WAVY-TV

==1957–1959==
WAVY-TV began operations on September 1, 1957. It was originally owned by Tidewater Teleradio along with WAVY radio (1350 AM, now WGPL). It originally signed on as an ABC affiliate, but traded network affiliations with WVEC (channel 13), becoming an NBC affiliate since.
==1959–1961==
==1961–1963==
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==1963–1965==
==1965–1969==
WAVY was purchased by LIN Media in 1968, becoming the company's second television station in its portfolio.
==1969–1972==
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==1972–1975==
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The "Area" was a reference to the "Area" branding for WAVY's newscasts, then known as "Area 10 Eyewitness News". For a time during the 1970s; WAVY's then-parent company LIN Broadcasting used "Area" as part of the newscast names, such as KXAS-TV using the branding of "Area 5 Texas News"
==1976–1977==
WAVY 10 1976 (without slogan).svg|Logo without slogan
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==1977–1979==
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==1979–1981==
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File:WAVY Area 10 Eyewitness News open 1979.png|"Area 10 Eyewitness News" open (1979-1981)
==1981–1989==
WAVY 10.jpg|1982 WAVY logo used as part of NBC's "Just Watch Us Now" campaign.
WAVY 1981.png|1981-85 version of WAVY station ID used prior to the station's newscasts
File:WAVY Daily News open 1981.png|"The Daily News" open (1981-1985)
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WAVY_1984-85.png|1984-95 WAVY logo used as part of NBC's "Let's All Be There" campaign.
WAVY101985Ident.jpg|1985-88 version of WAVY station ID as part of the station's "You're Covered" campaign
File:1985-88 WAVY Daily News Bumper Graphic (Barbara Ciara).jpg|1985-88 WAVY Daily News bumper promo (with weekend anchor Barbara Ciara) and using the background from the station's "You're Covered" campaign
File:1981-89 WAVY logo on their original version of Chopper 10.png|1987 image of WAVY's 1981-89 logo on their Chopper 10 news helicopter
File:1987 WAVY Daily News Promo graphic (Bruce Rader - Black Background.jpg|1985-88 WAVY Daily News bumper promo (with sports director Bruce Rader) and a black background
File:1987 WAVY promo graphic (Superior Court).jpg|1985-88 WAVY promo graphic used as part of the station's "You're Covered" campaign. This promo is for the syndicated series "Superior Court".
File:WAVY Daily News open 1985.png|"The Daily News" open (1985-1989)
WAVY-TV 10 (1981-1989) with 1979 NBC Logo.svg|1981–1986
WAVY-TV 10 (1981-1989) with 1986 NBC Logo.svg|1986–1989
File:1988 WAVY Daily News Promo graphic.jpg|1988 WAVY Daily News promo taken from commercial highlighting awards the station received for 1987
File:1987 WAVY Special Promo Image (Stories for Christmas).jpg|December 1987 WAVY promo for the locally-produced Christmas special "Stories for Christmas"
WAVY 1988 Olympics.png|Station ID for Seoul 1988 #1
1988_WAVY_Olympic_ID_%281_of_2%29.jpg|Station ID for Seoul 1988 #2
File:1980s WAVY and WWDE logos during Walt Disney's World on Ice commercial.jpg|1988 WAVY promo for their sponsorship (along with WWDE-FM 101.3) of a Family Night promotion during a Walt Disney's World on Ice tour stop in Norfolk, VA
WAVY 1988.JPG|1988-89 WAVY logo used as part of NBC's "Come Home to the Best...Only on NBC" campaign.
December 11, 1988 WAVY Promo (Tidewater Today).jpg|1988 WAVY promo for their morning newscasts, then called "Tidewater Today" and anchored by Mac MacManus, an original on-air personality at the station. This used the "Come Home to the Best...Only on NBC" graphics.
December 11, 1988 WAVY Promo (USA Today on TV).jpg|1988 WAVY promo for USA Today: The Television Show
1988-89_WAVY_Promo_%28She%27s_the_Sheriff%29.jpg|1988 WAVY promo for She's the Sheriff
December 18, 1988 WAVY Keeping You Informed PSA Graphic.jpg|1980s WAVY "Keeping You Informed" public service announcement graphics. This one promoted the American Lung Association.
January 1, 1989 WAVY Holiday Greetings ID.jpg|1988 WAVY "Holiday Greetings" ID. Note the "10" is separated from the rounded square. That version of the 1981-89 WAVY logo would be used on the microphone flags from 1981-85.
Snapshot2023-04-02-17h34m55s235.jpg|WAVY station ID as recorded during Super Bowl XXIII on January 22, 1989
==1989–present==
WAVY-TV moved into its current studio in Wavy Street in April 1989, and at some time in September 1989 it introduced its current logo, another reference to both the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay.
1989-91 WAVY News 10 On-Screen Bug.jpg|1989-91 WAVY News 10 on-screen bug (First News at Five co-anchor Leanne Rains)
February 28, 1991 WAVY ID (A Different World).jpg|1990s WAVY ID as seen during bumper for "A Different World"
September 27, 1991 WAVY News 10 Tease (Terry Zahn).jpg|September 27, 1991 WAVY News 10 teaser with lead anchor Terry Zahn
1991 WAVY Works Job Board Bumper.jpg|1991 WAVY Works job board title screen
File:August 20, 1992 WAVY promo (Designing Women).jpg|August 20, 1992 WAVY promo for upcoming airings of "Designing Women" reruns
December 10, 1992 WAVY Promo (Virginia's Leading News Channel).jpg|WAVY-TV 10 station ID with early 1990s "Virginia's Leading News Channel" slogan
December 10, 1992 WAVY Promo (Designing Women).jpg|1992 WAVY Designing Women promo
May 3, 1993 WAVY News 10 Medical Breakthroughs Promo.jpg|1993 WAVY News 10 promo for their "Medical Breakthroughs" segments
May 3, 1993 WAVY Contact 10 Promo.jpg|1993 WAVY Contact 10 promo
May 3, 1993 WAVY News 10 Topical (Terry Zahn).jpg|1992-94 WAVY News 10 Topical graphic. This was recorded on May 3, 1993 and featured then-lead anchor Terry Zahn.
