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COVER SIDEBAR- Rabbit ears: Free TV in Charlottesville
Published August 26, 2004 in issue 0334 of the Hook
By COURTENEY STUART
WCAV, WVAW, WVIR, WCVL. With all the call letters being bandied about these days, you won't be blamed for scratching your head and uttering "huh?" Here's the breakdown of which station is which, and where and when you can catch it.
CBS19
Call letters: WCAV
Watch it: broadcast 19, cable 18
Owned by: Gray Television
Launching on: September 1, local news to air mid-October
Adelphia effect: Adelphia is dropping WUSA, the D.C.-based CBS affiliate that formerly held channel 18.
ABC16
Call letters: WVAW
Watch it: broadcast 16, cable 3
Owned by: Gray Television
Launched on: August 16; local news to air mid-October
Adelphia effect: Adelphia is dropping WHSV, the Gray-owned Harrisonburg ABC station that formerly held channel 3.
WCVL9
Call letters: WCVL
Watch it: broadcast 9, cable 14
Owned by: Mediacast LLC (Denny King, Bob Sigman, Kirk Schroder)
Launching on: No date set
Adelphia effect: None yet. "They've approached the city about taking the channel," says Adelphia spokesman Lon Carruth, "but nothing is finalized yet."
NBC 29
Call letters: WVIR
Watch it: broadcast 29, cable 4
Owned by: Waterman Broadcasting
Launched on: 1973
Adelphia effect: none
WHTJ (PBS)
Call letters: WHTJ
Watch it: broadcast 41, cable 7
Owned by: Community Idea Stations
Launched on: 1964 in Richmond (as WCVE); 1965 in Charlottesville (translator installed; transmitter in 1989)
Adelphia effect: none
WVPT (PBS)
Call letters: WVPT
Watch it: broadcast 50, cable 11
Owned by: Shenandoah Valley Education Television Corporation
Launched on: 1968 in Harrisonburg; 1976 in Charlottesville (translator installed)
Adelphia effect: none
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