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Overview
Licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia, WVBT carries FOX programming for viewers in the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA market.
Viewers find it on channel 43. That is the virtual channel your TV displays; the signal itself goes out on RF channel 21, which is why a rescan sometimes matters. WVBT also transmits in ATSC 3.0, the NextGen TV standard, which newer sets can receive.
The FCC license is held by Nexstar Media Inc. The station dates back to 1993. It has used the WVBT call letters since June 1985.
The studio address on file with the FCC is 243 Wythe Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704. Schedules and local news are on its website, www.wavy.com.
In its 2025 children's television report to the FCC, WVBT listed educational programs including One Team Power of Sports, Xploration Super Animals and Xploration DIY Science.
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WVBT at a glance
- Call sign
- WVBT
- Network
- FOX
- Virtual channel
- 43
- RF channel
- 21
- City of license
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- TV market
- Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA
- Licensee
- Nexstar Media Inc.
- On the air since
- 1993
- Call sign since
- June 1985
- Studio address
- 243 Wythe Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704
- ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)
- Yes
- FCC facility ID
- 65387
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Website
- www.wavy.com
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WVBT at a glance
- Network
- FOX
- Channel
- 43 (RF 21)
- Licensed to
- Virginia Beach, VA
- TV market
- Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA
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