WAVY-TV

WAVY-TV
CityPortsmouth, Virginia
Channels
BrandingWAVY-TV 10; WAVY News 10
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WVBT; Tegna: WVEC
History
First air date
September 1, 1957 (1957-09-01)
Former channel numbers
  • Analog: 10 (VHF, 1957–2009)
  • Digital: 31 (UHF, 2001–2020)
ABC (1957–1959)
Call sign meaning
"Wavy" and logo are references to Atlantic Ocean or Chesapeake Bay
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
71127
ERP1,000 kW
HAAT280.4 m (920 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°49′15″N 76°30′40″W / 36.82083°N 76.51111°W / 36.82083; -76.51111
Translator(s)see § Translators
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.wavy.com

WAVY-TV (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Fox affiliate WVBT (channel 43); Nexstar's Tegna subsidiary owns ABC affiliate WVEC (channel 13). WAVY-TV and WVBT share studios on Wavy Street in downtown Portsmouth; WAVY-TV's transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia.