WVVA (CW) · Channel 6.2

Full-power stations are the main licensed broadcasters in a market. They may run the highest power from the tallest towers and are protected from interference, so they set the core of what you can receive.

At 545 kW effective radiated power, WVVA runs more power than 63% of full-power TV stations nationwide (median: 273 kW).

Its antenna sits 370 m above the average surrounding terrain, higher than 49% of full-power stations. Taller antennas see farther: this one's radio horizon is roughly 57 miles, beyond which the signal fades quickly.

We estimate a fair-or-better signal out to about 67 miles with an outdoor antenna. That area includes 94 cities and towns in our guide with about 368,000 residents, as far as Cave Spring, VA (64 miles).

The nearest other CW station in our data is WFXR in Roanoke, VA, 57 miles away. Viewers between the two can sometimes receive both.

The CW is a commercial broadcast network carrying entertainment series and a growing slate of sports. In smaller markets it often runs as a subchannel of another station rather than its own transmitter.