WVEC

WVEC
CityHampton, Virginia
Channels
Branding
  • 13 News Now
  • MeTV 13.3 (DT3)
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
September 19, 1953 (71 years ago) (1953-09-19)
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)
  • 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[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID74167
ERP1,000 kW[1]
HAAT363.9 m (1,194 ft)[1]
Transmitter coordinates36°49′0″N 76°28′5″W / 36.81667°N 76.46806°W / 36.81667; -76.46806
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ a b c "Amendment to a Rulemaking Channel Substitution/Community of License Change for DTV Application". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Report & Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, March 16, 2023, Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVEC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.