 Virginia Beach is also served by several television stations . The Norfolk @-@ Portsmouth @-@ Newport News designated market area ( DMA ) is the 42nd largest in the U.S. with 712 @,@ 790 homes ( 0 @.@ 64 % of the total U.S. ) . The major network television affiliates are WTKR @-@ TV 3 ( CBS ) , WAVY 10 ( NBC ) , WVEC @-@ TV 13 ( ABC ) , <unk> @-@ TV 21 ( Trinity Broadcasting Network ) , WGNT 27 ( CW ) , WTVZ 33 ( MyNetworkTV ) , WVBT 43 ( Fox ) , and WPXV 49 ( ION Television ) . The Public Broadcasting Service station is WHRO @-@ TV 15 . Virginia Beach residents also can receive independent station WSKY broadcasting on channel 4 from Camden County , North Carolina . Some can also receive PBS affiliate <unk> 2 ( UNC @-@ TV ) , Home Shopping Network affiliate <unk> @-@ D from Portsmouth , <unk> Network religious television station <unk> @-@ LD TV 25 from Chesapeake and RTV affiliate WGBS @-@ LD broadcasting on channel 7 from Hampton . Virginia Beach is served by Cox Cable . DirecTV and Dish Network are also popular as an alternative to cable television in Virginia Beach . In addition a large portion of the city is served by Verizon <unk> 
