned by the company but was sold-off to a new owner in November 2007. As a result, WAVY-TV became the earliest station acquisition that is still owned by LIN TV through various ownership changes within the company along with one name change. In April 1989 WAVY-TV moved to their current studios located on Wavy Street in downtown Portsmouth, VA
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
from their longtime studio's that was located in an another part of Portsmouth, VA
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
of which was reported to be a former farmers market. WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV
WVBT
WVBT is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Hampton Roads area of Southeastern Virginia that is licensed to Virginia Beach. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 from a transmitter in the Driver section of Suffolk...
studios is located across the street from the nTelos
NTelos
nTelos is a wireless telecommunications company based in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. nTelos is a provider of PCS services to customers.- Wireless services :...
Wireless Pavilion and near or across the street from the Elizabeth River
Elizabeth River (Virginia)
The Elizabeth River is a tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads harbor at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of the James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk...
in Portsmouth, VA
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
. Both WAVY-TV and sister station WVBT-TV
WVBT
WVBT is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Hampton Roads area of Southeastern Virginia that is licensed to Virginia Beach. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 from a transmitter in the Driver section of Suffolk...
share the same studios located on Wavy Street in Portsmouth, VA
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
.
Shortly after WVBT became the area's WB affiliate in 1995, WAVY began operating that station though a local marketing agreement
Local marketing agreement
In U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
(LMA). LIN TV came to an affiliation agreement with Fox in November 1995 and WVBT became one of the company's affiliates with the network in August 1998. LIN TV purchased that station out-right in February 2002. WAVY was the first in the market
Media market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
to broadcast a digital signal in 2001. On June 12, 2009 at 9 in the morning, WAVY-TV's digital signal remained on channel 31 when the analog to digital conversion was completed.
CATV
In the 1970s and 1980s, WAVY was once received as far west in HalifaxHalifax, North Carolina
Halifax is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 344 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County...
and Enfield
Enfield, North Carolina
Enfield is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina founded in 1740 and it is a predominantly African American town. The population was 2,347 at the 2000 census.Enfield is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
in North Carolina. Lawrenceville, Brunswick County
Lawrenceville, Virginia
Lawrenceville is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,275 at the 2000 census. Located by the Meherrin River, it is the county seat of Brunswick County and home to historically black Saint Paul's College, founded in 1888 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church...
also once carried WAVY.
News operation
WAVY airs thirty hours of local news a week. It operates its own weather radarWeather radar
Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, estimate its type . Modern weather radars are mostly pulse-Doppler radars, capable of detecting the motion of rain droplets in addition to the...
, called "Super Doppler 10", at it studios. It was the first in the area to air a local broadcast at 5:30 in the morning (beginning in 1992) and added weeknight 5:00 (in 1989) and 5:30 (in 1994) newscasts. It is known for being the first Hampton Roads station to use a helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
to cover local news after introducing "Chopper 10" in 1982. The current Bell 206 Longranger
Bell 206
The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected...
helicopter has been used since 2000.
When WVBT made the switch to Fox in 1998, WAVY started producing a nightly 10 o'clock newscast on that station. It was not the market's first prime time show as CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate WTKR
WTKR
WTKR is the CBS affiliate television station serving the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, officially known as the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News DMA. The station is licensed to Norfolk and broadcasts on channel 40 . Its transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia...
produced a short-lived newscast on WGNT
WGNT
WGNT, channel 27 , is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. WGNT is the CW Television Network affiliate for the Hampton Roads television market and is owned by Local TV, which also operates WTKR , Hampton Roads' CBS affiliate...
from 1995 until 1997. ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
affiliate WVEC-TV
WVEC-TV
WVEC is the ABC affiliate television station for the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, which includes Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and the surrounding area. It is licensed to Hampton, with its main studio in downtown Norfolk. Its transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia...
also produced a prime time show on WPEN-LP
WPEN-LP
WPEN-LP was a low-powered television station serving the Hampton Roads television market broadcasting on Channel 68, later moved to channel 47 as W47CE.The station also had two repeaters:* W51BH, Gloucester, Virginia...
from 1995 until it started LNC 4
Local News on Cable
Local News on Cable, or LNC5, was a joint venture between WVEC-TV , Cox Communications Hampton Roads, and The Virginian-Pilot. LNC5 was owned by the Belo Corporation. Launched on February 24, 1997 as LNC4 on Cox Cable channel 4. It later moved to channel 5 after the launch of independent station...
