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'''WAVY-TV''' is the ] affiliate serving the ]-]-], ] television market (]). The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 10, and its digital signal on UHF channel 31. '''WAVY-TV''' is the ] affiliate serving the ]-]-], ] television market (]). The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 10 and its digital signal on UHF channel 31.


WAVY-TV began operation in ] as an NBC affiliate. It was owned by Tidewater television until ], when it was purchased by ], which still owns the station today. WAVY-TV began operation on ], ] as an NBC affiliate. It was owned by Tidewater television until ], when it was purchased by ], which still owns the station today.


WAVY-TV airs 30 hours of local news a week. It also began producing a nightly 10pm newscast for ] affiliate ] in ]. WAVY-TV airs 30 hours of local news a week. It also began producing a nightly 10pm newscast for ] affiliate ] in ].
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WAVY-TV is the NBC affiliate serving the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Virginia television market (DMA). The station broadcasts its analog signal on VHF channel 10 and its digital signal on UHF channel 31.

WAVY-TV began operation on October 3, 1957 as an NBC affiliate. It was owned by Tidewater television until 1968, when it was purchased by LIN Broadcasting, which still owns the station today.

WAVY-TV airs 30 hours of local news a week. It also began producing a nightly 10pm newscast for FOX affiliate WVBT in 1998.

Programming produced by WAVY-TV

  • Newscasts
    • Weekdays
      • WAVY News 10 at Sunrise 5:00-6:00am
      • WAVY News 10 Today 6:00-7:00am
      • WAVY News 10 Midday 12:00-1:00pm
      • WAVY News 10 at 5 5:00-5:30pm
      • WAVY News 10 at 5:30 5:30-6:00pm
      • WAVY News 10 at 6 6:00-6:30pm
      • WAVY News 10 at 11 11:00-11:35pm
    • Weekends
      • WAVY News 10 at Sunrise 6:00-7:00am
      • WAVY News 10 Today 7:00-8:00am
      • WAVY News 10 at 6 6:00-6:30pm (Saturdays), 6:00-7:00pm (Sundays)
      • WAVY News 10 at 11 11:00-11:30pm
  • Battle of the Brains
  • Kid Talk
  • The Bottom Line

WAVY also produces several specials throughout the year, including a "Road Rebels" special and other 10 On Your Side specials such as phone-in helplines. WAVY also carries the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.

Logos

Newscast Titles

  • Channel 10/Area 10 Eyewitness News (1969-1982)
  • The Daily News (1982-1990)
  • WAVY News 10 (1990-Present)

Slogans

  • You're Covered (1980's-1990)
  • Virginia's Leading News Channel (1990-1995)
  • On Your Side (1995-present)

Current On-Air Personalities

Anchors:

Weather Anchors:

Sports Anchors:

Reporters:

Chopper 10 Pilot:

Notable Former On-Air Personalities

  • Barbara Ciara (weekend anchor during the 1980's until 1989/90, when she left for WVEC. Now working at WTKR.)
  • Carolyn Castleberry (was a reporter/morning anchor during the 1990's until 2004; now a co-host of the CBN produced series, "Living the Life")
  • Terry Zahn (was WAVY's lead anchor; left in 1994 for rival WVEC, where he served as lead anchor until his death in 2000)

External links

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Broadcast television in the Hampton Roads and Outer Banks regions
This region includes the following cities: Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Chesapeake/Newport News, VA
Elizabeth City, NC
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power
Low-power
ATSC 3.0
Cable
Defunct
See also
Greenville/New Bern/Washington TV
Raleigh/Durham TV
Richmond TV
Salisbury TV
NBC network affiliates licensed to and serving the Commonwealth of Virginia
Primary*
Secondary**
(*) – indicates station is in one of Virginia's primary TV markets
(**) – indicates station is in an out-of-state TV market, but reaches a small portion of Virginia
See also
ABC
CBS
CW
Fox
Ion
MyNetworkTV
NBC
PBS
Other stations in Virginia

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