PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY/NEXSTAR) — WVBT-TV FOX43, a leader in local news and entertainment, is pleased to announce the addition of The CW Network to our lineup, beginning Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.
The CW Hampton Roads enhances WAVY-TV 10’s commitment to delivering diverse and engaging content to viewers across the region.
Starting Sept. 1, viewers can watch The CW’s popular lineup of hit primetime entertainment, live sports, and special event programming on our digital subchannel 43.2. By incorporating the CW Network into our local offerings, WAVY-TV 10 continues to elevate the local news, lifestyle, and entertainment options available to our audience.
“We are excited to bring The CW Hampton Roads to our viewers,” said WAVY-TV 10 and WVBT FOX43 Vice President and General Manager Carol Ward. “Expanding the availability of WAVY News 10 newscasts and ‘The Hampton Roads Show’ alongside regional and national sports coverage opens more options for our audience to stay informed and entertained. This move reflects our commitment to serving our viewers and providing them with valuable and engaging programming across various genres.”
Along with 15 hours of primetime programming each week, The CW Hampton Roads will showcase a weekday lineup that includes The Kelly Clarkson Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show, to timeless favorites like Friends, and Suits, offering something for everyone.
And for sports fans, with the addition of NASCAR Xfinity series racing, WWE’s NXT, LIV Golf, and ACC college football and basketball, there’s no better place for sports in Hampton Roads.
The addition of The CW Hampton Roads to WAVY-TV 10’s digital subchannel is part of the station’s ongoing efforts to enhance the viewing experience for audiences in our region. With this latest expansion, we continue our commitment to delivering high quality local news, lifestyle and entertainment programming that reflects the interests and preferences of our viewers.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), the parent company of WAVY/WVBT, made an official announcement on May 1 that its television stations in Chicago, Illinois (DMA #3), Norfolk, Virginia (DMA #43), and Lafayette, Louisiana (DMA #125), will become affiliates of The CW Network on September 1, 2024. All three stations will begin carrying the network’s primetime entertainment, live sports, and special event programming at that time.
“The addition of these Nexstar-owned stations as affiliates—two of which are among the country’s Top-50 largest markets, highlighted by Chicago, at #3—will bring the number of Nexstar-owned CW stations to 42, covering more than 36% of U.S. TV Households,” said Andrew Alford, president of Nexstar’s broadcasting division. “As The CW’s #1 affiliate group, Nexstar is very pleased to be bringing the network’s programming to these stations this fall, especially with NASCAR Xfinity series racing and the WWE’s NXT joining a very robust lineup of sports programming, including LIV Golf and ACC college football and basketball. Adding the CW’s programming to them will offer advertisers a variety of new linear and digital opportunities to reach millions of viewers.”
In 2022, Nexstar Media Group Inc. announced it was acquiring 75% ownership in the CW Network.
The CW reaches 100% of US households, and delivers a variety of live sports and 14 hours per week of primetime entertainment programming; beginning in 2025, the network will carry 500 hours of sports programming. The fully ad-supported CW App, with more than 96 million downloads to date, is available for free to consumers.
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About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with over 200 owned or partner stations in 117 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national cable news network, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
