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WVIR-TV · channel 29.1

WVIR-TV is channel 29.1 (NBC), a full-power station licensed to Charlottesville, VA.

Updated from FCC data

WVIR-TV channels and Subchannel An extra channel a station sends alongside its main one, like 2.2 or 2.3. More in the glossary

  • 29.1 NBC
  • 29.2 Outlaw
  • 29.3 The CW Plus
  • 29.4 True Crime Network
  • 29.5 Grit
  • 29.6 365BLK

Which way to point your antenna for WVIR-TV

WVIR-TV transmits from the main Charlottesville tower site, so an antenna aimed for the other big stations gets it too. It broadcasts on RF 2 ( VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary ), so your antenna must handle VHF.

FromPointDistance
Waynesboro, VA east-southeast (104°) 24 mi
Culpeper, VA southwest (218°) 43 mi
Luray, VA south (182°) 47 mi

WVIR-TV transmitter details

Station type
Class A and low-power stations Smaller stations with a shorter range than full-power ones. More in the glossary
RF channel The real broadcast frequency, which can differ from the number your TV shows. More in the glossary
2 (VHF-low)
ERP (effective radiated power) Transmitter power after the antenna's gain, in kilowatts. More in the glossary
10 kW
Antenna height
535 m above sea level, 368 m above average terrain
Tower location
37.9836, -78.4814 (NAD83)
FCC facility ID
70309
Licence on file
2020-03-26
Note
The FCC has approved a change that isn't built yet

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Where this comes from

  • Stations, towers, channels and power: FCC Licensing and Management System (LMS) public database, data of .
  • Networks and subchannels: our affiliations dataset, built from Wikipedia (used under CC BY-SA 4.0), the network field stations file with the FCC, and station websites; checked . Credits.
  • Towns and distances: US Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 city population estimates (SUB-EST2025) and 2026 Gazetteer place coordinates; distances are straight-line from each town's Census centre point.
  • Market area: Market area: counties assigned by FCC service-contour coverage of each market's full-power stations (FCC LMS market list, Census 2020).

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