WSVF-CD

WSVF-CD is the low-powered Fox-affiliated television station for the Shenandoah Valley of Western Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 43 from a transmitter on the peak of Massanutten Mountain. The station can also be seen on Comcast digital channel 192 (SD). Owned by Gray Television, WSVF is sister to ABC affiliate WHSV-TV; the two stations share studios on North Main Street/U.S. 11 in Downtown Harrisonburg.

Digital channels

History

The Valley's Fox

The Fox affiliation currently seen on WSVF-CD began on October 26, 2006 with the launch of WHSV-DT2, a standard definition subchannel of WHSV-TV. The subchannel's launch gave the Shenandoah Valley its first full-time Fox affiliate; until then, WTTG, the Fox owned-and-operated station in Washington, D.C., served as the area's default Fox affiliate, though WHSV was a secondary Fox affiliate from 1994 through 1996. To this day, WTTG continues to be carried on Comcast systems in the Shenandoah Valley. During the late summer and early fall of 2006, WHSV underwent major technical upgrades to make way for the creation of WHSV-DT2. A large receiving tower was built behind its Harrisonburg studios to accommodate the additional satellite receiver needed for the Fox venture.