WAVY-TV

WAVY-TV
Portsmouth–Norfolk–Newport News–; Virginia Beach, Virginia; ; United States;
City	Portsmouth, Virginia
Channels	Digital: 19 (UHF); Virtual: 10;
Branding	WAVY-TV 10; WAVY News 10
Programming
Affiliations	10.1: NBC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
Sister stations	WVBT
History
First air date	September 1, 1957
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 10 (VHF, 1957–2009); Digital: 31 (UHF, 2001–2020);
Former affiliations	ABC (1957–1959)
Call sign meaning	"Wavy" and logo are references to Atlantic Ocean or Chesapeake Bay
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	71127
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	280.4 m (920 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°49′15″N 76°30′40″W / 36.82083°N 76.51111°W
Translator(s)	see § Translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wavy.com

WAVY-TV (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area as an affiliate of NBC. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Virginia Beach–licensed dual Fox affiliate/CW owned-and-operated station WVBT (channel 43). The two stations share studios on Wavy Street in downtown Portsmouth; WAVY-TV's transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia.