WTVR-TV

WTVR-TV
CityRichmond, Virginia
Channels
BrandingCBS 6
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
April 22, 1948
(76 years ago)
 (1948-04-22)
Former call signs
WTVR (1948–1966)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1948–2009)
  • Digital: 25 (UHF, until 2020)
  • NBC (1948–1955)
  • CBS (secondary 1948–1955, primary 1955–1956)
  • ABC (secondary 1948–1956, primary 1956–1960)
  • DuMont (secondary, 1948–1956)
  • NTA (secondary, 1956–1961)
Call sign meaning
Television Richmond
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57832
ERP410 kW
HAAT346 m (1,135 ft)
Transmitter coordinates37°30′45.6″N 77°36′4.8″W / 37.512667°N 77.601333°W / 37.512667; -77.601333
Links
Public license information
Websitewtvr.com

WTVR-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Richmond, Virginia, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. Its studios are located on West Broad Street on Richmond's West End, and its transmitter is located in Bon Air near the studios of PBS member stations WCVE-TV and WCVW.[2] WTVR-TV's former transmitter is located behind the station's studio, and only WTVR-FM broadcasts from that tower today. It still remains as part of WTVR-TV's history.

WTVR-TV is one of only a few stations in the country to have been affiliated with all three of the original major American television networks.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTVR-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "TV Query Results". Retrieved September 12, 2023.