WCHD

WCHD
Location	Charlottesville, Virginia
Branding	FOX VA (pronounced on-air as Fox Virginia) (general) Fox VA News (pronounced on-air as Fox Virginia News) (newscasts)
Slogan	The most powerful name in local news!
Channel(s)	Digital: 12 (VHF) (to move to 31 (UHF)) Virtual: 31 (PSIP)
subchannel(s)	31.1 Fox-HD 31.2 Odyssey 31.3 Antenna TV
Affiliation	Fox (1986–present)
First air date	April 7, 1984
Sister station(s)	WXUP
Former channel number	Analog: 31 (UHF, 1984–2009)
Former Affiliation	Independent (1984–1986)
Owner:	Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation

WCHD is a Fox affiliate that serves the Charlottesville, VA market. The station broadcasts on Channel 31. The station is currently owned by Liberty City based Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation after being owned by Krueger Broadcasting for several weeks. Krueger then sold the station to Berfield/Willis and the deal was complete on October 28, 2015.

Station History

WCHD signed on the air back on April 7, 1984 by Waterman Broadcasting. It signed on initially as an Independent, airing various cartoons in the morning, various syndicated programming in the afternoon, movies during prime time, and infomercials throughout the night. WCHD also aired various religious programming, including The 700 Club. WCHD remained as an independent for merely 2 years up until 1986 when the newly formed FOX Network signed on. WCHD ditched the Independent affiliation and went to FOX where up until this date, has remained with FOX. In 2015, after 31 years of owning the station, Waternan Broadcasting sold the station to Kruger Broadcasting. Kruger didn't hold the station for long as on Oct. 28, the station was sold to Berfield/Willis Broadcast Corporation. WCHD was not affected by the 2015 fictional tv realignment.

Website History

• 1996-2003: www.wchdfox31.com

• 2003-2008: www.fox31charlottesville.com

• 2008-2012: www.fox31online.com

• 2012–present: www.myfoxcharlottesville.com

Logos

WCHD logo from 1990-1993

Logo used until May 2016