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| call_letters = WVIR-DT3 | | |||
| station_logo = ]| | |||
| station_slogan = ''TV to Talk About''<br>''Count on Us!'' <small>(news)</small>| | |||
| station_branding = CW 29 <small>(general)</small><br>NBC 29 News| | |||
| analog = | | |||
| digital = ]-DT 32.3 (])<br>]: 29.3 (])| | |||
| affiliations = ]<br>(via ])| | |||
| founded = September 18, 2006 | | |||
| location = ]/]| | |||
| callsign_meaning = see WVIR| | |||
| owner = ]| | |||
| licensee = ] Broadcasting Corporation| | |||
| sister_stations = ], ]| | |||
| former_callsigns = | | |||
| former_affiliations = | | |||
| effective_radiated_power = 1,000 ] (digital)| | |||
| HAAT = 367.9 ] (digital)| | |||
| facility_id = 70309 (digital)| | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|37|59|1|N|78|28|54.5|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}} (digital)| | |||
| homepage = | | |||
| }} | |||
| '''WVIR-DT3''' is the ]-affiliated ] for ] and ]. The station is part of ]. It is a third ] of ] affiliate ] owned by the ]. Over-the-air, WVIR-DT3 broadcasts a ] digital signal on ] channel 32.3 (] 29.3 via ]) from a transmitter on Carters Mountain south of the city. | |||
| It can also be seen on ] channel 12. Known on-air as '''''CW 29''''', WVIR-DT3's parent station has studios on East Market Street/] in Downtown Charlottesville. A digital repeater of the main channel in ], W41DT-D channel 41, offers this third subchannel as well. This broadcasts from a transmitter on ]. | |||
| ==History== | |||
| The origins of WVIR-DT3 began on January 24, 2006 when ] and ] announced the two networks would end broadcasting and merge. The new combined service would be called The CW. The letters would represent the first initial of corporate parents ] (the parent company of UPN) and the ] unit of ]. At the network's launch on September 18, WVIR gained The CW affiliation through The CW Plus. The main station launched a new second digital subchannel to serve as the network's outlet in the Charlottesville and Harrisonburg areas. On September 13, 2007, WVIR began offering ] on the second digital subchannel. As a result, The CW moved to a new third digital subchannel where it remains today. | |||
| ==Newscasts== | |||
| Alongside the launch of The CW, WVIR began producing a new nightly prime time newscast on WVIR-DT2 (now WVIR-DT3). Competing with a show already airing on ] ] affiliate ] (produced by CBS affiliate ]), this was originally known as ''CW 29 News at 10'' and featured a separate graphics package and news music theme. Eventually, the broadcast was renamed ''NBC 29 News at 10'' and began mirroring programs seen on the main channel. | |||
| Like all CW Plus affiliates in the ], WVIR-DT3 offers the nationally syndicated morning show '']'' on weekday mornings from 6 until 9. On April 19, 2008, WVIR began airing its newscasts in ] (becoming first in the ] to do so). However, the prime time shows on WVIR-DT3 were not included in the upgrade because the digital subchannel only airs in standard definition. | |||
| '''Anchors''' | |||
| *Libby Allison - weeknight news | |||
| *Matt Talhelm - weekend news | |||
| *Eric Pritchett (] Seal of Approval) - weeknight ] | |||
| *Clayton Stiver (] and NWA Seals of Approval) - weekend meteorologist | |||
| *Marty Hudtloff - ] seen weeknights | |||
| *Mike Shiers - weekend sports | |||
| *Brandi Williams - ''The Daily Buzz'' host | |||
| *Andy Campbell - ''The Daily Buzz'' host | |||
| *] - ''The Daily Buzz'' host | |||
| *Kia Malone - ''The Daily Buzz'' host | |||
| '''Reporters''' | |||
| *Jesse Boeckermann - sports photographer and producer | |||
| *Steve Rappaport - "Cville Scene" segment producer | |||
| *Cathy Harding - "Cville Scene" segment producer | |||
| *Ken Slack - ] Bureau | |||
| *Spinach Bentley - ''The Daily Buzz'' | |||
| *Rita Smith - registered dietitian | |||
| *Adam Rhew - ] | |||
| *Keith McGilvery | |||
| *Dannika Lewis | |||
| *Derick Waller | |||
| *Stacia Harris | |||
| *Julie Bercik | |||
| *Henry Graff | |||
| *Kasey Hott | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| * | |||
| * | |||
| * | |||
| {{Charlottesville TV}} | |||
| {{Harrisonburg TV}} | |||
| {{CW Virginia}} | |||
| {{Waterman Broadcasting Corporation}} | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | |||
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