What wvec-tv does

WVEC-TV is a local broadcast television station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia and operating under the "13News Now" brand since its founding in 1954. It is owned by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), the publicly traded broadcast conglomerate that acquired the station in 2013, and serves the Hampton Roads metropolitan market spanning Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, and surrounding communities. The station's core product is the 13News Now platform, delivering local news, weather, traffic, sports, investigative reporting, and community content via over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite carriage, and a digital footprint anchored at 13newsnow.com.

The product portfolio extends beyond the traditional newscast into several digital properties: 13News Now+ is a premium streaming application enabling live news and weather viewing on connected-TV devices; LIVE RADAR 24/7 provides continuous weather visualization for Virginia and North Carolina; a dedicated Hurricane Center addresses severe-weather coverage for the Atlantic coast; and email products (Your Morning Briefing, WVEC Weather Wake Up) plus the Locked On Podcast Network integration round out a multi-format audience-engagement stack. Marketing and distribution span the website, social platforms, newsletters, the streaming app, and traditional broadcast carriage.

The business model is not publicly disclosed in detail but, in line with US network-affiliated local broadcasting, would be expected to draw revenue from local and regional advertising sales, retransmission consent fees from cable and satellite distributors, and incremental digital monetization across the streaming app, website, and email inventory. The customer base is dual-sided: Hampton Roads residents consuming news content, and local/regional advertisers seeking reach into that audience. No specific pricing, advertiser identities, or revenue figures are disclosed in the available data.

Name

wvec-tv

Legal name

WVEC-TV

Website

https://abc13newsnow.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Short description

WVEC-TV (13News Now) is a Norfolk, Virginia-based ABC-affiliated local broadcast television station, owned by TEGNA Inc., that delivers news, weather, traffic, and sports to Hampton Roads residents via broadcast, cable/satellite carriage, website, and a proprietary streaming app.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Broadcast Television News

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (516120), Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Local News & Weather Stations (MPABACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

News OTT & Live News Streaming Channels (MPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Local television news
• Broadcast journalism
• Weather forecasting
• News streaming service
• Local advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Norfolk

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

WVEC-TV (branded 13News Now) is a local ABC-affiliated broadcast television station that produces and distributes hyper-local news, weather, traffic, and sports coverage to residents of Norfolk, Virginia and the broader Hampton Roads market. Content is delivered via over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite carriage, the 13newsnow.com website, the 13News Now+ streaming app, and email newsletters, with monetization primarily through local and regional advertising sales.

Product overview

13News Now (WVEC-TV) operates as a local broadcast news platform offering a unified news service with integrated digital components. The core offering is the 13News Now platform delivering local news, weather, traffic, and sports content across Norfolk and Hampton Roads. Premium features include 13News Now+ for streaming live content on TV devices, LIVE RADAR 24/7 for continuous weather monitoring, and a Hurricane Center for severe weather coverage. The service also includes email newsletter products (Your Morning Briefing and WVEC Weather Wake Up) and sports content via the Locked On Podcast Network partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 13News Now+: Streaming service allowing viewers to watch live news, local weather, and on-demand content on connected TV devices

Products and services

• 13News Now Primary local news platform delivering Norfolk-area and Hampton Roads news, weather, traffic, and sports coverage across local, investigative, health, military, nation/world, and community content sections, distributed via broadcast, web, and mobile.
• 13News Now+ Streaming service allowing viewers to watch live news and local weather on connected-TV devices for Hampton Roads audiences.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• WHRO: Public broadcasting station serving Hampton Roads with local news, weather, and cultural content; competes for viewer attention and community relevance though funded differently.
• WTVR-TV: CBS affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, operating a similar local broadcast model with comparable multi-platform distribution in an adjacent Virginia market.

Direct peers

• WAVY-TV: NBC affiliate serving the Hampton Roads market from Portsmouth/Norfolk, directly competing with WVEC-TV for local news viewers and advertisers in the same DMA.
• WTKR-TV: CBS affiliate based in Norfolk, competing head-to-head with WVEC-TV for Hampton Roads news, weather, and sports audiences and local ad budgets.
• WVBT: FOX affiliate serving Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads, directly competing with WVEC-TV in the same local news market with overlapping weather and sports coverage.
• WGNT: CW affiliate in Portsmouth, competing in the Hampton Roads local TV market with overlapping entertainment and news content offerings.

Broad incumbents

• TEGNA Inc. Parent company of WVEC-TV and operator of approximately 60+ local broadcast stations nationwide; the broader TEGNA portfolio represents WVEC-TV's scaled broadcast group context and operating playbook.
• Sinclair Broadcast Group: Largest U.S. local TV station operator with comparable multi-platform local news model; represents the broad broadcast group peer set that competes for advertisers, content, and corporate resources.
• Nexstar Media Group: Major U.S. local broadcast group operating numerous network affiliates with similar multi-platform distribution and local news focus across regional markets.
• Gray Television: Large U.S. local broadcast group operating local network affiliates across mid-size markets with similar digital and streaming extensions to WVEC-TV's13News Now+ model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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