Will my TV stop working in Albuquerque-Santa Fe?
Albuquerque-Santa Fe · market #47 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 5 of 29
- since June 30, 2021
- Proposed shutoff of old (1.0) signals
- February 2028
- Wave 1 · NAB proposal, not yet adopted by the FCC
- Earliest the rules could change
- July 2027
- Current FCC rule keeps 1.0 simulcasts through July 17, 2027
What this means today: every full-power station in Albuquerque-Santa Fe is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (KASY-TV, KNMD-TV) have become a NextGen TV “host,” so its old-format programming now comes from a different station’s signal — rescanning your TV picks it up.
What’s coming: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let stations in the 55 largest markets switch off old-format signals starting February 2028. If that happens, TVs without an ATSC 3.0 tuner will need a converter box to keep receiving these channels. The FCC is expected to decide by the end of 2026.
Every station in Albuquerque-Santa Fe
“On 3.0” means the station’s programming is available in NextGen TV format. “3.0 host” means the station’s transmitter carries the new format only, and its old-format programming moved to another station’s signal (rescan to find it). Source: FCC licensing records.
| Ch. | Station | Network | NextGen TV | Old (1.0) signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | KYNM-CD Albuquerque, NM · Class A | The Family Channel; JTV; NTD; Heartland TV; KCHF TV - Son Broadcasting Inc; Enlace | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 47 | KTEL-CD Albuquerque, NM · Class A | TBD | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | KASA-TV Santa Fe, NM | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 3 | KENW Portales, NM | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 4 | KOB Albuquerque, NM | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 5 | KNME-TV Albuquerque, NM | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 6 | KREZ-TV Durango, CO | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 7 | KOAT-TV Albuquerque, NM | ABC, Estrella TV, True Crime Network | On 3.0 via KASY-TV · since December 13, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 8 | KOBR Roswell, NM | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 9 | KNMD-TV Santa Fe, NM | PBS | 3.0 host since June 30, 2021 | Moved to another station |
| 10 | KBIM-TV Roswell, NM | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | KCHF Santa Fe, NM | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 12 | KOBF Farmington, NM | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 13 | KRQE Albuquerque, NM | CBS | On 3.0 via KASY-TV · since December 13, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 14 | KLUZ-TV Albuquerque, NM | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 19 | KWBQ Santa Fe, NM | CW | On 3.0 via KASY-TV · since December 13, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 20 | KRMU Durango, CO | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 21 | KRWB-TV Roswell, NM | CW | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 23 | KNAT-TV Albuquerque, NM | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 25 | KTEL-TV Carlsbad, NM | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 27 | KRPV-DT Roswell, NM | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 29 | KUPT Hobbs, NM | Telexitos | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 32 | KAZQ Albuquerque, NM | ETV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 33 | KRTN-TV Durango, CO | TBD | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 41 | KTFQ-TV Albuquerque, NM | UniMas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 50 | KASY-TV Albuquerque, NM | MyNet | 3.0 host since December 13, 2022 | Moved to another station |
| — | KKAC Carlsbad, NM | Story Television | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | KKAD Silver City, NM | StartTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | KKAB Truth Or Consequences, NM | West | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
17 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KUPT-LD (16)
- KNMQ-LD (20)
- KRTN-LD (39)
- K34KZ-D (44)
- KTVS-LD
- KQDF-LD
- K34PZ-D
- K24IV-D
- KWHY-LD
- K33OB-D
- K17OW-D
- K28NM-D
- KAOE-LD
- K31NB-D
- KWPL-LD
- K21MV-D
- K32JT-D
What to do now
- Rescan your TV. If a channel disappeared recently, it probably moved to a host station’s signal. Settings → Channels → Auto scan.
- Find out if your TV already has a 3.0 tuner. Use the tuner check. If it does, you’re done.
- Don’t buy a converter box yet unless you want 3.0 features now. Prices are falling and the FCC hasn’t set a date. We’ll tell you when it’s time.