WVEC

WVEC
Hampton–Norfolk–Virginia Beach, Virginia; United States;
City	Hampton, Virginia
Channels	Digital: 35 (UHF); Virtual: 13;
Branding	13News Now; MeTV 13.3 (DT3);
Programming
Affiliations	13.1: ABC; for others, see § Subchannels;
Ownership
Owner	Tegna Inc.; (WVEC Television, LLC);
History
First air date	September 19, 1953
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 15 (UHF, 1953–1958), 13 (VHF, 1959–2009); Digital: 41 (UHF, 1999–2009), 13 (VHF, 2009–2020), 11 (VHF, 2020–2024);
Former affiliations	NBC (1953–1959); ABC (secondary, 1953–1957); NTA (secondary, 1956–1961);
Call sign meaning	"Virginia's East Coast" (from WVEC radio, now WXTG)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74167
ERP	1,000 kW
HAAT	363.9 m (1,194 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°49′0″N 76°28′5″W / 36.81667°N 76.46806°W
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Website	www.13newsnow.com

WVEC (channel 13) is a television station licensed to Hampton, Virginia, United States, serving the Hampton Roads area as an affiliate of ABC. The station is owned by Tegna Inc., and maintains studios on Woodis Avenue in Norfolk; its transmitter is located in Suffolk, Virginia.