May 3, 1993 WAVY ID during NBC Promo (Blossom).jpg|1993 NBC promo for "Blossom" with WAVY station ID.
File:April 24, 1994 WAVY ID during NBC Sound of Music Promo.jpg|April 24, 1994 NBC promo for "The Sound of Music" with WAVY station ID
Snapshot2022-11-05-21h28m20s591.jpg|1995 WAVY ID with "On Your Side" slogan
1990s WAVY News 10 Star 10 Sprint Cellular Tip Line.jpg|1990s WAVY promo for their WAVY News 10 tip line co-sponsored by Sprint Cellular
1990s WAVY Weatherschool Bumper.jpg|1990s WAVY promo for their "Weatherschool" program co-sponsored by Video Express
January 15, 1995 WAVY Severe Weather Graphic.jpg|January 15, 1995 WAVY severe weather graphic taken during the 1994 NFL season's AFC Championship Game
April 1995 WAVY News 10 Road Rebels Promo.jpg|April 26, 1995 WAVY News 10 promo for the "Road Rebels" segments that aired from 1994-2007 during the Thursday 5:30 edition of WAVY News 10
1995 WAVY Promo (Real Stories of the Highway Patrol).jpg|September 25, 1995 WAVY promo for "Real Stories of the Highway Patrol"
1995 WAVY ID (The Montel Williams Show).jpg|October 1, 1995 WAVY ID during promo for "The Montel Williams Show"
File:October 17, 1995 WAVY ID (First Internet Address).png|1995 WAVY ID featuring their first Internet address
File:December 3, 1995 WAVY Christmas ID 1.jpg|December 3, 1995 WAVY Christmas ID (1 of 2)
File:December 3, 1995 WAVY Christmas ID 2.jpg|December 3, 1995 WAVY Christmas ID (2 of 2)
File:December 3, 1995 WAVY ID (Entertainment Tonight).jpg|December 3, 1995 WAVY ID during promo for "Entertainment Tonight"
File:December 3, 1995 WAVY promo (WAVY News 10 Sunrise).jpg|December 3, 1995 WAVY News 10 Sunrise promo
File:December 3, 1995 WAVY Local Weather Station Promo.jpg|December 3, 1995 WAVY promo for their Local Weather Station partnership with Cox Cable
Snapshot2022-10-15-08h21m20s994.jpg|Mid-1990s WAVY "10 On Your Side" logo
Snapshot2022-11-18-16h39m05s900.jpg|Mid-1990s WAVY "Partners On Your Side" slide taken before an intro of their "Kid Talk" program. The companies partnering with WAVY in that charitable endeavor included the Beach Ford and Barton Ford-Lincoln-Mercury dealerships (now just Beach Ford); Home Quarters Warehouse; Hills and Farm Fresh.
1996 WAVY Super Bowl Giveaway promo.jpg|January 28, 1996 WAVY Super Bowl Giveaway promo airing during Super Bowl XXX
1996 WAVY News 10 at 11 Promo Graphic.jpg|November 1996 WAVY News 10 at 11:00 promo
1995-97 WAVY News 10 News graphic (Anchors).jpg|1995-97 WAVY News 10 news graphics (featured here are weekend anchors Greg Starddard and Shelley Harrell)
1995-97 WAVY News 10 2-Shot Graphics.jpg|1995-97 WAVY News 10 2-shot graphics 
File:January 4, 1997 WAVY News 10 promo (Carolina Country).png|January 4, 1997 WAVY ID promoting their "Carolina Country" feature during their Friday morning newscasts
WAVYTV1998ID.png|1998 WAVY ID with "On Your Side" slogan
File:January 12, 2003 WAVY Weather Channel promo image.png|January 12, 2003 WAVY Weather Station (branded as WAVY Weather Channel) promo
WAVY-TV Olympics (2012).svg|Olympics logo (2012-present)
WAVY-TV Olympics (2012) Print.svg|Olympics print logo
WAVY TV-NBC.svg|Alternative version with NBC logo
WAVY TV 10 alt.svg|Alternate version with different colors
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Wavy 10 Website logo.jpg|Website logo (2001–2013)
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WAVYDigital.jpg|Digital Desk logo (2013–present)
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WAVY 1990s Sign On.png|Weekend Sign On (1989-2008)
WAVY1989Open.png|News open (1989–1997)
WAVY-TV news open 1989-2004.png|News open (1997–2004)
Sirus1994.png|Alternate version of the logo (1997–2004)
WAVY-TV news open 2004-2006.png|News open (2004–2006)
WAVYTV2006Open.png|News open (2006–2013)
WAVYTV2013Open.png|News open (2013-2023)
Super doppler 10-e1442243597939.jpg|Weather open(2013-2023)
WAVYMainNewsOpen2023.png|News open (2023-present)
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WAVY4PMPromo.png|4 PM promo(2023-present)
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WAVYSevereWeatherOpen.png|Severe Weather open(2023-present)
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WAVY530Promo2023.png|5:30 PM promo(2023-present)
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WAVYClose2023.png|Close(2023-present)
WAVY-TV news opens
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