WAHU-CD

WAHU-CD
Charlottesville, Virginia United States

Branding	WAHU Fox 27 (general) MeTV Charlottesville (on DT2)
Slogan	Where Charlottesville News Comes First
Channels	Digital: 40 (UHF) & WCAV-DT 19.3 (UHF) Virtual: 27 (PSIP)
Subchannels	27.1 Fox 27.2 MyNetworkTV/MeTV
Affiliations	Fox (2005–present)
Owner	Gray Television (Gray Television Licensee, LLC)
First air date	1998 (1998)
Call letters' meaning	pronounced "wahoo" (unofficial nickname for UVA Cavaliers)
Sister station(s)	WCAV, WVAW-LD, WHSV-TV, WSVF-CD
Former callsigns	WADA-LP (1998–2005) WAHU-CA (2005-2009) WAHU-LD (2009–2011)
Former channel number(s)	Analog: 55 (UHF, 1998–2005) 27 (UHF, 2005–2009)
Former affiliations	Pax (1998–2005)
Transmitter power	15 kW 155 kW (WCAV-DT3)
Height	417 m 324 m (WCAV-DT3)
Facility ID	47705 363 (WCAV-DT3)
Transmitter coordinates	37°59′3″N 78°28′52″W / 37.98417°N 78.48111°W / 37.98417; -78.48111
Licensing authority	FCC
Public license information:	Profile CDBS
Website	newsplex.com

WAHU-CD is the low-powered Fox-affiliated television station for Charlottesville, Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 40 from a transmitter on Carters Mountain. The station can also be seen on Comcast channel 9 and in high definition on digital channel 805. Owned by Gray Television, WAHU is sister to CBS affiliate WCAV and low-powered ABC affiliate WVAW-LD. All three share studios, known as the "Charlottesville Newsplex", on 2nd Street Southeast in Downtown Charlottesville.

In addition, some behind-the-scenes duties are run alongside sister station WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg (which the "Newsplex" has a resource sharing alliance with). The station can also be seen on WCAV's third digital subchannel (on UHF channel 19.3) from the same transmitter.

History

The station began its life as Pax affiliate WADA-LP in 1998. It first aired an analog signal on UHF channel 55 and later moved to UHF channel 27. In late-March 2005, owner Tiger Eye Broadcasting sold the station to Gray Television who proceeded to change the call letters to WAHU-CA. The station became a Fox affiliate and was integrated with WCAV and WVAW. Prior to WAHU's affiliation switch, Fox was available on cable from WTTG in Washington, D.C. That station was considered the default affiliate for the market and is still seen on cable due to "significantly viewed" status from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Since 2006, the three stations have been the flagship of University of Virginia sports.

On December 28, 2006, WAHU launched its digital signal on UHF channel 40. While providing an over-the-air standard definition Fox feed on its first digital subchannel, the station began airing a dedicated MyNetworkTV channel on a new second one. Following this addition, the station shifted several programs to the digital subchannel. Prior to the addition of WAHU-DT2, the network was added on September 5, 2006 as a secondary affiliation on the main channel. As part of the launch, Comcast swapped WAHU's first cable location with WTTG. This moved WAHU to channel 9 in what is widely considered a preferential location.

On March 14, 2008 along with other television stations in Virginia, WAHU-LD2 aired the Virginia High School League championships basketball tournament for the first time. It also changed call letters to WAHU-LD with "LD" meaning low-power digital.^[1] On February 18, it began broadcasting in high definition over-the-air. On March 13 and 14, WAHU-LD2 (and other stations in the state) aired the Virginia High School League basketball championships for a second time. On September 7, 2009, This TV started airing on WAHU-LD2. On January 3, 2011, the station changed its calls again to WAHU-CD with "CD" meaning class-A low-power digital.^[2]

Digital television

Digital channels

The station's digital signal is multiplexed:

Channel	Video	Aspect	PSIP Short Name	Programming^[3]
27.1	720p	16:9	FOX27	Main WAHU-CD programming / Fox
27.2	480i	4:3	MYCVILL	MyNetworkTV / MeTV

Analog-to-digital conversion

WAHU shut down its analog signal, over UHF channel 27, on February 16, 2009. The station "flash-cut" its digital signal into operation on UHF channel 40.^[4] Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former UHF analog channel 27.

