Martinsville's lone broadcast television station is WYAT. WYAT is an independent station with no network affiliation, so the majority of its schedule consists of syndicated and paid programming. However, it does produce a local evening newscast and air a simulcasted version of the local program "Coffee Break" that also airs on WHEE-AM radio. WYAT can be found on UHF channel 40 over-the-air, or on Comcast Cable channel 99 in Martinsville and Henry County, and on Chatmoss Cable channel 16 in the same locations.
The closest broadcast stations operating near Martinsville are WMDV in neighboring Danville and WGSR in Reidsburg, North Carolina, operating under a shared ownership group. Both are also independent stations offering syndicated and paid programming, though both also offer a local newscast, and WMDV airs a talk show named "Martinsville Tonight." Both can be found over-the-air on the UHF band as well as on Comcast and Chatmoss cable in Martinsville.
Martinsville residents can turn to higher-populated surrounding communities for stations providing programming from the major national networks, as well as the local programs the stations offer. These stations include CBS affiliates in Roanoke, VA (WDBJ) and Greensboro, NC (WFMY), NBC stations in Roanoke (WSLS) and Winston Salem, NC (WXII), ABC affiliates in Lynchburg, VA (WSET) and Winston Salem (WXLV) and a FOX station in Roanoke (WFXR). Viewers may be able to pick up these channels over-the-air with a powerful enough antenna, or through their local cable provider.
Other stations available in the Martinsville area offering programming of local and regional interest include public broadcasting channels in Roanoke (WBRA) and Winston Salem (WUNL); WWCW, a CW affiliate based in Roanoke; and WPXR in Roanoke, which provides syndicated programming from ION.