roads virginia united states branding sky4 channels digital 9 vhf virtual 4 psip subchannels 4.1 independent 4.2 escape 4.3 laff affiliations independent owner lockwood broadcast group tidewater tv llc founded march 9 2001 first air date october 19 2001 ; 14 years ago 2001 10 19 call letters meaning the word sky named for its original owner sky broadcasting inc. former channel number s analog 4 vhf 2001 2006 digital 4 vhf 2006 2010 transmitter power 70 kw height 306 m facility id 76324 transmitter coordinates 36 31 15 n 76 18 15 w 36.52083 n 76.30417 w 36.52083 ; 76.30417 licensing authority fcc public license information profile cdbs website www.sky4tv.com wsky tv which was launched in october 2001 is a full power full market television independent station serving the norfolk portsmouth newport news va television market dma and the outer banks of north carolina . the station which is part of the hampton roads market broadcasts on digital channel 9 and is licensed to manteo north carolina . its analog transmitter was located in powells point north carolina on the wcxl tower . wsky tv was the last station in the us to be licensed as an analog vhf low band channel . citation needed the history of wsky tv can be traced as early as 1995 when the fcc invited filings for a license to operate a television station in manteo on channel 4 . six groups applied for the license . 1 wsky tv is carried on cox communications hampton roads hampton roads on channel 4 as well as 2 charter systems in the dma adelphia and time warner cable services and dish network . on january 1 2009 directv removed the channel from its lineup following a failure to reapply for must carry status . 2 it was added back to the directv lineup on january 1 2012 . before its fall 2001 launch channel 4 on cox cable housed lnc or local news on cable wvec tv s 24 hour cable news television station . when wsky launched lnc moved up to channel 5 on cox cable lineups . despite the callsign and branding of sky 4 it is not affiliated in any way with british sky broadcasting of the united kingdom nor its parent company 21st century fox which also owns the fox network . during the 2009 ncaa men s division i basketball championship wsky tv aired two weeknight 11 o clock newscasts from cbs affiliate wtkr during that station s coverage of the basketball tournament . wtkr did broadcast late newscasts at midnight when the coverage concluded . 3 on july 15 2013 lockwood broadcast group announced it would be acquiring 51 % of wsky tv pending fcc approval . 4 the sale was finalized on november 25 . 5 contents 1 digital signal and tower collapse 2 digital television 2.1 digital channels 3 logos 4 references 5 external links digital signal and tower collapse edit the station s analog signal signed off in late november 2006 as its digital signal was to sign on from a new tower in camden county nc . wsky had some challenges covering the northern most area of the metro williamsburg newport news hampton on its analog signal ; which was to be remedied with its new digital tower . between 6 and 7 a.m. on the morning of march 2 2007 in high winds during storms moving through the area wsky dt s tower collapsed also destroying the transmitter building . the tower was three weeks away from completion . 6 7 the tower was rebuilt and finished in november 2007 . wsky dt started broadcasting a test pattern on november 24 2007 . 8 wsky dt started regular broadcasts on november 27 2007 . in mid may 2010 wsky tv moved from channel 4 to channel 9 to improve signal strength . through the use of psip digital television receivers continue to display the station s virtual channel as its former channel 4 . digital television edit digital channels edit the station s digital channel is multiplexed channel video aspect psip short name programming 9 4.1 1080i 16 9 wsky dt main wsky tv programming 4.2 480i 4 3 escape escape 4.3 laff laff logos edit logo from 2001 2003 . logo in 2003 logo from 2006 2009 . logo from 2009 2013 . references edit tv station here could be reality . the coastland times . 7 september 1995 . retrieved 28 september 2015 . http hamptonroads.com 2008 12 directv viewers wskytv channel 4 goes dark http www.dailypress.com business dp biz wtkr 0319mar19 0 1611931 . story http www.tvnewscheck.com article 68993 station trading roundup 4 deals 108m ref search https licensing.fcc.gov cgi bin ws.exe prod cdbs forms prod cdbsmenu.hts context 25 & appn 101601777 & formid 905 & fac num 76324 major setback for wsky dt . vartv.com . retrieved 2007 03 02 . broadcast tower under construction in camden co. collapses during storm . wavy tv . retrieved 2007 03 02 . database error rabbitears tv query for wsky external links edit wsky tv website query the fcc s tv station database for wsky tv query tv fool s coverage map for wsky tv biafn s media web database information on wsky tv v t e television stations in the hampton roads region including virginia beach norfolk portsmouth and newport news virginia reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television digital television wund 2.1 pbs 2.2 kids 2.3 explorer 2.4 north carolina wtkr 3.1 cbs 3.2 this tv wsky tv 4.1 ind 4.2 escape 4.3 laff wgbs ld 7.1 retro tv 7.2 infomercials 7.3 heartland wavy tv 10.1 nbc 10.2 bounce 10.3 gettv wvec 13.1 abc 13.2 justice 13.3 metv w14dc 14.1 hsn2 whro 15.1 pbs 15.2 world 15.3 kids 15.4 create wysj ca 19 classic tv wtpc tv 21.1 tbn 21.2 church 21.3 juce tv 21.3 smile 21.4 enlace 21.5 salsa wvra dt 23.1 pbs 23.2 uni wvad ld 25.1 daystar wgnt 27.1 cw 27.2 antenna wtvz 33.1 mntv 33.2 asn 33.3 comet 33.4 grit wjgn cd 38.1 nrb wvbt 43.1 fox wpxv tv 49.1 ion 49.2 qubo 49.3 ion life 49.4 ion shop 49.5 qvc 49.6 hsn analog television wvbn lp 18 wjhj lp 39 the walk tv cable television cox 11 defunct stations wpen lp 68 ind. local news on cable wavy weather station virginia broadcast television areas by city bristol bluefield charlottesville harrisonburg norfolk richmond roanoke washington dc north carolina broadcast television areas by city asheville charlotte greensboro greenville nc myrtle beach sc norfolk va raleigh wilmington see also salisbury tv v t e other television stations in the state of north carolina independent stations wsky 4 manteo whky 14 hickory charlotte wgsr ld 47 reidsville waxn 64 kannapolis charlotte other stations warz cd 34 wht smithfield wray 30 tct wilson wtnc ld 40 unim s durham wuvc 40 uni fayetteville whfl cd 43 worship goldsboro wlxi 43 tct greensboro see also abc cbs cw fox ion mynetworktv nbc pbs other stations in north carolina v t e lockwood broadcast group abc network affiliate kake klby kupk wichita kten dt3 sherman ada cw network affiliates kten dt2 sherman ada wcwg greensboro whdf huntsville independent station wknx knoxville wsky norfolk nbc network affiliate kten sherman ada retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title wsky tv & oldid 740388097 categories television stations in the hampton roads markettelevision channels and stations established in 2001independent television stations in the united statesescape affiliateslaff affiliateslockwood broadcasting grouphidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 september 2016 at 19 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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