WVIR-TV
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Charlottesville/Harrisonburg, Virginia United States |
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| Branding | NBC 29 (general) NBC 29 HD News CW 29 (on DT3) |
| Slogan | Count on Us! |
| Channels |
Digital: 32 (UHF) Virtual: 29 (PSIP) |
| Subchannels | 29.1 NBC 29.2 WeatherNation TV 29.3 CW |
| Translators | listed at left |
| Affiliations | NBC |
| Owner |
Waterman Broadcasting Corporation (Virginia Broadcasting Corporation) |
| First air date | March 11, 1973 |
| Call letters' meaning | Virginia |
| Former channel number(s) |
Analog: 29 (UHF, 1973–2009) 31 W31CE Bridgewater 28 W28BF Harrisonburg |
| Former affiliations |
DT2: NBC WX+ (2007–2008) |
| Transmitter power | 1,000 kW |
| Height | 367.9 m |
| Facility ID | 70309 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°59′2″N 78°28′53″W / 37.98389°N 78.48139°W |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Public license information: |
Profile CDBS |
| Website | www |
WVIR-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Charlottesville, Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 from a transmitter on Carters Mountain south of Charlottesville. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 4 and in high definition on digital channel 804. Owned by the Waterman Broadcasting Corporation, WVIR has studios on East Market Street (US 250 Bus) in Downtown Charlottesville.
WVIR is the default NBC affiliate for the Harrisonburg/Staunton market, which doesn't have an NBC affiliate of its own. However, Washington, D.C.'s WRC-TV, Richmond's WWBT and Roanoke's WSLS can be seen on different cable providers as well.
Prior to WVIR's sign-on, the first permittee for channel 29 was the Charlottesville Broadcasting Corp., owners of WINA radio (1070 AM and then-95.3 FM). Charlottesville Broadcasting obtained the permit in 1965; after two extensions, all plans to put channel 29 on the air under the callsign WINA-TV were abandoned in 1969. WVIR, which had held a permit for channel 64 since 1964, then took the opportunity to move to the lower channel.
WVIR signed-on March 11, 1973 as the first television station based in Charlottesville and second outlet (after WHSV-TV) between Richmond and Roanoke. In 1986, Waterman Broadcasting purchased the station. Until August 15, 2004, it was the only full-power commercial outlet in the Charlottesville market affiliated with a major network with outside stations being seen on cable and over-the-air. On that date, WCAV signed-on becoming the area's first CBS affiliate and first station to mount a challenge against WVIR.
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