WVBT

WVBT
Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Hampton, Virginia; United States;
City	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Channels	Digital: 21 (UHF); Virtual: 43;
Branding	Fox 43; The CW Hampton Roads (43.2);
Programming
Affiliations	43.1: Fox; 43.2: The CW; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Nexstar Media Group; (Nexstar Media Inc.);
Sister stations	WAVY-TV
History
Founded	June 13, 1985
First air date	March 22, 1993
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 43 (UHF, 1993–2009); Digital: 29 (UHF, 2001–2020);
Former affiliations	Independent (1993–1995); The WB (1995–1998);
Call sign meaning	Virginia Beach Television
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	65387
ERP	850 kW
HAAT	300 m (980 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°49′15″N 76°30′40″W / 36.82083°N 76.51111°W
Translator(s)	36 WPMC-CD Mappsville
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.wavy.com/fox43-tv

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

WVBT's programming is also seen on Class A repeater WPMC-CD (channel 36) in Mappsville, serving the northern Eastern Shore of Virginia.