(later LNC 5; now defunct) in 1997. WVEC continued to produce a 10 o'clock news on that station until January 30, 2009. The 45-minute broadcast on WVBT is followed by the Fox 43 Sports Wrap with sports news and highlights.
On July 21, 2008 at noon, WAVY and WVBT became the first stations in the market and their station group company to produce local newscasts in high definition. This is in contrast to rival WVEC's news being produced in 16:9
Aspect ratio (image)
The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this...
digital widescreen
Widescreen
Widescreen images are a variety of aspect ratios used in film, television and computer screens. In film, a widescreen film is any film image with a width-to-height aspect ratio greater than the standard 1.37:1 Academy aspect ratio provided by 35mm film....
which is not true high definition but matches the ratio of HD television screens. WVBT added an hour-long extension of WAVY's weekday morning news on February 2, 2009. The show airs in an entertainment and lifestyle program format.
Until January 2007, WVBT operated a 24-hour local weather channel on its second digital subchannel. Known on-air as the "WAVY Weather Station", it is now cable exclusive to address E/I
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
requirement concerns although listings on zap2it.com continue to show it as airing over-the-air. It can be found on Mediacom
Mediacom
Mediacom is a cable television and communications provider in the United States. Founded in July 1995, it serves primarily smaller markets in the Midwest and Southern United States. Formerly a publicly traded firm, it went private in a $600.0 million transaction in March 2011 and is, as of 2011,...
channel 9, Charter
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 4.7 million customers in 25 states. By revenues, it is the fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, behind Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Cox Communications...
channel 22, and Cox
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
digital channel 227. There are live current conditions, updated forecasts, and a sweep of "Super Doppler 10". According to television listings on WVBT's website, it airs the "Fox AccuWeather Channel
The Local AccuWeather Channel
The Local AccuWeather Channel is a 24-hour, weather-oriented, commercially sponsored broadcast and cable television network in the United States owned and operated by AccuWeather, Inc., which is headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania....
" on its second digital subchannel which contradicts zap2it.com and removal of the "WAVY Weather Station".
On September 12, 2011, The Hampton Roads Show, an hour-long local lifestyle and entertainment program, moved from WVBT at 8 a.m. to WAVY at 11 a.m. With the move, weekend sports anchor Chris Reckling became co-host.
WAVY Weather Station
The WAVY Weather Station is a local cable channel, formerly seen as a digital subchannelDigital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
of WAVY-TV
WAVY-TV
WAVY-TV, channel 10, is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Hampton Roads area . WAVY is owned by LIN Television Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox affiliate WVBT...
and later WVBT-TV 43.2
WVBT
WVBT is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Hampton Roads area of Southeastern Virginia that is licensed to Virginia Beach. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 from a transmitter in the Driver section of Suffolk...
. The WAVY Weather Station broadcasts taped weather segments by WAVY-TV
WAVY-TV
WAVY-TV, channel 10, is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Hampton Roads area . WAVY is owned by LIN Television Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox affiliate WVBT...
's meteorologists. It also shows live Super Doppler 10 imagery and Super Doppler 10 WeatherNet data.
The WAVY Weather Station started in 1995 as Local Weather Station, or LWS. It was one of the first 24-hour cable weather channels for LIN TV
LIN TV
LIN TV Corporation is an American holding company that operates 31 television stations.-History:LIN TV's roots trace back to the founding of its former parent, LIN Broadcasting Corporation, in 1961. LIN Broadcasting was engaged in radio, television, direct marketing, information and learning, music...
, the name was also used on other LIN-owned stations such as WISH-TV
WISH-TV
WISH-TV, virtual channel 8, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Indiana licensed to Indianapolis. Owned by the LIN TV Corporation, WISH-TV is part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WNDY-TV and the two share studios on North Meridian Street at the north end of Indianapolis'...
and WANE-TV
WANE-TV
WANE-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Northern Indiana licensed to Fort Wayne. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 31 from a transmitter at studios on West State Boulevard in Northwest Fort Wayne/Tower Heights section of the city. The station can also be...
. The name was changed to WAVY Weather Station in 2003.
The WAVY Weather Station was available over-the-air as a digital subchannel, but was pulled around New Year's Day 2007 when FCC rules were tightened regarding E/I
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
programming and EAS
Emergency Alert System
The Emergency Alert System is a national warning system in the United States put into place on January 1, 1997, when it superseded the Emergency Broadcast System , which itself had superseded the CONELRAD System...
testing and alerts on subchannels.
