WBCV

WBCV is an ABC affiliate serving Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Charlottesville market. Broadcasting on channel 2, WBCV is owned and operated by Island Television. WBCV was launched in 1979 by Charlottesville Independent Communications. The station was bought by Island Television. The station is party of a duopoly. WBCV is sister station to CW-affiliate WCYR. In addition to running the ABC schedule, WBCV also airs syndicated programming, including Live with Kelly & Michael, Family Feud, and Wheel of Fortune/ WBCV also operates 3 subchannels: 2.2 (for Vault Disney), 2.3 (for Zoog Disney), and 2.4 (for Soapnet).

History
What is now WBCV originally began in 1979 on analog UHF channel 64 with the call sign W64AO. The station was a low-powered station and became the area's default ABC affiliate. In 2004, W64AO moved to channel 2, gained the WBCV call letters.

In early-2005 after the purchase of WCYR Gray Television sold both stations to Island Television Since 2006, the three have been the official flagships of University of Virginia sports.