Newscasts

WAHU and its sister stations employ the largest television news team dedicated exclusively to the Charlottesville market. While WVIR dedicates some staff to adjacent areas, WAHU focuses its coverage solely on the counties that comprise the Charlottesville viewing area. As the primary station in the "Charlottesville Newsplex" operation, WCAV airs the most newscasts. WAHU airs an hour-long extension of Good Morning Charlottesville weekday mornings at 7 and nightly prime time newscasts at 10 that competes with CW affiliate WVIR-DT3. All shows, except the extension of Good Morning Charlottesville on WAHU, are streamed live on the "Charlottesville Newsplex" website.

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Broadcast television in the Charlottesville area

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WVAW-LD (16.1 ABC) WCAV (19.1 CBS, 19.2 AccuWX, 19.3 Fox) WAHU-CD (27.1 Fox, 27.2 MNTV/MeTV) WVIR-TV (29.1 NBC, 29.2 Weather Nation TV, 29.3 The CW) WHTJ (41.1 PBS, 41.2 Create, 41.3 MHZWV) WVPT (51.1 PBS, 51.2 Create, 51.3 V-me)

Virginia broadcast television areas by city Bristol Bluefield Charlottesville Harrisonburg Norfolk Richmond Roanoke Washington, DC

Fox Network Affiliates in the Commonwealth of Virginia

WAHU-CD 27 (Charlottesville) WFXR 27/WWCW 21.2 (Roanoke / Lynchburg) WRLH 35 (Richmond) WSVF-CD 43 (Harrisonburg) WVBT 43 (Virginia Beach)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Virginia

MyNetworkTV Network Affiliates in the Commonwealth of Virginia

WHSV-DT 3.4 (Harrisonburg) WDBJ-DT 7.2 (Roanoke) WAPW-CD 19 (Abingdon) WRLH-DT 26.2 (Richmond) WAHU-CD 27.2 (Charlottesville) WTVZ 33 (Norfolk)

See also ABC CBS CW Fox Ion MyNetworkTV NBC PBS Other stations in Virginia

Gray Television

ABC network affiliates	KCRG KGNS ¹ KJCT KNOE ¹ KOLO KOTA / KHSD KSFY / KABY / KPRY KSPR ² WBKO WHSV WJRT WTOK WTVG WVAW

CBS network affiliates	KALB ¹ KGWN / KSTF KKTV KMVT KNOE KNPL KOLN / KGIN KOSA KVLY ¹ KWCH / KBSD / KBSH / KBSL KWTX / KBTX KXII KYLX WAGM ¹ WCAV WCTV / WSWG WDBJ WECP WIBW WIFR WIYE WKYT / WYMT WRDW WSAW WSVF ¹ WTVY WVLT

The CW network affiliates ¹	KBTX KCWY KGWN / KSTF KJCT KNOE KSCW KSFY / KABY / KPRY KWTX KYCW KYLX WAGT WBKO WBXX WJHG WKYT WQCW WSWG WTOK WTVG WYMT

Fox network affiliates	KEVN KIIT KNDX / KXND KSVT KXII ¹ WAGM WAHU WBKO ¹ WLUC ¹ WOVA WSVF WZAW

MyNetworkTV affiliates ¹	KKTV KOSA KSNB KXII WAHU WCTV WECP WHSV WIBW WITN WRDW WSAW WSAZ WSWG WTOK WTVY WIYE WVLT

NBC network affiliates	KALB KCWY KFYR / KQCD / KMOT / KUMV KGNS KKCO KNOP KSNB KTUU KVLY KYTV WAGT WEAU WILX WITN WJHG WLUC WMTV WNDU WOWT WRGX WSAZ WTAP

Other Stations	TEL KGNS ¹ KKCO ¹ UNI KDCU ³ Ind. K17DL-D ⁴

Acquisitions	Benedek Broadcasting Hoak Media Schurz Communications

¹ These stations (except for KSCW & WQCW) broadcast these networks on their digital subchannels. ² Owned by Schurz Communications, Gray operates KSPR through a SSA. ³ Owned by Entravision Communications, Gray operates KDCU through a JSA. ⁴ Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company.

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