The WAVY Weather Station can be seen on Cox
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
Cable digital channel 227 in the Greater Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
area. The WAVY Weather Station can also be seen on other cable systems and channels across Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
, Northeastern North Carolina, Northern Outer Banks
Outer Banks
The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in the southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States....
of North Carolina and the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Eastern Shore of Virginia
The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two counties on the Atlantic coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. Its population was 45,553 as of 2010...
.
News team
| Anchors | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Year Joined | |
| Katie Collett | Weekend evenings at 6 and 11 | 2007 |
| Alveta Ewell | Weeknights at 6 and 11 | 1989 |
| Kerri Furey | Weekday mornings, noon & co-host of The Hampton Roads Show | 1997 |
| Stephanie Harris | Weeknights at 5:30 | 2000 |
| Nicole Livas | Weeknights at 5, 5:30, and 10 (On WVBT WVBT WVBT is the Fox-affiliated television station for the Hampton Roads area of Southeastern Virginia that is licensed to Virginia Beach. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 29 from a transmitter in the Driver section of Suffolk... ) |
2001 |
| Chris Reckling | The Hampton Roads Show co-host | 1989 |
| Don Roberts | Weekday mornings, noon & The Bottom Line | 1989 |
| Tom Schaad | Weeknights at 5, 6, and 11 | 2007 |
| Melanie Woodrow | Sunday mornings | 2007 |
| Reporters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year Joined | ||
| Ariane Aramburo | Reporter/Co-host, The Hampton Roads Show | 2011 |
| Katie Collett | 2007 | |
| David Culver | Weekday mornings | 2008, on-air 2010 |
| Andy Fox | Investigative | 1986 |
| Ava Hurdle | 1977 | |
| Art Kohn | Photojournalist | 1987 |
| John Massey | "Chopper 10" | 2000 |
| Jason Marks | General assignment | 2006 |
| Anne McNamara | General assignment | 2011 |
| Cheryl Tan | Weekday morning traffic | 2003 |
| Melanie Woodrow | Military and politics | 2007 |
| Super Doppler 10 Meteorologists | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Year Joined | |
| Don Slater | Chief meteorologist; weeknights | 1981 |
| Jeremy Wheeler | Weekday mornings | 2004 |
| Sagay Galindo | Weekends | 2010 |
| SportsWrap | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Year Joined | |
| Bruce Rader Bruce Rader Bruce Rader is an American broadcaster who has been the sports director of WAVY-TV and WVBT-TV in the Norfolk-Virginia Beach market since 1978. Rader is the longest active news anchor in the Hampton Roads market, but is known as much for his community service as his on air career.-Early life and... |
Sports Director; weeknights at 6, 10:45, and 11 | 1979 |
| Ali Lucia | Reporter, weekend anchor | 2011 |
Notable former staff
- Barbara CiaraBarbara CiaraBarbara Ciara is a Norfolk, Va., based television journalist.-Career:Ciara is managing editor and anchor of WTKR NewsChannel 3 in Norfolk, Va., and columnist for . In August 2007, she began a two-year term as president of the National Association of Black Journalists...
, weekend co-anchor from 1983 until 1988, when she left for WVEC. Now working at WTKRWTKRWTKR is the CBS affiliate television station serving the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, officially known as the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News DMA. The station is licensed to Norfolk and broadcasts on channel 40 . Its transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia...
. Also President of the National Association of Black JournalistsNational Association of Black JournalistsThe National Association of Black Journalists is an organization of African American journalists, students, and media professionals. Founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C... - Lloyd DobynsLloyd DobynsLloyd Allen Dobyns, Jr. born is a former NBC news reporter and correspondent.Born in Newport News, Virginia, he graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1957. He started his broadcasting career in his hometown, eventually serving as an anchor at WAVY television in Portsmouth/Norfolk/Newport...
, news co-anchor in the 1960s with Vern Jones. Later a correspondent and anchor with NBC News (1969–1986) where he hosted the news magazine WeekendWeekend (news program)Weekend was a television newsmagazine that ran on NBC from 1974 to 1979. It was originally aired in the same time slot as Saturday Night Live, rotating in on those weekends when the SNL cast was not producing a show, which averaged about once per month...
from 1974-1979. Winner of a Peabody AwardPeabody AwardThe George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
. - Rhonda GlennRhonda GlennRhonda Glenn is an American sportscaster, award-winning author and a manager of communications for the USGA.She was the first full-time national TV network female sportscaster when she began broadcasting at ESPN on February 6, 1981....
