WTVZ
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Hampton Roads, Virginia United States |
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| City | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Branding | MyTVZ |
| Slogan | Your Entertainment Station |
| Channels |
Digital: 33 (UHF) Virtual: 33 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 33.1 MyNetworkTV 33.2 ASN 33.3 Comet 33.4 TBD |
| Affiliations | MyNetworkTV (2006–present) |
| Owner |
Sinclair Broadcast Group (possible resale to another owner to be determined if Sinclair's acquisition of Tribune Media is approved) (WTVZ Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | September 24, 1979 |
| Call letters' meaning |
TVX Broadcast Group (founding/former owner) |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 33 (UHF, 1979–2009) Digital: 38 (UHF, 2006–2009) |
| Former affiliations |
Independent (1979–1986) Fox (1986–1998) The WB (1998–2006) |
| Transmitter power | 590 kW |
| Height | 360.5 m (1,183 ft) |
| Facility ID | 40759 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′31.8″N 76°30′11.3″W / 36.808833°N 76.503139°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | mytvz |
WTVZ-TV, virtual and UHF digital channel 33, is a television station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, United States, serving as the MyNetworkTV affiliate for the Hampton Roads area of Virginia (comprising the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Virginia Beach and environs), and the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. WTVZ is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, and has studios and offices located on Granby Street in downtown Norfolk; its transmitter is based in Suffolk, Virginia.
In the late 1970s, the Hampton Roads area was unique in that it was one of the smallest media markets to have four commercial television stations: NBC affiliate WAVY-TV (channel 10), CBS station WTAR-TV (channel 3, now WTKR), ABC affiliate WVEC-TV (channel 13), and independent station WYAH-TV (channel 27, now WGNT) – the latter of which was owned by the Virginia Beach-based Christian Broadcasting Network. WYAH-TV ran a fairly conservative program schedule–about three-quarters split between secular, general-entertainment fare (off-network reruns, movies, children's programming, etc.) and religious programming, such as CBN's own The 700 Club. Still, Norfolk businessman Tim McDonald felt that there was a need for a second independent station in that market, though a few markets far larger than Hampton Roads still didn't have independent stations (San Antonio, Texas and Birmingham, Alabama for example). In 1976, McDonald formed TVX Broadcast Group and secured a construction permit for Norfolk's vacant channel 33.
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