News Operation
WVIR's news department covers both the immediate Charlottesville region and the Shenandoah Valley. In addition to its main studios, WVIR operates a bureau in The News Virginian newsroom (owned by Media General) in Waynesboro and a sales office in Staunton. Newscasts on WVIR's primary channel have been broadcast in HD since April 2008.
Although the station does not operate a weather radar of its own, WVIR features live NOAA National Weather Service radar data from several regional sites. This is presented in a forecasting system on-air known as "Storm Team 29 Live Triple Doppler". It also offers local weather to computer users via the WeatherBug service. All weekday broadcasts except the prime time news at 10 are streamed live on WVIR's website. In September 2011 NBC29 News at Sunrise was extended which now airs from 4:30 AM to 7 AM.
Two newscasts air on WVIR-DT3, the nationally syndicated morning show The Daily Buzz on weekday mornings from 6 until 9, and a locally-originated 10 PM newscast branded as "NBC 29 News at 10" that largely mirrors content shown on the primary channel. These newscasts, like all programming on WVIR-DT3, air in standard definition.
On October 17, 2012 when WVIR-DT3 upgraded to HD the 10:00 pm newscast is now in HD as well.
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