, weather reporter, talk show host and anchor in the 1960s and 1970s. Golf commentator for ABCAmerican Broadcasting CompanyThe American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
(1978- ). First full-time national TV network female sportscaster (ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, February 6, 1981). Amateur golfer and author of dozens of magazine articles and books on the sport. Manager of Communications for the USGA. - Hillary HowardHillary HowardHillary Howard is an Emmy-award winning reporter. She currently co-anchors the 2pm to 7pm shift on all-news station WTOP in Washington, DC.- Career :...
, former weekend meteorologist during the late 1980s, now a host for WTOP-FMWTOP-FMWTOP is an all-news formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., serving Metropolitan Washington, DC area. WTOP is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.WTOP is one of two all-news stations in the Washington, D.C...
in Washington, D.C. - Lisa JoynerLisa JoynerLisa Marie Joyner is an American entertainment reporter and television host.- Life and career :Joyner has reported on celebrity news in the Los Angeles area for KTTV and KCBS-TV. She first gained national recognition for her InFANity segments on the TV Guide Network. Joyner is married to Two and a...
, formerly at The Best Damn Sports Show PeriodThe Best Damn Sports Show PeriodThe Best Damn Sports Show Period is an American sports television show on Fox Sports Net and Comcast SportsNet. The show regularly featured irreverent and opinionated interviews with top athletes, coaches, celebrities, and entertainers. It also aired Top 50 countdown shows and other sports...
, currently host of TV Guide Channel'sTV Guide ChannelTV Guide Network is an American cable network owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation....
inFANity. - Diana Morgan, anchor-turned-actress, seen in series such as JAG, The Bold and the Beautiful, Babylon 5Babylon 5Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
and The West WingThe West Wing (TV series)The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...
and films such as TitanicTitanic (1997 film)Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
. - Byron PittsByron PittsByron Pitts is an American journalist and author, who is currently a chief national correspondent for The CBS Evening News and a contributor to the newsmagazine 60 Minutes. He has covered the September 11, 2001 attacks and Iraq....
, military reporter from 1984-86, now at CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main... - Charles PughCharles PughCharles Pugh is an American television journalist, radio personality and politician, who was elected council president of Detroit City Council in Detroit's city elections in 2009...
, anchor/reporter in the 1990s. Served as a weekend anchor and reporter at WJBK-TV in Detroit from 1999 - 2009. Currently president of the Detroit City CouncilDetroit City CouncilThe Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States. The City Council consists of nine members elected for a four-year term in a single election conducted on an at-large and non-partisan basis...
. - Thomas RobertsThomas Roberts (news anchor)Thomas Roberts is an American journalist who, since April 2010, has served as a news anchor for MSNBC, a cable-news channel.-Early life and education:...
, consumer reporter/weekday afternoon co-anchor during late 1990s, former anchor at CNN Headline NewsCNN Headline NewsHLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
, now an afternoon anchor at MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
. - Marny StanierMarny StanierMarny Stanier was an on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel from April 1987 until November 2003. Controversy arose in late 2003 when she was released from The Weather Channel as a result of a company-wide staff reduction...
, weekend meteorologist. Left for The Weather Channel in April 1987. - Stan VerrettStan VerrettStan Verrett is an anchor on the ESPN and ESPNEWS networks in the United States. Most of Verrett's appearances are on SportsCenter at 11 p.m or 1 a.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday...
, now an anchor at ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
and ESPNEWSESPNEWSESPNEWS , launched on November 1, 1996, is a 24-hour-a-day sports news television channel...
, also worked for WVEC. - Kelly WrightKelly WrightKelly Wright is an American reporter for Fox News Channel and co-anchor of America's News Headquarters on Saturday, and is based in the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau. He was a co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend from July 2006 to January 2008....
, now at Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
. - Terry ZahnTerry ZahnTerry Allen Zahn was a television reporter and anchorman in Hampton Roads, Virginia, from 1981 until his death in 2000 from multiple myeloma.-Biography:...
, joined as reporter and weekend anchor in 1981, became lead anchor in 1984, left in 1993 and joined WVECWVEC-TVWVEC is the ABC affiliate television station for the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, which includes Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, and the surrounding area. It is licensed to Hampton, with its main studio in downtown Norfolk. Its transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia...
in 1994, where he served as lead anchor until his death in 2000.